I just think it's wild how this even came to be. What a crazy progression. I am in love with the very idea of "odd sounding pop songs".

@rome8180

16 күн бұрын

"Odd-sounding pop" has been my genre for decades. Or at the very least "odd-sounding but catchy" music. I've been chasing that combo in everything I listen to.

@Ice-io6jn

8 күн бұрын

​@@rome8180 can you suggest some songs that you find that really fits this category?

@nicolla7451

5 күн бұрын

@@rome8180can you recommend more songs of such? ❤

@skyarubi

5 күн бұрын

​@@rome8180 You sound like you'd enjoy David Sylvian's album, Secrets of The Beehive!

Good choice for an interview, thanks both of you.

@DavidBennettPiano

17 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

My theory: Esperanza Spalding is some sort of jazz werewolf, and Willow Smith was attacked by her during a full moon.

@Wayne_Robinson

17 күн бұрын

While generally being averse to confrontations with werewolves, I'd make an exception in the case of Esperanza Spalding. Hypothetically speaking of course.

@Juan_Teppa

10 күн бұрын

Esperanza Spalding is a B E A S T hence truly a werewolf!🔥

@beletrixlastrange9200

9 күн бұрын

I sweeeeaaar there was a random animated short on Cartoon Network in the 2000s where someone broke some sort of beaker labeled “Esperanza Spaulding” or “Ella Fitzgerald”. They slowly transformed into them and couldn’t stop scating ! maybe it was just a fever dream 😂😂😂

@sandalero

9 күн бұрын

pls dont name them in the same sentence. its hurts a little. trigger. (i used "trigger" for the first time in my life, i'm old)

@obreboyz

7 күн бұрын

definitely… she was posting stories listening to Esperanza

When Rick Beato is crapping himself over this song you know you've got something.

@myacoustic_journey4689

3 күн бұрын

😂😂

Theory: I think we will start to hear more sophisticated and interesting top 40 pop in the years to come. You’ve got a whole generation now of young artists growing up on channels like David Bennett and Rick Beato, learning advanced concepts and techniques that they wouldn’t have learned in public school, since music programs have been all but extinct for decades now. If my theory holds true, we could be in for some exciting developments!

@kybernes

9 күн бұрын

Let’s hope so! Also in my experience - I am a saxophone player and teacher - some students come up all kinds of interesting stuff, that I didn’t expect at all because they heard it on a channels like KZread! There is hope! I am optimistic too, but will they be able to make a living with it? But that’s another question I know.

@Volonanostress

4 күн бұрын

it also sounds very similar to munou by osterreich with the every changing timesignature and clusterly chords

@nicolascomesse7432

3 күн бұрын

Rick Beato's audience is mostly old grumpy rockers. Younger musicians listen more to Adam Neely.

This song is great!! Also in the arrangement and vocal phrasing. Like absolute peak Tori Amos

@naturally_rob

17 күн бұрын

The first pianist whose playing I fell in love with

@tomasruckett

17 күн бұрын

Makes it even more impressive that Tori wrote all of her own songs (and performed instrumentals on most of them)

10 күн бұрын

this! The song reminded my of Tori Amos instantly.

@johnmyork5176

6 күн бұрын

Listen to the intro to Walking in Memphis

roasting musicnotes as the sponsor transition was awesome

Great interview. I immediately thought Tori Amos when I heard Oberhofer play his "first take" version.... but then the cluster chords took it to another level.... brilliant

this is great, nice to hear behind the curtain of pop writing from a supporting composers perspective

Incredible that you got one of the performers for an interview! I can’t help but like this song. It sounds so fresh and innovative, especially for top 40

willow smith is a great example of how to actually utilize your background and fame to hone your talent. such a wonderful artist, man

@WhizPill

3 күн бұрын

sure thing

@xduwu1865

2 күн бұрын

you gotta be trolling? google “willow smith discography songwriting credits” every single thing you have ever hewrd by her was written by 5 other people without her being present. then she does a half assed vocal take and a team of producers and engineers labor over it with a microscope. i could make a 13 year old kid with zero musical experience sound exactly the same with her budget. i personally know her guitarist. she doesnt even play live, she pretends to play a a guitarists sits back stage left and actually plays everything while she lip syncs her entire performance

@parulgupta8284

2 күн бұрын

@@xduwu1865 even if let’s what you are saying is true, it’s still amazing the kind of music her team is putting out and the evolution she has had. We don’t have examples of other nepo kids who are doing that! At the end of the day, if her privilege helps improve our collective musical heritage, it’s not really so bad after all. Her vocals are not unsophisticated. May be she is able to capitalise on opportunities which are hard fought for other musicians and singers but unfortunately it’s the reality of the entertainment business. People with privilege will be able to get better education, exposure, connections and PR- all of which is essential to be successful as an artist besides tons of hardwork.

@KUROHiTO88

Күн бұрын

​@xduwu1865 I thought her Tiny Desk was good. I was sooo ready to not like Will Smith's kid's music, but my ears don't lie.

@atgehin

15 сағат бұрын

@@xduwu1865 oh okay i see

The whole album is breathtaking. It's one of the best albums I've heard in years.

fucking best recent pop song

Never thought that Willow of all people would have a 7/4 song. I might check out more of her stuff Update: wow. I listened to her newest album, and I'm just blown away. Amazing instrumentals, amazing time signature switches, and of course, Willow has an amazing voice

@toiletjoseph4167

17 күн бұрын

new albums fantastic

@coyoteblue4027

17 күн бұрын

Tbh, both of the Smith kids make pretty interesting music. Willow in particular has some very good stuff. Thing about nepobabies, they have access to resources. These are kids who grew up in Hollywood, around all kinds of people doing stuff at a proffessional level, and with the ability to relatively easily pull just about anyone in to collaborate with and learn from. Even the smallest amount of genuine effort will likely yield impressive results in such a context, and both of those kids seem to genuinely love making music.

@TheMister123

17 күн бұрын

The album is excellent. The only down-side is that it's only 32 minutes long. 12 tracks, and about half of them are under 2 minutes each. When Anthony Fantano reviewed it, his main complaint was that those short tracks deserved to be fleshed out. Interestingly, the new album, at 32 minutes, is actually her longest album. They're all short. Her first album is only 22 minutes!

@rome8180

16 күн бұрын

Her new album is mind-blowing. It's seriously one of the greatest things I've ever heard.

@StratsRUs

15 күн бұрын

It slaps

Love this approach to your content David, more strength to you! Excellent work!

@DavidBennettPiano

17 күн бұрын

Thank you!

Odd meter SHOULD come from a natural feel, especially for the composer, but for someone trying to PLAY it, sometimes counting beats for a while is a way to get to the point where you just feel it. I find with any song with any sort of rhythmic twist to it, it's an iterative process cycling between counting, feeling, and second-guessing until it becomes second nature.

@nikki11679

15 күн бұрын

excellent take! A lot of eastern dance music is written in odd meters, and when you ask these cultures it’s almost always felt in groupings of 2 and 3. For this reason I’ve always found odd meters very danceable because of that “stumble” I think a good western example would be blue rondo alla Turk by Dave Brubeck

@victorwilburn8588

15 күн бұрын

@@nikki11679: Not too long ago, we were doing some Latvian folk Christmas songs in choir, and one of them had an odd meter, and the director said something about that sort of meter being fairly common in that region, giving a certain "lurch" (or "stumble" as you put it) into their dances. For some cultures, it's just something you grow up with. E.g. 7/8 can be felt as a waltz with a longer 3rd step (the "lurch" or "stumble"). The rest of us need to acquire the feel for it later in life, which is harder.

Thank you for showing me a song I didn't know I needed to hear! It's so cool; it's like chewing gum or a stress ball for your brain to try and chew on or squeeze. Like you wanna nod your head along but you end up kind of "waving" it because of the time signature and all the parts weave together so well! The dissonance of the cluster chords makes your ears perk up and then you get invested because your brain HAS to try and figure out if it's hearing random trash or something deeper AND IT'S SOMETHING DEEPER it's so satisfyingly complicated! Like you can digest it but you definitely have to chew first! I LOVE IT! Thanks!!!!

Well, he seems to have just stumbled upon those chords instinctively. And he knew when he needed to add more notes and remove notes to get a good balance in the sound. Disappointing from a learning aspect, but do some banging around on the keyboard, and who knows what you'll come up with. And it's so wonderful to come across such...musicality in a short pop song like this. Gives one hope for the future.

That album has restored my faith in music. Thank you to Asher, Bradley, Chris and Willow for creating a whole new approach to contemporary jazz and pop.

Musicnotes catching strays LMAO

David keeps this up. I love this.

You guys write history here.

@CoYoTdeLiMa

17 күн бұрын

I agree. This album and THIS track in particular are something.

Nice follow up video! Nice breakdown!

@DavidBennettPiano

17 күн бұрын

Thanks 😊

What an amazing video. So well edited with the notation that helps explain everything extremely well. I learnt so much from this. Thank you!

Great video! You really got the producer for this one!

The bass part is super hip in the chorus as well.

"Odd meters should come from a natural feel..." dead right.

I was NOT expecting to see BRAD FREAKIN' OBERHOFER credited as a songwriter! 🤯 And it figures he contributed to my favorite song on the album. I've been following his eponymous band since I first discovered them via a local indie radio station back in 2012/2013. Man, what a career trajectory; I'm glad someone of Willow's stature has recognized and utilized his brilliance. My favorite album of theirs remains *Time Capsules*; which-if I had to describe it-is like this weird mélange of alt-J, Bruce Springsteen, emo, and surf rock, but it works! Y'all should check 'em out! 😃

Great that this time was interview on song, no another claims. Grats

Watch her Tiny Desk Concert! She's very good. With more pop-appeal she will hit.

Very cool! The beginning stages of the song reminds me of something that I’d do, but those small changes definitely makes it a lot cooler. I’ve also thrown out cluster chords, because they sounded to crowded. Maybe I can make good use of them now.

Wow that was fantastic

More songwriter interviews!

Gosh, inaccurate transcriptions are so annoying! I'm currently trying to work out a song by ear because I just couldn't find any transcriptions that sounded right. I definitely could use some ear training!!

The chorus reminds me of Apple Tree by Aurora. I wrote this comment when the video came out but somehow it got deleted, so now I'm sure nobody will ever read it.

5:45 segway here was SPOT ON

@DavidBennettPiano

17 күн бұрын

❤😂

@eriktempelman2097

16 күн бұрын

Yup, not quite Map Men level transition but still sweet. And an awesome interview ❤

When it lands on the A, I get the shivers

Looking forward to a deeper dive video on Big Feelings! (Hopefully? 🤞🏼)

That type of harmonie (clusters and cadencial point par ex D- to AM ) D minor song with modal interchange A M Gmin et…you need to have be listening music from Ravel-Stravinsky - Lyle Mays- Pat Metheny - Ferrante yellow jacket -Meldhau-Park -Jarrett and so on … jazz ) It is a jazz tune with 9 and 6 on minor chord put to pop music ! Great Job kids you have made my day i have Hope in humanity . Love it i will listen to this tune 1000 times and i love Run ….so black dog feels … Bought the record !

Nice. His Chronovision is one of my favorite albums.

More interviews like this one, please @David

Love this song.

Amazing that you were able to go straight to the source (well, **a** source) for the lowdown. I'm very impressed. I would love for you to have more opportunities to discover interesting new music AND connect with someone involved in its production to get this kind of insight.

love this song

Respect for And Love to Willow for being original or being open to sounding original. And STAYING Away from 1564..thank You!!!!

It is my favorite new song!!!

Great song which I’ve had on repeat since it came out. The intro reminds me of the intro to Message in a Bottle (‘The Police’).

damn his piano has an amazing tone wth

wholesome conversation!

woah that transition to the sponsor was LiiiiiiTTTTTTTTTTTTT AF!

very nice!

@DavidBennettPiano

17 күн бұрын

Thanks!

2:37 that reminds me of Sher's rendition of Walking in Memphis somehow.

@NathanMN

9 күн бұрын

It's exactly the main riff from Walking in Memphis, transposed to a different key, and shifted to a different time signature.

@andersjjensen

9 күн бұрын

@@NathanMN Thanks. Good to know I wasn't "hearing things".

I'm so happy my 7 year old kid loves Willow Smith

1. I saw this video (never heard of any of this before) 2. Looked the song up. 3. Eargasmed (again). 4. Listened to the full album on iTunes 5.Ordered the vinyl. All in two hours. I haven't been so excited for a record since Zero 7's When it Falls, for which I ordered an original first print and now is worth about $150 that I'll never see, as I won't part while still alive with it. This is true art. My faith in humanity is restored.

Love oberhofer

Ok i just found out your channel, thank you for making videos about symptom of life, i love that song! Also, I'm probably not in a position to ask for content but... Your channel's name at least centers around piano... Can we please get some tori amos content? Please?

sounds like a track from Final Fantasy, Nobuo Uematsu stuff

@SlyHikari03

17 күн бұрын

Definitely. Reminds me a lot of the Piano pieces from those games.

@cooldebt

16 күн бұрын

Or perhaps when The Consouls does a jazz cover of a FF tune or some other vgm) - they have a fair few in odd time signatures

Very cool

A great comeback from i whip my hair

"Odd meter should come out of like a natural feel, not something that's like forced." This will now be my new standard on listening to and arranging odd-meter tracks. This is awesome.

If it wasn’t my bed time I would copy that into my DAW!

Great video… as usual. I love this song. I’ve been disappointed with every other song on the album, however.

I think of that first chord as Fmaj7/E... the 2nd as Fmaj9... & that last chord I know as D-69 ... I was taught to use 6 vs 13 chord since most of the time it's voiced below the 7th. guess that's why it's called music "theory" not music "fact"! Interesting. thanks for this. great tune

The piano sounds a lot like 'Messge in a Bottle' at first

@Leo4gzs

15 күн бұрын

I thought the same. I’m surprised nobody mentioned it.

@mikeydflyingtoaster

15 күн бұрын

I can’t not hear it! It’s interesting when songs do that intentionally like River by Joni Mitchell.

@Topnotchguitars1

14 күн бұрын

yes, and Walking in menphis too

@mikeydflyingtoaster

14 күн бұрын

@@Topnotchguitars1 That was actually my instinctive response as well 👍

@EchoMountain47

11 күн бұрын

Yes, and I am so OK with that. The young man is drawing influence from some great stuff

Sick vid and love the song. Please do a video on the cluster chords at the end of the bridge from Radioheads We Suck Young Blood next🙏

"Put on my blue suede shoes and I boarded the plane…" inspired intro

This album is actually classified as jazz on apple music

Curious, the only chord in the progression that has a third in it is the first one, every one afterward is sans third. Great vid - good stuff interviewing one of the songwriters.

David, at the 10-mins mark, you explain the third chord. Why isn't this just a G13 chord, rather than G9(add13)? The notes are G & D left hand, D E F & A right hand. Assuming it's a chord rooted on G, we have F (the flat 7) and A (the 9), which is the basis of a 13 chord. If the flat 7 was missing, then yes the E would be an add13? Either way, whether G13 or G9(add13), shouldn't the name of this chord also account for the fact there is no 3rd?

That initial piano version somehow resembles Message in the bottle.

That transcription in 7 would be a nightmare to read, although if you'd first heard the song it wouldn't be too hard to figure out. .

The question I have is who played the bass guitar in the chorus? Was it Sam Wilkes? It does sound like him, but you never know.

I gotta say, I haven't been all that impressed by Willow's music and large but this is a KICKASS track!

@rome8180

16 күн бұрын

Her new album is mind-blowing. If you like this track, you really should give it a fair listen. It's all like this.

Have you ever heard Mac Millers song called Good News? It’s a complicated track, musically. I’d love to see how it works

Two people already mention that the intro reminds us of "Message in the bottle". 100% obvious to my ears at first listen. @DavidBennettPiano, what is your opinion on this?

@EchoMountain47

11 күн бұрын

Yeah, it’s like the melody of Message in a bottle with the rhythm of walking in Memphis - and either way, I’m not complaining. Sounds great

A strange feeling of "Message in a Bottlle" in the high melodic line...

I Want To Tell You and Old Brown Shoe have similar piano effect happening in it and I'd like to see you explain it.

one minute ago is crazy Also have you heard the Taylor Swift song that is also in 7/4 and mixed meter (The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived)

@toiletjoseph4167

17 күн бұрын

idk not really, isnt it 6 then 8

@jacksweeklymusicreviews3411

17 күн бұрын

@@toiletjoseph4167 I mean it could really be counted as either.

@RaineyDaysStudio

17 күн бұрын

You can for sure count it as 7/4, even fits with the feel

For me this chord progression could be: F(add9)/A - Fmaj9 - G13 - Dm6/9…

It is the same progression and feel as in "Message in a bottle" by the Police. In the original it is in C# minor.

A Nick Drake music analysis would be nice

brilliant musicians and singer came together in this amazing production. I hope they work together again. A fresh Air in this ocean of stupid primitive popsongs that are flooding all channels.

This is what happens when you visit a friends house who's parents still have CD's and you discover Tori Amos.

how who’s 7/4?

Cell phone ringtone melody 😂😂😂😂

Isn't it a lot easier to just think of these a polychords?

So he started with "message in a bottle" and added clusters to not get sued 😂😂😂

I enjoy this album.Her vocals sound like Tori mixed with Marina.The emotions are a bit hollow though

Doesn't this use of clusters chordsdraw from dirty gospel chords used in neosoul?

Can you review "please please please" by Sabrina Carpenter? The chord progressions throughout the song are somehow "distinctive". Idk it sounds so peculiar compared to some songs going viral right now.

Bro really just said "skill issue" at 5:03 😂😂

Willow Smith is like a lotus flower growing out of a dumpster fire

Isn't that main motif just Message in a Bottle?

Was Tori into cluster chords?

Yoo

only four songwriters? beyonce has like twenty lol.

@shadowgolem9158

17 күн бұрын

It is how you get paid. "Writers" make a % of the earnings vs just getting paid for the studio work once.

@ochreJ

17 күн бұрын

@@shadowgolem9158 Cool, more power to ‘em. It just shows how these celebs are not artists, they are just a brand.

@EchoMountain47

11 күн бұрын

Yeah, with Willow Smith being one of those writers. Actually pretty impressive by modern standards. Sounds much more interesting and innovative than anything Beyoncé has done with her massive army of paid suits

Check erykah badu - agitation

I hear other cluster chords: FGAC ABCE CDEG FGAC

W Segway 5:09

Anyone else feel apprehension towards the acknowledgment of art made by a centimillionaire's daughter? -- especially something that includes multiple songwriters.

@EchoMountain47

11 күн бұрын

No. Being poor doesn’t automatically elevate music, so why should being rich automatically downgrade it? I take the music on its own merits, irrespective of her familial connections

@bubsadoozy

11 күн бұрын

​@@EchoMountain47 I'm speaking less about the content and more about presence. The fact that this is what you're being exposed to, as opposed to someone who doesn't benefit from intense nepotism and financial access, is definitely worth discussion and concern. The music industry and the conversation around "nepo babies" is healthy one. It should be brought up in the context of Willow's music. Content wise though I would still make the argument that a lyric like "I know I have, I know you have problems" really does fall flat when it comes from someone who has had little exposure to public life and experiences practically none of the toils of work/economics/etc.