Ah yes, who could forget the classic Australian comedy trio Will Arnett, Jack Black and Edward Snowden.

@projekantagonis4866

4 жыл бұрын

Gredddfe edward snowden🤣🤣🤣

@done4195

4 жыл бұрын

*Chicken Little*

@insiddious

4 жыл бұрын

Half of Edward Snowden

@cianwhittaker5982

3 жыл бұрын

Look up Tristan Russcher...sorta similar for me

@rowan7871

3 жыл бұрын

Benny snowden

Ironically enough this did end up as their biggest hit

@edmasterson4588

4 жыл бұрын

i dont really they that fits the definition of "irony". it is a genius idea and they prefaced the fact that they are intending to create comedic music.

@wanderingrandomer

4 жыл бұрын

@@edmasterson4588 The irony comes from the fact that the guy in the middle was skeptical that writing that chord progression would result in a hit.

@FBarbarian

4 жыл бұрын

@@edmasterson4588 are you having a stroke?

@edmasterson4588

4 жыл бұрын

@@FBarbarian probably... seizures are funnier. george clinton is the president!

@whoknowswhocares885

4 жыл бұрын

Because it is a 4 chord song. It’s a hit by default.

13 years later and I still think this is the best mash-up ever

@tisjstme5315

Жыл бұрын

13 years later and I hear this for the first time. Awesome. I was reading on the Ed Sheeran law suit and how those songs in it are similar. Someone directed me to this song. And, I have got to say that, Ed's song is a different song. As are all these songs in this remix. I hope that the judge has viewed this video before coming to a conclusion on Ed's case. Amen. Good luck Ed.

@anrdrewleggett5521

Жыл бұрын

I understand that it got played in the courtroom as evidence

@steveburnett7679

Жыл бұрын

It's called a MIX.....white people stole it and called it a MASH UP....

@tisjstme5315

Жыл бұрын

@@anrdrewleggett5521 That's great. I hear Ed won too.

@theseeing

Жыл бұрын

13 years later and this videos helps Ed's sheeran case

This video is 14 years old (in 2024) and i still come back to it at least yearly. Love it! Many have done this since, but the Axis of Awesome was the first time I'd ever heard it.

@fazegfue5188

Ай бұрын

same

Their biggest hit was just them pissing on the music industry for 5 mins straight.

@bradleyyoung528

4 жыл бұрын

Whatever it is, it's perfect

@117nh

4 жыл бұрын

You mean like the Blues Traveler song The Hook?

@ccm963

4 жыл бұрын

They used the four chords of a pop song afterall

@marcphillips9424

4 жыл бұрын

obviously an easily-piss-on-able industry then? mmm

@torstenstingl

4 жыл бұрын

And that is a good thing.

Irony is that a four chord song is their greatest hit.

@yotohan

2 жыл бұрын

Coincidence? 🤔

@Vousie

2 жыл бұрын

Well, this song just has such a catchy tune 😉

@OoJoshioO

2 жыл бұрын

This sucks,bnut is funny a.h :D

@man_of_lawlessness

2 жыл бұрын

Why change a winning formula 😂

@ToxPhy

2 жыл бұрын

Birdplane?

The audience isn't freaking out enough. This is the most genius song ever written

@markhill474

11 ай бұрын

They were too busy listening and didn't want to miss anything!

@theweddingsinger1970

9 ай бұрын

@@markhill474 ikr, i''m just enjoying the music and losing the original point

@moonlambo5229

9 ай бұрын

I'm sure they were just in awww of the brilliance of this performance.

@rosiejl2798

8 ай бұрын

I was 15 years old and taped the show at the time on vcr so can let you know I absolutely did freak out when I saw it and got my dad to transfer the tape to digital to transfer it to my Aldi ipod dupe.

@Spider-Geek916

6 ай бұрын

Several of them, in fact, LOL

Bet they never thought this would be used as evidence in a copyright lawsuit against one of the most famous singers in the world

@sickojoseph9377

11 ай бұрын

Wait they used that in Ed Sheeran's trial?

@charliesalter3744

11 ай бұрын

@@sickojoseph9377 yeah lol. They used it to show how similar songs are, because there are only 12 different notes on a piano so obviously songs will sound similar - this video proves it lol

@benholbrook3161

11 ай бұрын

How'd you figure out this was in the lawsuit? Were you a juror or something?

@robertlijklema3430

11 ай бұрын

@@benholbrook3161 It was mentioned on the news during the trial: kzread.info/dash/bejne/aoh-zMSdota_cag.html

@maxmerton

11 ай бұрын

@@charliesalter3744 12 notes on a piano, but other instruments have more, right?

See you all in another ten years.

@jackx2737

3 жыл бұрын

I swear ill reply to that comment in 2030

@hairylarry4672

3 жыл бұрын

@@jackx2737 I'll be waiting

@Monetize

3 жыл бұрын

lol

@taylanparker8377

3 жыл бұрын

Jack Crutchfield I’ll be waiting :) see you in ten years

@jaybonn5973

3 жыл бұрын

Cant wait to see the world in ashes mate :D

How to make drunken 90’s kids cry in the bathroom, part one:

@steefan2248

3 жыл бұрын

Land Down Under especially.

@breathyy5963

3 жыл бұрын

Down under is an 80s song lol

@robashton8606

3 жыл бұрын

Yep....yep.

@paulkerrigan9857

3 жыл бұрын

@@breathyy5963 Yeah but 90s kids were born in the 80s, otherwise they'd be too small to remember the music.

@vVyohasakuraVv

3 жыл бұрын

@@paulkerrigan9857 just no lol i was born in 90 i remember all of these songs mostly coz the got spammed on the radio and TotP constantly over the decade

For those who want to know, the four chords at the I, V, vi, and IV chords of any key. The Roman numerals representing the note in the key’s scale (key of C Major would be C Major Scale). The lower case means a minor chord. So, in the key of C major, it would be C, G, Am, F. In the key of G major, it would be G, D, Em, C. In D major it would be D, A, Bm, G. It’s all in that order. It was the successor to the “turnaround” chord progression (same chords, different order of progression) of the “doowop” music of 1940’s and 50’s R&B. Just about any R&B (and most rock and roll) song from that era can be played using that progression (I, vi, IV, V). Unchained Melody uses that progression.

@JamaicanOreo18

4 ай бұрын

You are an amazing human being 😢

@jasonhathaway9746

4 ай бұрын

Learning songs in Cmajor scale now on guitar. FChord is a hand cramping nightmare but I am actually starting to get it. My instructor sent me this link and would approve of your comment.

@maxgregorycompositions6216

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, i know.

@crazydougthewolf

2 ай бұрын

Thank you, you are a quality human :)

@esleptheslepth4564

2 ай бұрын

been playing guitar for years and didnt realize i was making these progressions naturally on my own for years (i tend to gravitate to the turnaround progression given i listened to oldies growing up)

I am so glad that Ed Sheeran used this video in court to show just how many songs use the same 4 chord progression.

@ANDY1985UK2011

11 ай бұрын

he copied the tempo too

@manfrommaine1194

11 ай бұрын

And he played songs himself. Such a ridiculous lawsuit

@ace-smith

2 ай бұрын

@@ANDY1985UK2011 the idea that you can copy a tempo is probably stupider than the idea that you can copy a chord progression

@nesquix926

2 ай бұрын

@@ace-smithyes it is tempo is literally a number/rate

How many Copyright strikes can you get in 5min Speedrun

@BaldMancTwat

3 жыл бұрын

[Its joke.] But covers are allowed and the four chords aren't copyright obviously.

@anonymus1234

3 жыл бұрын

This have a potential for a like rocket

@jakx2ob

3 жыл бұрын

@@BaldMancTwat cover versions of songs aren't fair use, legally speaking you need a approval of the copyright holder to do a cover performance. Parodies are also not excepted. I think the performance in the video could be considered fair use since it's a form of critique.

@fofnifolar

3 жыл бұрын

@@jakx2ob parodies are fair use,

@AnarchistMetalhead

3 жыл бұрын

This is criticism of the works it uses, and only as much as needed to make the point There is no clearer example of fair use than this

The middle guy looks like a bootleg Jack Black

@daudaliyafie546

4 жыл бұрын

@Jonathan Loh how fast time changes

@RonJohn63

4 жыл бұрын

I was thinking "Meatloaf with a big nose".

@omnipotent7761

4 жыл бұрын

That was the exact thought that crossed my mind

@Piemastermoose

4 жыл бұрын

@Jonathan Loh just put a sticker on her that says 'was a male, now a female' I've got my eye on you.

@Piemastermoose

4 жыл бұрын

@Jonathan Loh just a joke I wasn't sure anyone was going to get. Before she transitioned she did skits as Paulie on the Ronnie Johns half hour. Just type those words into a search and you'll get the joke.

My now husband showed me this video on our second date. He created a monster and has endured five years of me singing the wrong lyrics over other songs. 😂❤️

@Aerowind

8 ай бұрын

The only one that gets me is "Come on Barbie let's go party" over the top of Poker Face. It's so intrusive.

@Stegge1985

7 ай бұрын

you´re not alone with that@@Aerowind

@thegithegi

7 ай бұрын

You got yourself a keeper

@Starseeker1313

6 ай бұрын

@@Aerowind That's my favourite bit!

@tonybanks9015

4 ай бұрын

He sounds like a very patient and understanding man.

It's 2024 and I'm still bumpin this classic!

The middle guy is like you mixed Jack Black with Matt Damon

@80sGamerAndSon

8 жыл бұрын

Just what I thought :-)

@Nanciefy

8 жыл бұрын

+KissyLipRaptor Lmfao oh my god that's so accurate.

@Nems271

8 жыл бұрын

+KissyLipRaptor A very stupid laugh came out of my mouth after I read this XD

@mantrox

8 жыл бұрын

+KissyLipRaptor ...MATT DAMON!

@katythomson6440

8 жыл бұрын

😁

Chicken Little, Jack Black and Sheldon Cooper in a band

@guysumpthin2974

3 жыл бұрын

Wayyyyyy better pipes than jack black , definitely the son of meatloaf

@duke_hugo

3 жыл бұрын

Benny looks a bit like Neil Patrick Harris too

@dentonkellyjr8095

3 жыл бұрын

@@duke_hugo a short NPH lol

@perlandstrom5023

3 жыл бұрын

pretty sure jack black is already in a band XD

@janikbuser162

3 жыл бұрын

Actually its Chicken Little, Jack Black and Eddie Murphy, check their video " yes i know" out

How the dude sang "am I not pretty enough" had me in stitches 😂😂😂

Remember back when this still had KZread annotations naming the various songs

@jamescrock62

Ай бұрын

I still remember PCFights and KZread coming along..

@gogogoat495

3 күн бұрын

I have that extension turned on, so for me it was today... (I'm not sure if the "click here"s used to go places though)

I no longer sing poker face without adding come on barbie lets go party

@onemorechris

3 жыл бұрын

haha! so true

@hero3bash

3 жыл бұрын

I thought I was the only one lol

@christianthomassen8420

3 жыл бұрын

I always did, which is wierd becaude i dont remember watching this video before

@screamoneo

3 жыл бұрын

Same

@nimrowd2023

3 жыл бұрын

I can't listen to Poker Face without picturing Kristen Stewart's palate of expressionless emotional faces.

Ironically this was their hit.

@polybent9748

7 жыл бұрын

Evan Leo my music teacher actually shared this and that's how I know these sons of guns

@grumpyshoegirl

6 жыл бұрын

I'm a music teacher and I share this EVERY SINGLE YEAR when I'm going over basic pop song construction. Then I just play the chords over and over and the kids improvise any pop songs they can think of. Always a good time!

@zoehellriegel6533

6 жыл бұрын

grumpyshoegirl Witch 4 Chords are this ?

@bimtino

6 жыл бұрын

I guess it is E B C#m A. But you can do this with every chord arrangement, circle of fifths is the keyword.

@grumpyshoegirl

6 жыл бұрын

In any key, I, V, vi, IV. In other words, the home key, one fifth up, the relative minor (minor 6th), and the fourth. When I vamp with my mixed chorus at work, I usually do D, A, Bm, and G.

13 years later and STILL gold

If Ed Sheeran needs to be a Piggy bank for anyone , it's these guys!! PS. are you here after the whole Ed Sheeran 4 chord progression case?

@dikephilip

11 ай бұрын

Yea I am.

@paulwilkinson6977

11 ай бұрын

@@dikephilip yes

@TecAssistive

11 ай бұрын

Ditto 😂

@Stormy77

11 ай бұрын

Yup, me too! The case vs. him was ridiculous for this reason. There are so many 4 chord songs.

Whenever I can't settle on something to listen to...

@kamidxvid5749

8 жыл бұрын

Fr

@bengardner4810

8 жыл бұрын

So true hahaha!

@ngonhatnam131

8 жыл бұрын

Rofl xD

@emomusicandmusicaltheatre8761

7 жыл бұрын

Yup

@WhatSayCrochet

7 жыл бұрын

My best friend showed me this video for the first time yesterday. I decided WTF I'm just going to make a playlist with all of these songs.

Even 12 years later this just has me grinning from ear-to-ear for every moment every second of that 5 1/2 minutes

@saigasounds3181

2 жыл бұрын

haha same

@againstthegrain147

2 жыл бұрын

2022 - still laughing

@deadly_playz585

Жыл бұрын

I agree entirely

@donaldashford2448

Жыл бұрын

Right here with you 😁

@gititgiitit5450

Жыл бұрын

2022 and still one of my favorites. great to share with friends and fam who are feeling down.

Between this version and the updated version on their channel, I love this one more. The energy behind this performance is just on another level and elevates this one far above the studio recording

@PangolinGL

5 ай бұрын

Same

@iDogtag

5 ай бұрын

Yeah totally this performance is like lightning in a bottle.

@vita1ogy.

2 ай бұрын

The vocals and the harmonies on this version just blow the other one out of the water

After seeing Ed Sheeran go to court over 4 chords I had to come back here 😂

Middle guy looks like he’s about to ask Shrek to do the roar

@lugertelevisioncompany

3 жыл бұрын

The fuck you doing here

@Snpe-vy6ji

3 жыл бұрын

@@lugertelevisioncompany what you doing here

@harvey4385

3 жыл бұрын

@@Snpe-vy6ji what you doing here

@benbriddon8323

3 жыл бұрын

What are we all doing here

@pyrymaani

3 жыл бұрын

@@benbriddon8323 What are you doing here

I watch this video like.. 20 times everyday.

@louisbalkon3231

8 жыл бұрын

me too :D

@DinoPopToys

8 жыл бұрын

+Louis Balkon :D

@jackhammer3336

8 жыл бұрын

I still do XD

@ireana5976

8 жыл бұрын

+JoesephGaming I watched this video 3 times already!

@DinoPopToys

8 жыл бұрын

+Ireana I've memorized it xD

This was 13 years ago too. Imagine them doing it again with all the songs till the present!

@thecrankedamps

Жыл бұрын

Most of the hit songs nowadays have only 2 chords at most. Utterly terrible stuff.

@nitebreak

11 ай бұрын

@@thecrankedamps i think u could sing bad habit by steve lacy over this maybe. or dark red

@srhmusic13

27 күн бұрын

The music industry has only made it easier over the last 13 years. You don't even need to be a musician or know how to say anymore. As long as you got some tits and ass, we'll put you on stage and fix the rest in the studio

@michaelcorcoran8768

8 күн бұрын

Right and the only are using a tiny subsection of the songs they could have chosen. Like a prayer has the same chord progression.... My name is Jonas when I come around, damn it by blink.... I mean there are probably thousands of songs released every year with this chord progression. Probably a dozen hits every year at least

Just a note of clarity for people wondering about the Ed Sheeran trial: these 4 chords * aren't * the four chords in Thinking Out Loud. It does, however, demonstrate the argument Ed Sheeran was trying to make, which is that hundreds of pop songs use the same chord progressions as each other, and there are only so many chord progressions you can use.

"We've never had a hit because we've never written a 4 chords song" *Proceeds to have a massive hit comprised of literally all of the other 4 chords songs*

@liamdickson90

3 жыл бұрын

chord

@MarceldeJong

3 жыл бұрын

But one that features one of their own (birdplane)

@Pontif11

3 жыл бұрын

Genius

@Wqube

3 жыл бұрын

Soo far from being all 4-chord songs... Me and my mates did a version of this like 7 years ago and found about 15 different songs that we mixed in :)

@Bergja

3 жыл бұрын

I thought this was about 3 chord songs.

Me: can we get jack black? Mom: we have Jack Black at home Jack Black at home:

@brizzlel6732

3 жыл бұрын

Omg 😂😂

@on1117

3 жыл бұрын

And now aussie Jack Black is a woman

@femboyenthusiast3231

3 жыл бұрын

@@on1117 ok? and

@femboyenthusiast3231

3 жыл бұрын

@@schantist hell yeah

@MegaTrack23

3 жыл бұрын

What a comment hahahah *click*noice

I love how they make a 4 chord song talking about 4 chord songs and it is a hit

I read through some comments and saw no mention of the actual chords. This is the 1-5-6-4 chord progression. Basically ... the musical notes go A-G. If you're in the key of A then 1 is A, 2 is B, 3 is C etc etc.-- So in this example 1 is A, 5 is E, 6 is F and 4 is D. That's it. That's the secret sauce.

@trinidiana

Жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing and am glad you explained it lol

@joaks1969

Жыл бұрын

Isn't 1, 5, 6m, 4?

@Pingoping

Жыл бұрын

Fm, not F lol

@waurbenyeger

Жыл бұрын

@@Pingoping Which is why I said "musical notes." The average person that reads the comment probably doesn't know the difference between a major and minor chord, but they can likely wrap their head around a simple note progression. But yes, in this specific case (A Major) it would be an F#m chord.

@semperfi73533

Жыл бұрын

​@@waurbenyeger yep not a single clue what any of that means but thanks for trying to simplified anyway. Now I'm off to KZread University to learn to read music and play guitar 😂

Well this was a mind fuck

@THEGREATMAX

8 жыл бұрын

+MarcusMeyerTricks Do, re, mi, fa, so, la, ti. A, B, C, D, E, F, G Only so many ways that these notes can be organised, m8

@JonasDammSkole

8 жыл бұрын

+THEGREATMAX Sorry, but you are actually wrong. First of all: Do, Re, Me, Fa, So, La, Ti = C D E F G A B/H. Second of all, there is also half notes, idk if you can call them that, but whatever. That means that theres also C#, D#, F#, G#, and A#, so there is more chords/notes, than you think m8. There are also different variations of all of these chords, such as Cm E7 G#maj Amaj7 and many more. And if you have a good musical ear, you can hear the difference of almost all the chords. Most people can hear the difference of a E chord or Em chord. E is like, more happy than Em, that sounds scary. But now are the question, why do so many people use the same chords so many times then? You see, these guy used the same chords over and over. But maybe the original songs used other chords than these guys used. Maybe the original used C Am F G, and they used D Bm G A. But all the guys did was, to take the chords 1+ up. So C + 1 chord up = D. Am + 1 chord up = Bm, ect. Didn't mean to hate on you, I was just correcting you ;) (also sorry for this long comment)

@sundhaug92

8 жыл бұрын

+THEGREATMAX 6^6 possibilites actually

@bobogus2018

8 жыл бұрын

+sundhaug92 Most combinations would sound like a train wreck.

@sundhaug92

8 жыл бұрын

Bob Ogus still, 6^6 is all possibilities, not just the good ones

I see the KZread algorithm has brought us back together friends. Edit: Thanks for all the likes and love, 20,000 is unbelievable!

@Adam-dv2je

4 жыл бұрын

Demonitized!

@jeanmarco40

4 жыл бұрын

Nope, I searched for this song all by myself!

@slightlokii3191

4 жыл бұрын

I haven’t watched this in ages and then boom recommend is like here have this one

@jacktherripper

4 жыл бұрын

It is good to see everyone again! I hope everyone is well!

@ask-ingarbhn6855

4 жыл бұрын

It's my first time here, but do expect me to come back

I like the keyboard player hits that impossible high note and the lead singer steps back and pumps his fist with emphasis. My favorite part of teams or groups is seeing someone who isn't in the spotlight enjoying the moment just as much as man or woman who is

My family loved comedy music like this, and this is the last one we all watched together. My brother and I are grown up and have gone our separate ways, our mother is gone, and our father isn’t well. None of us talk anymore really, but I still come back here to feel that comfort. ❤

When the teacher, the bully and the silent kid found a band

@Sm-zj5vy

4 жыл бұрын

Lmao

@dynestis2875

4 жыл бұрын

Hahaha that's pretty funny!

@atvena

4 жыл бұрын

Teacher bully and bullys nerdy target.

@Ninjaboy-km7zd

3 жыл бұрын

Accurate

@malinche6505

3 жыл бұрын

Lol

Weird how nobody laughed at the "close to 40 years now" joke, or at Benny getting interrupted and having to introduce himself a second time, but guffawed heartily at both "Chicken Little" remarks.

@menoswater1032

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly 😂😂

@Vermikz

3 жыл бұрын

Comedy is subjectice.... And the chicken little responses had perfect timing. ;)

@robzeleki4530

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds like the crowd is bad at math lol

@Merennulli

3 жыл бұрын

Keep in mind it's over a speaker system. It's easy to miss words like that, and when you can't rewind, your brain will fill in details to make it make sense. Even if you do hear it properly, without cuing, most people will assume they misheard. The first time I watched this, I thought they said "twenty", which made me assume they were older than they looked. There's also the common phrasing of a "collective" amount of time doing things (eg. "we have 200 years of computer programming experience in our team, all 10 of us have done this for 20 years").

@PerthScienceClinic

3 жыл бұрын

at "40 years", the audience hadn't really been primed. By "Chicken Little", they had a bit of an idea of the dynamic that was being portrayed.

I got an ad to learn piano which was about that you just have to learn 4 chords...

@cxx23

8 ай бұрын

That's why I'm here. That Stephen Ridley advertisement is ripping this off. The 4 chords thing isn't the rip off, but the fact that he used the same songs as examples in a similar order.

@gilolaes4725

8 ай бұрын

Adding another person that got that ad to the pile

@ig-nat-ius1891

8 ай бұрын

I got that ad too! And the song got stuck in my head again. They really should have given credit.

Love how "Chicken Little" is not phased by any of it and just keeps hitting the keys I watched this many years ago and then again many times over the years. It's never ever boring and always brings a smile to my face. Even when I don't know whatever supermarket you need to bring your bags to

"How many copyright strikes do you want?" "Yes"

@BobRooney290

2 жыл бұрын

well, if all those songs have the same chords, then every artist is infringing.

@jeremyTallen1

2 жыл бұрын

All of them

@Sousabird

2 жыл бұрын

@@BobRooney290 chords aren't copyrightable.

@focka73

2 жыл бұрын

Not even one. Cover 😎

@1minuteasmr21

2 жыл бұрын

Found him again guys

People don't notice that when Jordan says we've been a comedy rock band for over 40 years, that he is only 33

@lollipop5968

8 жыл бұрын

+GAMLAB Games I think he was meant to say 4 years cuz they were formed in 2006 and this was in 2009 and he says close to 40 so I think he was supposed to say close to 4 years.

@GAMLABGames

8 жыл бұрын

Lollipop 596 makes sense

@lollipop5968

8 жыл бұрын

I think. After all they are a comedy rock group maybe it was supposed to be a joke I dunno:/

@tomasalegria7487

8 жыл бұрын

It's a joke in another vid he says 70

@ryansheardown30

8 жыл бұрын

+Tomas Alegria no he just has a time machine

Ed Sheeran played this video as his testimony in court. He won the case

This was a four chord song and it did end up being their biggest hit.

@joelcasey230

3 жыл бұрын

Is that Morn off DS9?

@ethanrichmond3992

3 жыл бұрын

@@joelcasey230 I am him.

@joelcasey230

3 жыл бұрын

Okay then, say something Morn would say.

@ethanrichmond3992

3 жыл бұрын

@@joelcasey230 .

@joelcasey230

3 жыл бұрын

@@ethanrichmond3992 ?

Watchmojo brought me here an did not disappoint

@lynnl.9462

9 жыл бұрын

Same

@nickdeleeuw4995

9 жыл бұрын

Yep me to...

@GamerPro174

9 жыл бұрын

I came here right after the video ended

@donder91

9 жыл бұрын

Me too

@TheOwlofAthens

9 жыл бұрын

***** I can here after Vsauce's video on music

They went from never having a hit song to having that chord progression named after them... Good times.

This is the most epic mashup I've ever heard. Truly a masterpiece

This was 10 years ago. Imagine if they did another one in 2020 with updated songs. 😂

@ryangioia2358

3 жыл бұрын

Sadly they won’t because they broke up a couple years ago

@brakoholic

3 жыл бұрын

It would sound a lot worse. New music is hot garbage

@amberrosepillay

3 жыл бұрын

fam look up roomieofficial he just did one and it's awesome

@dressageandalusian

3 жыл бұрын

Roomie just did

@fnuah

3 жыл бұрын

Ssup it's here 😂 kzread.info/dash/bejne/a6N3ybV-Xa_LYMY.html

Well it goes like this, the forth, the fifth The minor fall, and the major lift The baffled king composing every pop song.

@letskeepitformal6537

4 жыл бұрын

Nice

@PiePierrot

4 жыл бұрын

Ahahaha, yesss!

@sirpiken

4 жыл бұрын

cept in this case it goes like this the first the fifth the sixth the forth.

@FastNFurious

4 жыл бұрын

i think that's a 5 chord song

Ed Sheeran won his court case because of this video ... Thank you axis of awesome

I think I've now watched this video close to, if not 1,000 times over the last decade plus. It still brings me to tears more often that not. It's just a little too perfect. It hits that part of your brain that makes you feel the comfort of nostalgia mixed with the excitement of understanding something that seems like it should be obvious, but is never so charming as it is when presented this way. These guys could have done this and nothing else and I would still say their debt is paid. What a service to humanity. Just pure beauty. Thanks guys.

Six years later and this is still one of my favourite music videos on KZread.

@jobsy96

8 жыл бұрын

Same here!

@walterrantapere1389

7 жыл бұрын

same :))))

@wentaoli5965

7 жыл бұрын

sounds great

@user-zh8jq1yl5v

7 жыл бұрын

same here, they're awsome!

The lack of comments here praising the piano player for hitting the high note in Take On Me. Legendary.

@Zilahi-Branyi_Laszlo

2 жыл бұрын

If it were a pure tone, probably there would be much more comments about it.

@extrm161

2 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/rKqI15eIgNreZ6Q.html ⬆️

@erikblom3147

2 жыл бұрын

I read that while he was doing it, nice timing

@dan_kay

2 жыл бұрын

That's because he didn't.

@joenunya8449

2 жыл бұрын

Had to comment just cause of that!

It's unreal how many songs can be written using one progression, no matter what order those chords are played in. Chords I IV V and vi just can make any song in the pop charts.

@Schmelt27

11 ай бұрын

Nope 1, 5, 6#m, 4

@jandy608

11 ай бұрын

@@Schmelt27 it doesn’t even matter what spots the chords are in tho either. Like I vi IV V could work just as well

@alextimm7636

8 ай бұрын

They're so close, that halfway through the song they end up changing from what I've heard. Btw I think this is In the key of E

@jandy608

8 ай бұрын

@@alextimm7636 it is in the key of E mainly bc they started with don’t stop believing which is in that key

@alextimm7636

8 ай бұрын

@@jandy608 I see now. Any ideas as to what inversion Benny was playing on? Trying to figure out on the piano

I come back every year to have a nice little trip down memory lane. This video brings back so many memories. And then I realize I am getting closer and closer to the old AF status...

This progression has been used by western composers since the 1700s. It's amusing to me that Beethoven's Ode To Joy shares the same chord progression as the chorus to Taylor Swift's Love Story.

@maarten404

Жыл бұрын

Did this Beethoven guy steal more from Taylor's phenomenal genius?

@gildedpeahen876

Жыл бұрын

It’s all frequency and that’s a warm pleasing frequency for sure. Funny how we think we’ve changed so much…

@jocomfiresin6982

Жыл бұрын

@@gildedpeahen876 sadly humans are and will remain forever be nothing more then monkeys in caves. We've just built better caves and learned to destroy just that little bit better then we did originally. Inherently we all still have the exact same impulses. Fight, fuck and eat. No human is immune to all of those impulses and usually the first and second are only dug out by force through trauma.

@HDreamer

Жыл бұрын

@@mars7612 yh, there's like endless ways to combine sounds, but most are just unpleasent noise to our ears.

@chrishall2594

Жыл бұрын

Classical music doesn't have chord "progressions".

“We’ve never wrote a 4chord song” The last song they play, Birdplane, is a 4chord song written by them.....

@Danielson1818

3 жыл бұрын

Birdplane is technically theirs, but it is a spoof of "superman" by Five for Fighting. The lines "I'm more than a bird, I'm more than a plane" are directly taken from that.

@ninersnerd5123

3 жыл бұрын

I was coming here to mention that! Either a) they DO have a hit four chord song, or b) they included a song that isn’t a hit. Still amazing though!

@benthomas703

3 жыл бұрын

Must be fun at parties

@AzuraSkyy

3 жыл бұрын

They follow Birdplane with 'doesn't that sound familiar? Doesn't that hit too close to home?' I think they'r''e keenly aware that they have a 4 chord song and that it isn't in the same league as the other 4 chord songs

@gavinfagan4995

3 жыл бұрын

A joke from a comedy band! Well I never!

We're coming to the end of 2022 and I still find myself returning to this video every time I need a pick-me-up

I love this, everything about this brings back so many happy memories of my childhood; the comedy, the clothes, the jokes, the songs, the sound quality. Melancholy incarnate. :)

A young me memorized this and now that I'm adult I find it difficult listening to the songs without singing this one in succession.

@jr.jackrabbit10

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! Every time I hear "No women no cry" My brain always finishes with "Yeah baby this surely is a dream, I come from a land down under..."

@Usario321

3 жыл бұрын

Same for me lol

Love that no crowd has ever laughed at the 40 years in the business joke. Epic song tho. Axis rock.

@PorkchopSandviches

8 жыл бұрын

I also just noticed how they introduced Benny after they said the band name

@PrettyBunny112

7 жыл бұрын

I'm srry but wht is the joke. is it tht there's no way they could be over 40?

@mochaclef5091

7 жыл бұрын

The 70 year one seems to work better.

@PrettyBunny112

7 жыл бұрын

***** thanks!!

@1TrueJuliet

7 жыл бұрын

I did. Moments like that kind of make me lose some faith in humanity. I miss it when people got subtlety, and sometimes didn't need to be bashed over the head with a punchline.

After years of listening to this over and over Benny is still my favorite singer

If you are wondering: It's the 1 - 5 - 6 - 4 progression in any key. E / B / C#m / A. Now write your own!

@brownpunk1794

Жыл бұрын

thank u...as a learner i was confused. Its NOT 4 actual specific chords right..like,A,B,C,D..its a progression as you said!

"Four Chords" by Axis of Awesome 00:52 - Don't Stop Believing, Journey 00:59 - You're Beautiful, James Blunt 01:09 - Forever Young, Alphaville 01:16 - I'm Yours, Jason Mraz 01:25 - Happy Ending, Mika 01:33 - Amazing, Alex Lloyd 01:42 - Wherever You Will Go, The Calling 01:49 - Can You Feel The Love Tonight, Sir Elton John 01:56 - She Will Be Loved, Maroon 5 02:04 - Pictures of You, The Last Goodnight 02:11 - With or Without You, U2 02:19 - Fall at Your Feet, Crowded House 02:29 - Not Pretty Enough, Kasey Chambers 02:38 - Let it Be, The Beatles 02:42 - Under the Bridge, Red Hot Chili Peppers 02:46 - Horses, Daryl Braithwaite 02:54 - No Woman No Cry, Bob Marley 02:56 - Sex and Candy, Marcy Playground 02:58 - Land Down Under, Men at Work 03:01 - Waltzing Matilda, Banjo Patterson 03:06 - Take on Me / When I Come Around, A-Ha / Green Day 03:21 - Save Tonight / Africa, Eagle Eye Cherry / Toto 03:29 - If I Were a Boy / Self Esteem, Beyonce / The Offspring 03:37 - You're Gonna Go Far Kid, The Offspring 03:45 - You and Your Hand, P!nk 03:53 - Poker Face, Lady Gaga 03:58 - Barbie Girl, Aqua 04:00 - You Found Me, The Fray 04:08 - Don't Trust Me, 30h!3 04:15 - Kids, MGMT 04:23 - Canvas Bags, Tim Minchin 04:33 - Torn, Natalie Imbrugila 04:48 - Superman, Five for Fighting 04:52 - Birdplane, Axis of Awesome 05:02 - Scar, Missy Higgins Best band ever: Rick Santorum, Jack Black, and Chicken Little

@mynewname7830

2 жыл бұрын

@Michael Estwik Haha thought the exact same. Feckin hell, well on time. GG OP

@CrashCarlisle

2 жыл бұрын

The hero we needed and wanted

@lucasestini5973

2 жыл бұрын

Not the hero we deserved, but the one we needed

@backpackeradam

2 жыл бұрын

Note Torn is a cover, originally written and recorded by Ednaswap, even though Natalie Imbruglia made it most famous.

@elijahtucker7938

2 жыл бұрын

What a saint. You put in work to make these time stamps, and we appreciate you.

I really like Benny. Even if it is for comedy, you can see that he is really feeling those songs.

@ThisWorldOfEpicness

7 жыл бұрын

He's fantastically talented, too. Have you seen his Human Jukebox?

@17jimmyjazz

7 жыл бұрын

I would enjoy many more of these songs if they were sang by Benny haha

@1TrueJuliet

7 жыл бұрын

Dat high note, doe.

@danielparker9547

7 жыл бұрын

DOSRetroGamer pussy

@rachelwilliams9686

6 жыл бұрын

he has a good voice too :)

This is why radio stations can lump together "songs from the 80s, 90s, and more."

2023 and this is the first time I've ever heard this... is it weird that its giving me happy tears?

Not seeing a lot of explanation in the comments, but it's getting a lot of questions. Because the progression is relatively easy to play, it's a fairly simple trick for the musicians to jump between the different songs. What's relevant is the chord progression, not the chords themselves. There are a lot of people going on about G D Em and C, but that's not quite right. There are eight notes in a full scale, but I and VIII are the same note in different octaves. This chord progression is written as V, V/V, iii, I - a major chord built over the fifth note of the scale, a major chord on the fifth of the fifth, a minor chord on the third note of the scale, and a major chord over the first note of the scale (or 'do', if you prefer). That pattern can be written in any key at any pitch, but as long as it follows the right pattern of these chords in this order, the songs can be interchanged and sung over each other. The pattern and order matter. The key does not.

@panix186

9 жыл бұрын

"you are goddamn right." - Heisenberg

@Zonrup

9 жыл бұрын

That's interesting how you wrote it as V, V/V, iii, I Normally when I hear this progression, I'd immediately think of it as I-V-vi-IV. When it comes to the chords themselves, there isn't a difference, but the rest of the scale would be slightly different (the way you notated it would have one more sharp in the key signature, or one fewer flat). Is there any advantage to notating it as V-V/V-iii-I? I'm just curious

@adamstephen3255

9 жыл бұрын

I thought it was C F G Am

@wickedsmith5997

9 жыл бұрын

Adam Stephen it was C G Am F

@lucaschacon8362

9 жыл бұрын

Tara Strong are you the voice of Timmy Turner?

Dude on the left is just vibing for 90% of this, and it's premium

@stonemonk549

3 жыл бұрын

He’s waiting the whole time to say “come one barbie let’s go party”

@emilyhannant7548

3 жыл бұрын

Stone Monk imagine if he had missed his line

@thichinhphan4010

3 жыл бұрын

@@stonemonk549 what ? Is he not pretty enough ? 😂

@matthewmcginnity9018

3 жыл бұрын

@@thichinhphan4010 is his heart too broken? 😂

Loved it 🎉

13 years later and this song still rocks.

In the key of C. C, G, Am, F. For other keys it is I, V, VI, IV or more simply 1, 5, 6, 4.

@aishwariaramroop

8 жыл бұрын

thanks ^^'

@at90percent

8 жыл бұрын

Valera Pepper Aren't top comments based on likes? Not many like on the comment.

@ATee-vx6dm

8 жыл бұрын

1, 5, 6, 6? 1, 5, 6, 4? What do they mean?

@at90percent

8 жыл бұрын

Cupsof Tea The numbers indicate the place in the key that the chord resides. For example. In the key of C the first chord is C Major or 1. All major keys follow a certain chord pattern. 1 is Major, 2 is minor, 3 is minor, 4 is Major, 5 is minor, 6 is minor, 7 is diminished. Following that pattern, in the key of C you have these chords. (A letter followed by nothing is a Major chord a letter fallowed by a m is a minor chord. 1 C, 2 Dm, 3 Em, 4 F, 5 G, 6 Am, 7 B dim. (Dim stands for a diminished chord, but I won't explain that right now.) So the key of F follows the same chord pattern. 1 F, 2 Gm, 3 Am, 4 Bb, 5 C, 6 Dm, 7 E dim This same rule works for every major key.

@ryansheardown30

8 жыл бұрын

I

"I filmed this" - Potato

@OttoTheSmartass

9 жыл бұрын

"I'm funny." - 12-year-old.

@mkall

9 жыл бұрын

""I'm funny." - 12-year-old." - a Smartass

@monkeybuttz25

9 жыл бұрын

"I'm funny." -12 yr old" smart ass" - unoriginal idiot

@rickjennings7733

9 жыл бұрын

"""I'm funny."- 12-year-old."- a smart ass"-an unoriginal idiot"- Patrick Star

@iCyberDev

9 жыл бұрын

Daithi De Nogla Daithi take control of your loose potato or I'll unsubscribe from a random youtuber other than you and the gang, obviously.

Makes me happy that all these songs are still on radio

Even after 13 years I regularly come back to see this video on repeat and still it blows my mind! But the most amazing thing for me is the audience keeping their composure all the time. If I was there in person I would have ripped my shirt off and danced like there was no tomorrow!

@empanadasdequeso6203

Жыл бұрын

LOL

Benny: "I do NOT look like chicken little. He's dumb and he's a coward and I'm NOT a coward!"

@heyheythecatofficialyoutub6293

3 жыл бұрын

Wow

@claymorty8939

3 жыл бұрын

T i k t o k

@Anonymous-xn2xh

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, I look weird, YES, I smell funny, Yes. But if you call me CHICKEN LITTLE, this is the final warning...

@mariaochs

3 жыл бұрын

This comment is so underrated

this video will inevitably force you to be happy

@coreybrown6966

7 жыл бұрын

You underestimate my power.

@1TrueJuliet

7 жыл бұрын

You were the Chosen One!

@WhitecollarWashouts

7 жыл бұрын

I don't like sand

@1TrueJuliet

7 жыл бұрын

The Australian Bacon I like snot.

@JoviLevi

7 жыл бұрын

+The Australian Bacon _It's rough and coarse and it gets everywhere..._

I cannot believe this is 13 years old

this just never gets old. like, at all. it's still so stinking good

Strangely enough, by copying dozens of songs, they ended up creating something more unique than any of them. What a performance.

@handlemonium

Жыл бұрын

Ditto! 😁👌

@radonbox6569

Жыл бұрын

Dude a lot of these songs are still incredible despite using only four chords. Also, these are just choruses, the verses and bridges of these songs use more chords. This is not "more unique" or better than all of these songs. It's a great comedy bit, but don't pretend like it's more than that

@kid14346

Жыл бұрын

@@radonbox6569 CJ the X is right, "4 Chord Progression by Axis of Awesome did more damage to music discussion than anything else." To many people are like, "Wow these songs are all the same!!!" despite the rest of the songs being completely different. It is almost like there are a number of Chords and Keys that are pleasing to the human ear so we use them...

@radonbox6569

Жыл бұрын

@@kid14346 Couldn't agree more

@kid14346

Жыл бұрын

@@radonbox6569 If you don't mind deranged rants about vaguely related topics CJ the X is amazing in their analysis of things. That particular quote comes from "Bo Burnham vs Jeffery Bezos" it is a 2 hour stream of consciousness discussing music, music comedy, transhumanism, capitalism, art, products, and Bo Burnham and Jeff Bezo's entire career paths.

How did nobody die at “and I’m Benny” getting cutoff😂

@mendozaoctobereyr.174

2 жыл бұрын

That's not a good place to put that joke there. It was at the intro the audience is starting to know them still

@mendozaoctobereyr.174

2 жыл бұрын

I'm sure they reacted but it was a but late because they did not know the i guess wave if their jokes yet

I accidentally used this chord progession recently, not realising it is one of the most common chord progressions ever 😂

The comedy, the voice and nostalgia and emotional impact makes it perfect

@atvena

6 ай бұрын

Well said

Literally lol'd when they did Tim Minchin

@Kanibulus

9 жыл бұрын

who the fuck is Tim?

@FeralFlare

9 жыл бұрын

Just a KZreadr Only Brits will get it, he's a comedian and was famous for singing that on BBC

@seasonone

9 жыл бұрын

Godyr Australians*

@142doddy

9 жыл бұрын

season .one Let's just share him shall we?

@FeralFlare

9 жыл бұрын

season .one he's a British born Aussie

There are two kinds of people: those who haven't seen this video, and those who have watched it 20+ times.

@derekhunter5040

3 жыл бұрын

I've seen it once and it will stay that way. I much prefer listening to the audio recording in my car over and over lol.

@BaldMancTwat

3 жыл бұрын

The first time I watched this video was 11 years ago. I was 8 years old.

@divinespear7208

3 жыл бұрын

Then a third type of people... Who play it

@menoswater1032

3 жыл бұрын

@@BaldMancTwat Damn

@MaxiHartlieb

3 жыл бұрын

I ve Seen it half.

this video is being used in the edd sheran vs marvin gave lawsuit, this video pretty much says everything you need to know.

Benny the keyboard player is a genius , love the whole act it’s truly amazing , and the fact they have various versions of this routine is absolutely brilliant

*KZread mashups:* look I can fit 3 songs into one! *These guys:* anyway here's the last half century of pop songs performed in less than 5 minutes

@AVeryUnstableAI

3 жыл бұрын

That got a genuine laugh out of me

@petergamache5368

3 жыл бұрын

Only because they forgot to include Pachelbel's Canon in D ... which also uses those chords.

The guy on the left, he doesn't open his mouth alot... but when he does it's gold.

@Wolta

5 жыл бұрын

Nah I'm pretty sure it's white.

@_DinoHat_

5 жыл бұрын

same as my gf

This medley was played at the Ed Sheeran court case!

Honestly, every time I hear any of these songs now, I just carry on with the 4 chord song rather than singing the actual song 😂

At the time this was current pop songs, but now every one is nostalgic. Each line is a whole different memory

@Usario321

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly

@nebulousisgod

3 жыл бұрын

They weren’t all current, not in the least. Take On Me is 80s

@Throhex

3 жыл бұрын

A small fraction were current. Maybe like 4 of them?

@noahel4719

3 жыл бұрын

No thats not right

@BaldMancTwat

3 жыл бұрын

@@nebulousisgod They may not have been current releases, but all of these songs were played heavily on the radio at the time. Which actually meant something because generally most people still listened to the radio at this time because pretty much no one had a smartphone. Also, yeah I used to love this video when it came out, but honestly, I don't even remember half the songs now.

let me tell you. singing along with this sounds like the most insane nonsense to anyone not wearing your headphones

@1TrueJuliet

7 жыл бұрын

If they ask, just show them the video. Spread the madness.

@unsinic

7 жыл бұрын

I love singing along with this they sing just in the notes I'm able to reach....

@matthewrandell5055

7 жыл бұрын

I haven't heard of most of these songs so sometimes when one's on the radio I'm surprised bc the line I thought followed was actually a different song :')

@RpGfreak901

7 жыл бұрын

My sister and I sing and perform this song all the time.

@robbedewaele3096

7 жыл бұрын

same by me hahah

I watched this live on TV and it came across my feed again today. It really lifted up my spirits! These guys know what they are doing! I bow down to genus! 🙇‍♂️

Just discovered this song. It’s brilliant!

Will never forget when my music teacher showed us this

@popsstudios9741

4 жыл бұрын

I'm exactly the same

@iloveslendy5562

4 жыл бұрын

Same :D

@emmadg

4 жыл бұрын

SAME OMG TODAY

@FastNFurious

4 жыл бұрын

same i loved music in middle and high school but it wasn't till I took my 1st college piano class that he introduced me to this

@jeffreymarquart4747

4 жыл бұрын

my math teacher did for us👌