Why is Mr. Brightside so popular?

Sign up for HDpiano: hdpiano.com/davidbennett 🎹
Mr. Brightside by The Killers is an absolute party staple, but what makes this song so popular. Let's take a look at the finger-stretching guitar riff, the monotonous melody and the unusually unresolved ending to work out what makes this song such a singalong classic.
SOURCES:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainm...
www.officialcharts.com/songs/...
• The Killers on how Bri...
• Brandon Flowers Talks ...
MusicWeek - The songwriting secrets of The Killers' Mr Brightside: www.musicweek.com/interviews/...
The outro music to this video is my track "Clap" which you can hear in full on Spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/0wKKJ...
And, an extra special thanks goes to Chase Heeler, Peter Keller, Douglas Lind, Vidad Flowers, Ivan Pang, Waylon Fairbanks, Jon Dye, Austin Russell, Christopher Ryan, Toot & Paul Peijzel, the channel’s Patreon saints! 😇
0:00 Introduction
0:42 the guitar riff
2:00 the monotone verse
4:00 Pre-chorus
4:20 Chorus & Post-chorus
5:00 HDpiano
5:35 Structure & Build Up
6:40 Unresolved ending
6:55 why is it so popular?
8:22 Patreon
SUPPORT ME ON PATREON: / davidbennettpiano 🎹

Пікірлер: 496

  • @DavidBennettPiano
    @DavidBennettPiano12 күн бұрын

    📌 the Killers’ guitarist is “DAVE” Keuning, not “DAN”. Sorry for any confusion 😅

  • @AttentionAttention88

    @AttentionAttention88

    12 күн бұрын

    him having the same name as you makes it funnier

  • @DavidBennettPiano

    @DavidBennettPiano

    12 күн бұрын

    @@AttentionAttention88 on multiple occasions during my life people have called me “Dan” or “Daniel”… I can’t believe I’ve now done it to somebody else! I’ve brought shame on my kind 🙃

  • @simonvaughan6017

    @simonvaughan6017

    12 күн бұрын

    @@DavidBennettPiano Don't be so hard on yourself, Dan.

  • @Jman.77

    @Jman.77

    10 күн бұрын

    @@DavidBennettPiano Ah Dannit

  • @davebowman6497

    @davebowman6497

    7 күн бұрын

    Don't get hung up on it, Mr Bennet. Tomorrow is another Dave and you will have forgotten all about it..

  • @heresyhunter4100
    @heresyhunter410013 күн бұрын

    I have a theory that the intro and first verse are intentionally designed to give people enough time to get to the dancefloor.

  • @cathallynch8269

    @cathallynch8269

    13 күн бұрын

    You may be on to something there.

  • @AndrewLakeUK

    @AndrewLakeUK

    12 күн бұрын

    An reverse of the old "don't bore us, straight to the chorus","Give it time for them to get in line" perhaps?

  • @GNVS300

    @GNVS300

    12 күн бұрын

    I've heard the same theory for Take Me Out with its relatively long building intro

  • @angelicasmodel

    @angelicasmodel

    12 күн бұрын

    That has been given as a bonus when it comes to the Nutbush dance in Australia. There's a lengthy intro for that too.

  • @GabrielGAS1201

    @GabrielGAS1201

    12 күн бұрын

    kind of the same to somebody told me, very clear call intro that is just long enough

  • @erik5374
    @erik537413 күн бұрын

    So basically the band was formed to play this song into eternity.

  • @DaneInTheUS

    @DaneInTheUS

    13 күн бұрын

    He knew what he was doing lol

  • @christianstupak2580

    @christianstupak2580

    13 күн бұрын

    It started out with a riff, how did it end up like this.

  • @yledbetter10rob42

    @yledbetter10rob42

    13 күн бұрын

    It was only a riff, it was only a riff

  • @asdabir

    @asdabir

    12 күн бұрын

    Their new work is so bad

  • @RockandRollWoman

    @RockandRollWoman

    12 күн бұрын

    ​@@christianstupak2580Good one!

  • @OnwardToMail
    @OnwardToMail12 күн бұрын

    When you consider what this song is actually about, I find it REALLY weird that it's played at so many weddings.

  • @rando_guy

    @rando_guy

    7 күн бұрын

    ikr i found it weird as well it's almost like lyrics don't matter here

  • @davebowman6497

    @davebowman6497

    7 күн бұрын

    Same with "Every Step You Take" by The Police.

  • @LydianMelody

    @LydianMelody

    7 күн бұрын

    Same with Good Riddance at graduations. People latch onto a couple lyrics and don’t think too much about the rest lol

  • @duckymomo7935

    @duckymomo7935

    6 күн бұрын

    Most songs have questionable lyrics lol

  • @TheDucky399

    @TheDucky399

    5 күн бұрын

    I’ve actually banned it from my upcoming wedding. Always hated this song 🫠😂

  • @callum_rose
    @callum_rose13 күн бұрын

    I remember seeing a comment on reddit years ago. It said the reason why the song repeats its verse is because "drunk people only remember the forst verse" With how popular of a song this is in uk bars to this day, yep is checks out.

  • @stamfordly6463

    @stamfordly6463

    13 күн бұрын

    I'm not sure I really agree with that. I was a student before The Killers, when James' "Sit Down" was pretty much the end-of-the-night standard. Everybody knew the words no matter how pissed they were.

  • @trumpetprofessor

    @trumpetprofessor

    13 күн бұрын

    when they are drunk, they definitely say "forst"

  • @angerock49

    @angerock49

    9 күн бұрын

    Bohemian rhapsody

  • @MeenToss
    @MeenToss13 күн бұрын

    Props to the drummer. He gives the song a massive energy boost and it wouldn't be as great with a more relaxed or restrained beat.

  • @melrupinski88

    @melrupinski88

    12 күн бұрын

    For an interesting view, the Drumeo channel did a session where they played a Mr. Brightside drumless track for Dirk VerBeuren (the drummer for Megadeath…who claimed he never heard the song), and had him come up with his own drum part after one listen. I thought his take was really cool, but it was a completely different take (half-time on the verses), and really shows how the original drums make the song.

  • @sinatra222

    @sinatra222

    7 күн бұрын

    ​@@melrupinski88 He lied. Everybody has heard this song

  • @melrupinski88

    @melrupinski88

    6 күн бұрын

    @@sinatra222 He’s from Belgium, the song was only popular in the US, Canada, and Britain (it didn’t even chart in Belgium or France). It’s definitely possible to have never heard the song, or only have heard it in the background while not paying attention.

  • @rubengoyma2597

    @rubengoyma2597

    9 сағат бұрын

    Alex melton covered this song with half-time drums, it's different but still good

  • @badingott
    @badingott13 күн бұрын

    It was very fun hearing you talk in depth about the British national anthem.

  • @christopherweise438

    @christopherweise438

    13 күн бұрын

    Which is ironic since The Killers are from Las Vegas.

  • @FikuKromoUzuFajrovulpon

    @FikuKromoUzuFajrovulpon

    12 күн бұрын

    I absolutely hate this song I'm so sick of hearing it and it would still be a better national anthem for the UK 🤣

  • @davinnicode

    @davinnicode

    11 күн бұрын

    What about Rule Britannia? Imo it also slaps, just in a different way

  • @TheLadydragonnfly
    @TheLadydragonnfly13 күн бұрын

    Really surprised you don't mention how the melody finally hits by the second part of chorus with the lyrics "But it's just the price I pay/destiny is calling me" creating SO.VERY.MUCH awaited resolution from the monotone of the vers and "duotone" of the prechorus and beginning of the chorus! That's quite extreme to keep the listener "underfed" for such a portion of the song.

  • @pedrogarcia8706

    @pedrogarcia8706

    13 күн бұрын

    same reason everyone loves the second "just fine" in verse 2

  • @gordon1545

    @gordon1545

    13 күн бұрын

    Agreed. I think David underplays how relatable and well-crafted the lyrics are.

  • @alexkunce2002

    @alexkunce2002

    13 күн бұрын

    I love that part myself! It almost feels like a new section of the song. Think Froot by MARINA.

  • @error.418

    @error.418

    12 күн бұрын

    @@alexkunce2002 I'll take Froot over Mr. Brightside any day, Marina slays

  • @alansmithee419

    @alansmithee419

    12 күн бұрын

    I read "under-fed" as "un-derfed" initially and I was like "Is that some obscure musical term I don't understand?"

  • @elliottcovert3796
    @elliottcovert379612 күн бұрын

    It’s interesting that The Killers were formed to play this song because it was not their first hit. I specifically remember “Somebody Told Me,” which has a similarly staccato and monotone vocal melody, was the first song they had on MTV and the radio back in the day.

  • @connor_button

    @connor_button

    3 күн бұрын

    They are from the same album, but the demo for Mr. Brightside was the first thing they recorded as a band 2 years before their debut album release

  • @clear_gray_sky539
    @clear_gray_sky53913 күн бұрын

    The 16 note hihats give this song so much energy .

  • @HahaDamn

    @HahaDamn

    13 күн бұрын

    Disco drums go hard

  • @alexkunce2002

    @alexkunce2002

    13 күн бұрын

    Props to Ronnie!

  • @jasonremy1627
    @jasonremy162713 күн бұрын

    It's got a rhythm anyone can dance to and has shoutable lyrics anyone can sing to.

  • @-STONECYPHER-
    @-STONECYPHER-13 күн бұрын

    Whenever this question is asked I always think of this comment I saw once on an article. The headline was something like "Why has Mr Brightside spent 7 years in the top 100 charts?" and the first comment just said "Because it fuckin' slaps. Next question?"

  • @stewart2449
    @stewart244913 күн бұрын

    Unusually, The Killers are an American band who sound British.

  • @ReganAtSea

    @ReganAtSea

    13 күн бұрын

    bro this is not remotely unusual

  • @johnchastain7890

    @johnchastain7890

    12 күн бұрын

    @@ReganAtSea Same with vice-versa!

  • @PianoVampire

    @PianoVampire

    12 күн бұрын

    Like LCD Soundsystem

  • @jaredf6205

    @jaredf6205

    12 күн бұрын

    What sounds British about it?

  • @mauricewatts2380

    @mauricewatts2380

    11 күн бұрын

    You mean like Blondie.

  • @LoftOfTheUniverse
    @LoftOfTheUniverse13 күн бұрын

    The song is pure emotion. Anybody who has ever felt forlorn, melancholy, betrayed, depressed, or just reflective can connect and be "in tune" with the vibe, with everything. And the fact that it doesn't resolve urges you to replay it again. I remember the first time I ever heard/saw this song. I was just caught watching it play on a small television screen at a Journey's shoe store at the mall when I was shopping with my family. Thought the outfits were silly but I stood there watching, and then it didn't matter. I was in the zone. Don't think I saw the entirety though

  • @joeobyrne9348

    @joeobyrne9348

    12 күн бұрын

    You can even cycle between all of them. I have a huge nostalgia and yearning for a happier and simpler time because this song reminds me of a very happy period of growing up. It's incredible! Absolutely love it!

  • @cockoffgewgle4993

    @cockoffgewgle4993

    10 күн бұрын

    It's appropriate that a song about being cheated on, that makes you feel sick, doesn't resolve and ends on discontent.

  • @custardstuff5178
    @custardstuff517813 күн бұрын

    It took off so well in the UK because the verse is a basically a football chant

  • @Ottophil

    @Ottophil

    13 күн бұрын

    Soccer

  • @ButzPunk

    @ButzPunk

    13 күн бұрын

    @@Ottophil i hardly knew 'er

  • @andersjjensen

    @andersjjensen

    13 күн бұрын

    @@Ottophil There is football, American football and Bastardised English for football.

  • @iliasmastoris529

    @iliasmastoris529

    13 күн бұрын

    Association Football => Assoc. Football => Soccer

  • @error.418

    @error.418

    12 күн бұрын

    @@andersjjensen bastardised by British school children, but okay, slag 'em I guess

  • @nathm055
    @nathm05513 күн бұрын

    I think another thing that deserves mention is the cultural aspect of the subject matter of the song, and how it syncs perfectly with the rhythm and pacing of the music. Unrequited, unfulfilled love is an absolutely universal phenomenon. Everyone, and I mean everyone, has been in a situation at some point in their lives where they see someone that they yearn for in the arms of someone else. The monotone of the first verse, the fast-paced drum beats. Is it the music? Or the rapid beating of a heart, and a mind that is stuck, REALLY stuck on one thing...

  • @sebastianzuzi311

    @sebastianzuzi311

    12 күн бұрын

    Absolutely agree the lyrics are super tight and personal enough to hit you emotionally but universal enough to be relatable to pretty much anyone

  • @joeobyrne9348

    @joeobyrne9348

    12 күн бұрын

    On top of that, the lyrics also work on the basis of jealousy. So either unrequited love or being cheated on and seeing it happen with the cheating party blissfully unaware they've been caught. All those emotions are so universal that you won't find anyone singing along who isn't getting a great deal of catharsis from it

  • @jeremywaygay

    @jeremywaygay

    11 күн бұрын

    yes, the song feels entirely like a nervous breakdown in the best way possible. like, it's insane how well they capture what it feels like.

  • @glubtier
    @glubtier13 күн бұрын

    I'd argue that the first and second verses aren't the same. The first time he's "doing just fine" and the second he's "doing JUST fine". 😂 Anyway I don't care if it makes me basic, I love this song and I will die on this hill. I love it, the way the line between the verse and pre-chorus subverts your expectations ("But she's touch his... chest now" -- chest is NOT the word you thought was coming next) and how the verse does have that monotone sound like he's narrating in disbelief and then the prechorus and chorus, realization hits and emotions swell. Like you know when you see on TV or in a movie, a character watching something happen, going "no.. no.. no... NO!" Like that. Am I reading too much into it? God I hope so.

  • @TheStickCollector
    @TheStickCollector13 күн бұрын

    Sounds like a song that would play at the end of music

  • @AnnabellaInMyMind

    @AnnabellaInMyMind

    13 күн бұрын

    I cracked up🤣

  • @TheStickCollector

    @TheStickCollector

    13 күн бұрын

    @@AnnabellaInMyMind it was meant to be movie, but since this is funnier why not.

  • @joeobyrne9348

    @joeobyrne9348

    12 күн бұрын

    ​@@TheStickCollectorno no no, you're still right. If music had to finish, this is probably where it ends. I think we could all be happy with that!

  • @davidwalterhall
    @davidwalterhall13 күн бұрын

    I watched 12tone's video on this ages ago and he didn't mention Ode to Joy. I thought I was crazy. I'm glad you noted it. I always thought it directly quoted or even sampled OtJ, but that's because I've probably never heard it sober. I may be frequently drunk and factually mistaken, but nice to know I'm not delusional.

  • @maxpowr90

    @maxpowr90

    5 күн бұрын

    Rick Beato also did a video on it. It feels very weird for David Bennett to cover this after so many have.

  • @battleframestudios8989
    @battleframestudios898913 күн бұрын

    I feel like songs that dont resolve at the end are great for concerts. The rockus applause acts as the resolution not the song itself. Also its probably easier to segway into another song when the last one doesnt feel so FINAL.

  • @topherthe11th23

    @topherthe11th23

    13 күн бұрын

    @battleframestudios8989 - You mean "segue". It would be a Health And Safety violation for band-members to ride around on Segways with their guitars' cords still connected and threatening to trip them if they go too far, and them not having any hands free for the steering-post.

  • @EjayT06

    @EjayT06

    13 күн бұрын

    @@topherthe11th23🤓🤓

  • @battleframestudios8989

    @battleframestudios8989

    13 күн бұрын

    @@topherthe11th23 "BUT I DON'T SPEAK ITALIAN!🤌🤌"

  • @topherthe11th23

    @topherthe11th23

    13 күн бұрын

    @@battleframestudios8989 Sambucco tescamona frescatini!

  • @rosiefay7283

    @rosiefay7283

    9 күн бұрын

    "rockus" :-D

  • @map-reduce
    @map-reduce13 күн бұрын

    Voice as a rhythm instrument

  • @EchoMountain47

    @EchoMountain47

    13 күн бұрын

    Rhythm is a dancer

  • @robaljo

    @robaljo

    12 күн бұрын

    @@EchoMountain47Rhythm is *dancer*

  • @Fadamor
    @Fadamor13 күн бұрын

    7:52 I experienced this at a Bob Segar concert back on his "Like A Rock" tour. He started the first line of "Turn The Page" and I didn't hear him again until the song was over. The entire audience drowned him and his band out for the rest of the song. It was ethereal.

  • @chitlitlah

    @chitlitlah

    13 күн бұрын

    I remember that happening when I saw Nine Inch Nails play Hurt, and Trent gave a (not so serious) speech about how we paid good money to attend the concert just to drown out the music.

  • @ryangreene50
    @ryangreene5013 күн бұрын

    It’s also a great way to check if your guitars intonation is way off above the 12th fret lol

  • @anotheruser9876
    @anotheruser987613 күн бұрын

    The vocals could be placed on top of Underworld's 'Born Slippy' and no one would ever know.

  • @bakkaslon

    @bakkaslon

    13 күн бұрын

    Dude, you took the words out my mouth 😂

  • @adstratt

    @adstratt

    13 күн бұрын

    And I'd wager the Killers were conscious of this. They have a more recent song called "Spirit" which sounds very reminiscent of Born Slippy.

  • @ktk44man

    @ktk44man

    13 күн бұрын

    I had that song in mind for why it might be so continuously popular in Britain lol

  • @dopiaza2006

    @dopiaza2006

    13 күн бұрын

    @@bakkaslon It must have been while you were kissing me!

  • @WallaceBeery

    @WallaceBeery

    13 күн бұрын

    I did a quick mashup to demonstrate the alignment of the two songs kzread.info/dash/bejne/dGGfvJOifb3al5s.html

  • @joa1232
    @joa123212 күн бұрын

    It's not just about the music, it's also about the lyrics man this song hits so damn hard

  • @RaccoonHenry
    @RaccoonHenry13 күн бұрын

    I also think the themes in the lyrics make the song relatable to everyone, so it feels "personal"

  • @slidenaway
    @slidenaway13 күн бұрын

    Because it’s a great song!! But it’s kinda weird that it became a UK national anthem even tho the Killers are very much from Las Vegas, USA lol

  • @JJStale

    @JJStale

    12 күн бұрын

    The killers take huge inspiration from British rock bands like the smiths

  • @laartwork

    @laartwork

    12 күн бұрын

    Don't know this song and I am at a wedding every Saturday for work.

  • @B0K1T0

    @B0K1T0

    12 күн бұрын

    @@laartwork No worries, took me quite some time to get familiair with those complex melody lines as well.

  • @davinnicode

    @davinnicode

    11 күн бұрын

    The sound of their music is very British

  • @paulwood4142
    @paulwood414210 күн бұрын

    What a wonderful breakdown. I was lucky enough to be at uni in 2004/5/6 and the Hot Fuss album was being played everywhere. Listening to Mr Brightside is like a time machine for me now and I try to avoid it as it stirs up too many emotions I don't really want to feel. Congrats on the 1m subs btw 👏

  • @localbod
    @localbod13 күн бұрын

    Because it's a f@©king fantastic piece of music.

  • @FlandPark
    @FlandPark13 күн бұрын

    Great, now I want to listen to Mr. Brightside again, thanks.

  • @WarWulf778
    @WarWulf77813 күн бұрын

    It revolves to Smile like you mean it. 😊

  • @TheMotiveDJ

    @TheMotiveDJ

    13 күн бұрын

    revolves?

  • @WarWulf778

    @WarWulf778

    12 күн бұрын

    @@TheMotiveDJ 😆 darn typos *resolves

  • @brandonnicholson2633
    @brandonnicholson263312 күн бұрын

    This song came out when I was 17. And this is first I've ever heard of it.

  • @davinnicode

    @davinnicode

    11 күн бұрын

    How is it even possible?

  • @noszfeuhlwurdin7715

    @noszfeuhlwurdin7715

    11 күн бұрын

    I was about the same age back then and I also never heard the song before. To be honest, I don't get its appeal. Sounds pretty bland.

  • @koiloylo

    @koiloylo

    10 күн бұрын

    this is absolutely crazy, you’re either not british or you’ve never left your home

  • @lagoya

    @lagoya

    10 күн бұрын

    I’m a bit jealous 😏

  • @brandonnicholson2633

    @brandonnicholson2633

    2 күн бұрын

    @koiloylo Actually, my ancestors fought a war so that they could stop being British, so I guess that explains it.

  • @Rowanexen
    @Rowanexen13 күн бұрын

    Videos like this are why I love your channel so much. Simple, yet exciting and masterfully put together. Just like Mr. Brightside!

  • @DavidBennettPiano

    @DavidBennettPiano

    13 күн бұрын

    Glad you like them!😀

  • @41nhs
    @41nhsКүн бұрын

    That was smart ending the video on how the song ends up uniting the whole crowd as they sing while the band stops and all you hear is the fading out voices of the audience singing together in unison.

  • @bestkoreanjesus
    @bestkoreanjesus13 күн бұрын

    what an incredible and highly analytical video. more of these please

  • @DavidBennettPiano

    @DavidBennettPiano

    13 күн бұрын

    Thanks 😊

  • @alfiewright1396
    @alfiewright139613 күн бұрын

    Great storytelling in this video

  • @DavidBennettPiano

    @DavidBennettPiano

    13 күн бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @bobbauer7928
    @bobbauer792813 күн бұрын

    Speaking of repeating lyrics: Nirvana did something similar, often they would have the first and 3rd verse be the same. So you would have a solo, and then you got to go back to the first verse, really cementing the lyrics in your head.

  • @adrianv.v.4445
    @adrianv.v.44456 күн бұрын

    Always impecable videos. Great work. It's always nice to come back to some music analysis.

  • @oldmanfran5523
    @oldmanfran552310 күн бұрын

    A shout out to the bass and how hard it drives the song and adds to the melody

  • @PiggyXMalone
    @PiggyXMalone9 күн бұрын

    It's popular because everyone has a little snigger when the song gets to "and she's touching his...". Brandon Flowers said in an interview that he's indebted to Benny Hill for that line.

  • @makavoxel
    @makavoxel13 күн бұрын

    At EDC 2024 in Vegas they played Mr. Brightside about 5 times and it was all different DJs and mixes. That was just the stages I saw. I heard it twice just last night there.

  • @GroinStrain_
    @GroinStrain_13 күн бұрын

    Everyone in Britain knows the song. Everyone in a British club instantly all know the lyrics, and most can completely relate to the lyrics of young love/jealousy/uncertainty and so everyone sings along in unison

  • @ShiningHourPop

    @ShiningHourPop

    13 күн бұрын

    I don’t. Barely ever listened to it and avoid it at all costs. 😊

  • @GroinStrain_

    @GroinStrain_

    13 күн бұрын

    @@ShiningHourPop but you will know by pure osmosis and just by being the pub when it came on, such is the universal and everlasting nature of the song

  • @mrfarenheit0323
    @mrfarenheit032313 күн бұрын

    Guitarists know how hard this song is to play perfectly. There’s that monster five fret stretch.

  • @DCJayhawk57
    @DCJayhawk5713 күн бұрын

    Somehow this song doesn't get old, just so well crafted. Great use of tension-release, perfectly executed melodic simplicity to go along with a relatively unique and complex sounding guitar part, and an overall melancholic and relatable sentiment. I think its popularity in the UK far eclipses the popularity here in the US, but everyone still knows it. It's a classic of that era and one of those songs that sticks with you. I remember the first time I heard it, how old I was, and what I was going through at the time. I think the Britpop melancholic sentiment and chant-like quality of the verse are obvious reasons it is so popular in the UK. When I first heard it, I thought the Killers were British!

  • @callioscope
    @callioscope2 күн бұрын

    If I watch a music video before just hearing a song, the two become inextricably linked for me. Which means there is power in the visual. This is a great video. Great videos make for popular songs, IMHO (ask me about Fortnight).

  • @jeremysepicrun
    @jeremysepicrun8 күн бұрын

    There's a pub in my home city (Perth, Australia) that hosts a regularly scheduled event whet they just play Mr Brightside over and over again all night

  • @TheJayson8899

    @TheJayson8899

    8 күн бұрын

    I’ve visited Perth a lot. How have I not heard of this 😂

  • @jeremysepicrun

    @jeremysepicrun

    7 күн бұрын

    @TheJayson8899 it was a recurring event advised on Facebook. I did a bit of googling and it looks like they don't do it anymore

  • @sombrerosrule
    @sombrerosrule12 күн бұрын

    David, your videos are a Masterclass in how to teach music. the killers found the perfect formula and so have you. Thank you.

  • @hydethepenguin
    @hydethepenguin10 күн бұрын

    i love how this channel has the answear to all my questions

  • @Simich92Marty
    @Simich92Marty13 күн бұрын

    OMG! One of my favorite songs of all time😃 Like first, then start watching video😁

  • @EtheRenard
    @EtheRenard13 күн бұрын

    I knew this song from a Warrior Cats AMV and even thought I didn't know anything about Warrior Cats, it really made me feel the emotions!

  • @welcometonebalia
    @welcometonebalia7 сағат бұрын

    Thank you.

  • @peturf1788
    @peturf178812 күн бұрын

    My first exposure to the killers and Mr. brightside was on my mom's iPod in 2004, when she downloaded the Hot Fuss album. I've always loved that entire album. Between that, Mr. Brightside being such a bar favorite song, and with my favorite college football team, Michigan, riding high with this song for the past 3 years, has made me absolutely insufferable to the rest of my friends when there's Touch Tunes at whatever bar we go to.

  • @Grunfeld
    @Grunfeld13 күн бұрын

    Thanks for the video. Good call on showing it's played as if in the key of D at 0:42 -- the guitar strings are tuned down a semitone -- so playing a D *sounds like* Db -- which is why it's not really at odds with the Db key 2:17 🙂

  • @christopherfryda
    @christopherfryda13 күн бұрын

    I love this channel!

  • @DavidBennettPiano

    @DavidBennettPiano

    13 күн бұрын

    Thanks 😊

  • @Ron-go8cf
    @Ron-go8cf13 күн бұрын

    I've often asked myself why certain songs are so popular that many people just can't avoid liking it. So I'm happy you made a video about that! Other examples I ask myself this question about are: Psy - Gangnam Style Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop The Feeling Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk It would be great if you analyse one of those songs!

  • @grogueQ
    @grogueQ12 күн бұрын

    I love how the one note melody brilliantly changes into a two note melody and finally builds to the climactic three note melody when the song's almost over.

  • @GG-zv9ku
    @GG-zv9ku13 күн бұрын

    I listen to it a lot and im not even from UK. Then again I listen to a lot of their song in general. great timeless band

  • @brownrhythms
    @brownrhythms12 күн бұрын

    U of M uses this for sporting events. Most notably football. You now have a stadium of 100K+ fans singing this.

  • @joshualucas1821

    @joshualucas1821

    3 күн бұрын

    The University of Mainrylassachigasotippissouritana?

  • @jbjhoosierj7854
    @jbjhoosierj785413 күн бұрын

    Ever noticed that the Killers song “Somebody Told Me” ‘s chorus has the same progression as Fame. I just sing “Fame! I’m gonna live forever” when I hear it.

  • @amieridley1150
    @amieridley115013 күн бұрын

    Reminds me a bit of an old school literal drinking song from here - "Bliss" by Th' Dudes, starts out with a recognisable guitar riff which brings that familiar feeling and then has a very "we all yell along" section. The most popular pub/wedding/group sing along songs seem to have that everyone can just yell-sing along to (even if it is just Yaaaah Yah Yah Yah Yah in this case) I do also like the "implied word" lyrics of Mr. Brightside, as someone who enjoys word play it's fun to see that used well in a song.

  • @jakethesnake941
    @jakethesnake94112 күн бұрын

    At Reading recently they played the whole thing twice so that the crowd could sing it by themselves first, and then they did it again actually performing it - it was pretty magical to be honest

  • @nathangale7702
    @nathangale77022 күн бұрын

    The Killers are my favorite band, but I ever cared much for Mr. Brightside. There's probably not a Killers song I'm aware of that I don't think is good; but I found Mr. Brightside a bit forgettable when I first heard it compared to things like Spaceman, Neon Tiger, Bones, Read my Mind, All These Things That I've Done, Don't Shoot Me Santa, Joseph Better You Than Me, etc. You've successfully helped me understand why this song has been so successful even though it's very far down on my list of favorite Killers songs, so thanks!

  • @topherthe11th23
    @topherthe11th2313 күн бұрын

    Someone should do a performance where they weave in and out of this song and "If You Know What I Mean" by Neil Diamond.

  • @PWMoze
    @PWMoze12 күн бұрын

    Most popular indie single ever! Good choice David, about time.

  • @RoeeNegbyDaHot
    @RoeeNegbyDaHot8 күн бұрын

    Clicked on this just for the "how did it end up like this" in the thumbnail dont disappoint

  • @funkymanvibing
    @funkymanvibing10 күн бұрын

    Coming back a few days later to say I have had the urge to listen to Mr brightside every few hours every day since I watched this video. What have you done to me

  • @ollie333
    @ollie33310 күн бұрын

    For my money, it's the instruments that make this more than the vocals. The pre-chorus chord progression and instrumentation hugely adds so much tonthe emotion and build up to the song, it's one of my favourite riffs/progressions in a song ever. There's probably an element of the sum of its parts here, where any change to any part of the song and it wouldn't be as big as it is.

  • @grzesiektg
    @grzesiektg7 күн бұрын

    I'm from pPoland, been to many weddings, never heard this song. but I kinda like it.

  • @bmac4
    @bmac47 күн бұрын

    It's just such a mood of a song. Upbeat, yet about a terrible relateable filling. The vocals are monotone but they really fit a rhythm well. It's a karaoke staple.

  • @cantbepixil
    @cantbepixil12 күн бұрын

    congrats on 1m subs

  • @huegs9017
    @huegs901713 күн бұрын

    Fantastic video! Why is it so much more popular in the UK than in the US?

  • @sottx8268
    @sottx826811 күн бұрын

    I ask myself this question every time I hear the damn song.

  • @teverde
    @teverde8 күн бұрын

    Guitar Lessons 336 cameo. Great channel.

  • @davinnicode
    @davinnicode11 күн бұрын

    Although I’m not a particular fan of the band I think that the Killers show great song writing all across their catalogue. Most of their songs really stand the test of time and are rememberable.

  • @Moonless_Future
    @Moonless_Future13 күн бұрын

    12Tone did a pretty great video going into more detail about this tune.

  • @G315HA
    @G315HA10 күн бұрын

    The idea of singing this at a wedding makes me cringe so much.

  • @nicktshredz
    @nicktshredz13 күн бұрын

    I just ended 2 shows with that song this weekend alone.

  • @davidabramyk2999
    @davidabramyk29996 күн бұрын

    The killers have some pretty awesome songs that always stood out among a radio full of Coldplay and nickleback, somebody told me, seemed like rave music done by guitars instead of computers

  • @robertoo01
    @robertoo0112 күн бұрын

    In other words, an absolute banger

  • @Hopespringseternal
    @Hopespringseternal7 күн бұрын

    I hear lyrics wrong All The Time. Thought it was common until my 8 year started singing the “correct lyrics” of songs I’ve been listening to for 30/35 years. This song has been a favorite of mine since I first heard it, and since then you would have heard me screaming out “Diana!” instead of “I never!” No one ever corrected me, until my little girl did. I thought it was the name of the girl who broke his heart!

  • @goldegreen

    @goldegreen

    6 күн бұрын

    And here I thought it was "My alibi!" I have no idea why he'd be saying "my alibi", but whatever

  • @407arcade
    @407arcade16 сағат бұрын

    It very interessant i like the explication, and i subs nu 1025,, Alain,, greeting from Canada

  • @davebowman6497
    @davebowman64977 күн бұрын

    Interesting how you think about what it should be like if it would resolve at the end. The more fullfilling variant for me would be to keep what is now tge last bar and add a full bar of the tonic/one-chord. So you'd get both a half bar of an "enveloping" five-chord, and the resolution. The half-bar of the five-chord builds the tension/expectation for the resolution. Thats how I've always "heard it inside my head". A not played last bar. And that's brilliant, BTW! Unfullfilled song about unfulfilled love.

  • @bakkaslon
    @bakkaslon13 күн бұрын

    Vocals Always reminded me of Born sleepy by Underworld

  • @kma6881
    @kma68818 күн бұрын

    No love for the drums? They are awesome in this song.

  • @ijuhat19
    @ijuhat198 күн бұрын

    What makes this great is that the second verse is the same as the first, except that "just fine" is replaced by "Just Fine!"

  • @dustyhills8911
    @dustyhills891110 күн бұрын

    GO BLUE!

  • @MikeDavid_Davideos
    @MikeDavid_Davideos11 күн бұрын

    Carl Brown's guitar tutorials are the most accurate ones

  • @108u9
    @108u911 күн бұрын

    Hi David been enjoying your videos. You touch on something in passing - that Mr Brightside is very popular in the UK. I’m sure it is also so in the US but perhaps to a lesser degree. Would love to hear your take in a video on why American bands like The Killers, Kings Of Leon, We Are Scientists find wide scale popularity in the UK but not as much, or even at all in the US. Have also learnt of the same with Wheatus though their popularity was more general abroad (not UK specific) vs US. I’m wondering if there is a “UK sound”? For one rock in the US can tend towards being more aggressive, heavy vs the UK (I suppose Song 2 speaks to this)

  • @RugbyLeaguePassport
    @RugbyLeaguePassport11 күн бұрын

    The ending resolves itself if you play it on repeat.

  • @ericb4980
    @ericb498012 күн бұрын

    Cuz it slaps. Next question.

  • @philipellis7039
    @philipellis703913 күн бұрын

    I was largely unaware of it then I went to a local festival a couple of years ago where the bands played inside a large marquee. The audience was pretty apathetic. A Killers tribute started playing and about three songs in did Mr Brightside, dozens of people came into the marquee and danced to it, going absolutely bonkers. After the song finished they all went away again and were apathetic for everything else. In hours of music that day Mr Brightside got a bigger reaction than anything else including songs by the headlining act who were a reasonably well known (I’ll say ‘heritage’) pop act. Baffling to me.

  • @WinstonSmithGPT

    @WinstonSmithGPT

    10 күн бұрын

    IQ is decreasing by age.

  • @ChipoJ
    @ChipoJ9 күн бұрын

    Rhyming Sick and Chest is also a huge reason. From now on, you will hear this song differently...

  • @Brucemcleod2345
    @Brucemcleod234510 күн бұрын

    Thanks for explaining this David. I absolutely have hated this song ever since I first heard it as I’ve always thought it is boring and repetitive. It also explains why I like classical music and more complex pop songs like I am the Walrus, Wuthering Heights, Say a little prayer, Bohemian Raposdy or Goodbye yellow brick Road. Maybe I’m a musical snob or just prefer something a bit more interesting. The end Mr Brightside is the most interesting part of this song for me. I would be interested in your top 10 complex pop/rock songs

  • @russellguyver7746
    @russellguyver774612 күн бұрын

    Brilliant analysis David. Perhaps we need you to analyse the winning song at the Eurovision song contest and help write a winning tune? I know there would be the urge for Europe to give UK 'nil points' but if we have a decent tune, earworm melodies, chant back lyrics then we might stand a chance. I know there is the politics but looking at the last 3/4 years the winning songs have all had the above in their makeup. Have you ever done any analysis on Eurovision?

  • @RugbyLeaguePassport
    @RugbyLeaguePassport11 күн бұрын

    The last “build up” is where everyone catches their breath and get ready to repeat “I never”

  • @joebleasdale5557
    @joebleasdale55576 күн бұрын

    Mr Brightside is the only song with less than one note. It might as well just be three minutes of chanting “lads lads lads lads” over a mangled guitar riff

  • @arunashamal
    @arunashamal11 күн бұрын

    It is popular because the song is Go from the beginning, no unnecessary break downs, no half times, no beat drops, it just relentlessly keep going until the end.. It is the same reason, why Five Finger Death Punch is popular with military dudes!

  • @PJBonoVox
    @PJBonoVox13 күн бұрын

    His isolated vocal sounds *exactly* like the vocal on Born Slippy.

  • @fotoni0s
    @fotoni0s13 күн бұрын

    Keep this kind of videos for more popular songs.

  • @DavidBennettPiano

    @DavidBennettPiano

    12 күн бұрын

    Huh?

  • @fotoni0s

    @fotoni0s

    12 күн бұрын

    @@DavidBennettPiano I want to say that the series "Why is so popular?" is very interesting

  • @crystalplanet09
    @crystalplanet0912 күн бұрын

    it sounded and still sounds very english to me. I was very suprised it wasn’t