The Axis of Awesome 4 Chords Melbourne Comedy Festival

[@JCellBeats]

I love the fact that the longer they play this song, the longer this actual song will become.

[@manfredvonrichthofen214]

if they wanted to they could have played the whole thing and stretched it to like 2 hours

[@allaroundgoodtimes]

This never gets old

[@seansykes8509]

Say no more it’s 2024 and it’s still awesome

[@jordancoof]

Songs 01:15 - Don't Stop Believing, Journey 01:23 - You're Beautiful, James Blunt 01:32 - Forever Young, Alphaville 01:39 - I'm Yours, Jason Mraz 01:48 - Happy Ending, Mika 01:56 - Amazing, Alex Lloyd 02:04 - Wherever You Will Go, The Calling 02:12 - Can You Feel The Love Tonight, Sir Elton John 02:19 - She Will Be Loved, Maroon 5 02:27 - Pictures of You, The Last Goodnight 02:35 - Please Don't Leave Me, P!nk 02:43 - Cigarettes Will Kill You, Ben Lee 02:50 - With or Without You, U2 02:57 - Fall at Your Feet, Crowded House 03:07 - Not Pretty Enough, Kasey Chambers 03:17 - Let it Be, The Beatles 03:21 - Under the Bridge, Red Hot Chili Peppers 03:25 - Horses, Daryl Braithwaite 03:33 - No Woman No Cry, Bob Marley 03:35 - Sex and Candy, Marcy Playground 03:36 - Land Down Under, Men at Work 03:40 - Waltzing Matilda, Banjo Patterson 03:44 - The Funny Things You Do, Jill Colucci 03:51 - Taylor, Jack Johnson 03:55 - 2 Become 1, Spice Girls 03:59 - Take On Me / When I Come Around, A-ha / Green Day 04:14 - Save Tonight / Africa, Eagle Eye Cherry / Toto 04:23 - If I Were a Boy / Self Esteem, Beyonce / The Offspring 04:31 - You're Gonna Go Far Kid, The Offspring 04:39 - Apologize, OneRepublic 04:46 - Whatever You Like, TI 04:53 - U + Ur Hand, P!nk 05:02 - Pokerface, Lady Gaga 05:07 - Barbie Girl, Aqua 05:09 - You Found Me, The Fray 05:17 - Don't Trust Me, 3OH!3 05:24 - Kids, MGMT 05:32 - Canvas Bags, Tim Minchin 05:41 - Torn, Natalie Imbrugila 05:57 - Superman, Five for Fighting 06:00 - Birdplane, Axis of Awesome 06:11 - Scar, Missy Higgins

[@Deaneiable]

yes but just what are the four chords they are playing?

[@usageunit]

@@Deaneiable I-V-vi-IV

[@dercurt]

Isn't Bird plane actually Five For Fighting 'Superman'?

[@AJTwo]

No, 'Superman' runs into Birdplane.

[@the.purple.crayon]

Amazing! Thank You.

[@bushdidit2u911]

my mum had a 20 year childrens television career playing guitar and she only knew those 4 chords!!!

[@elfalerae3038]

Was she on Humphrey B Bear?

[@brownysshitfightofamind1828]

Patsy Bisco?

[@Lucheiah]

I always wondered whether Benny flubbing the last note in the "Take Me On" part was a joke, when they've done it other times - but he did it really well this time!!!

[@eneedham789]

Yea, I think he’d been working on that top note cos he wanted to nail it!

[@OzzyOscy]

*The internet: **_where the unedited original upload gets 1.6m views by 2023, but the reupload that cuts a bunch of it has 84m views._*

[@MaliGirlRox]

" and we are the axix of awesome" "And I'm Benny!" haha he sounds awesome. How they did this was so clever! I am so going to learn this, it will be awesome as! :D

[@ev.c15]

It's breathless. They're just awesome. The rythm fits so nice with the songs, and their voice is so great that I can barely describe it. Hadn't heard of them until now, but I guess I'm kinda their fan now. Haha.

[@MelancholyPhoenix]

love how they start telling him it's just 2 songs that fit, and he just looks right at them and sings the next over the top of them like "LOLNOPE"

[@RedKnight261295]

u serious all the songs sung have been some of the greatest hits in the history of music

[@Touchpadse]

is it just me who think it's ironic that this is their biggest hit?

[@Ian-qj2ct]

Because it is a 4 chord song.

[@George-zo8zy]

Insert plapatine ironic meme

[@Liamnerfdude1]

touchpad dont think so hard on it

[@beachgirl39]

A very good point 😂 I never thought about it that way

[@thedragonreborn9856]

It’s not just you

[@KrisGraham]

Still watching in 2024!!

[@ralphanthonycapon4033]

Hello!

[@KrisGraham]

@@ralphanthonycapon4033 hahaha yes brudda

[@MrWookie]

I still think this version is the best.

[@yuri64]

I lol'd so much at this when it was on TV.

[@beaukearsley4146]

Jordan love your Comedy don't know why people would be unhappy with you being you, IT'S NOT PASTAS IT'S POTATOES !! XXX

[@PaulCrisanF]

finally someone who proves that practically we hear almost the same song with different lyrics and rythm:P

[@GrumpyOldGuyPlaysGames]

So... the inclusion of Birdplane would indicate that you guys did write a 4 Chords song... Heh

[@Phantomsbreath]

Part of the joke.

[@benthomas703]

Must be fun at parties

[@PhantomUmbie123]

they do that all the time- it's their trademark intro! altogether, including their album, and other performances, they have come up with over 54 songs! AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TRULY AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!! :-)

[@c4shk1ng]

the song with the kazoo anybody knows?

[@Marvin-vr8tg]

+jefferson brito mgmt - kids

[@garrgravarr]

So so good. I listen to this every few months or so and it's fantastic every time.

[@evencutter9703]

Free Replay Button: 0:00

[@unknownshireling6478]

Wirklich Niemand thanks 😀

[@gotaBadhabit3]

Two Offspring songs chucked in amongst it, loving it. these guys are TERRIFIC!

[@disabledisney]

I am just wondering.. If they never wrote a 4chords song, how come their song is in the mix xD? Birdplane... ^^

[@urjuhh]

It's a parody of the "Five for Fighting" song "Superman"

[@disabledisney]

I know, but it's still a four chords parody ^^

[@urjuhh]

Well they didnt write it :p They just took an existing song and changed lyrics. Doesnt really qualify as "writing a song" in my book, no matter how good/bad it is :)

[@novant_mason]

Jordan says that they have been a comedy rock band for close to 40 YEARS, that doesn't sound right either

[@disabledisney]

Truetrue.

[@KatjaKate1]

Awesome!!! Love The AX O4C!!!!!! Yeeeeeaaah. Great ide, nice played, and very funny!!!! More of that please.

[@stubblebee]

4:10 and 5:06 are the best ! =)

[@mutton90]

some of those songs are C, G, Am, F... and they've just knocked it down a bit and started at different intervals... that's so good.

[@Spashby]

"If the guy from Nirvana hadn't shot himself" Not too sure on the sensitivity of that statement, but hey... Awesome though.

[@SilasElliott]

Just met up with the band in Edinburgh after their show at the fringe, very funny guys.

[@aTerraxia]

"If Destiny's Child were [...] men" Lol that line sure doesn't hold up.

[@DommerBoo]

Saw it on TV last night....AoA = Love :)

[@scruffycar12]

AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE OI OI OI

[@hybridserpent]

oh I can never get tired of this song

[@Jamyson7]

WATCH! creepy old man over his left shoulder 3:46

[@Krad3r-v4w]

love dis song

[@ZeldaFoxEars]

C G A F on the piano I think....I THINK

[@SterlingMOliver2]

D Major, A Major, B minor, and G Major. Then halfway through the progression changes to Bm, G, D, A.

[@jamievandenberg4045]

Sterling Matthew Oliver That would make it 8 chords. This is 4 chords.

[@SterlingMOliver2]

Jamie Vandenberg it's the same four chords, hon. Just a different progression.

[@jamievandenberg4045]

Sterling Matthew Oliver Show me how those 8 chords are the same.

[@SterlingMOliver2]

Look at the names.

[@rainbowpups244710]

Best song ever!!!

[@Serenamcflyfan]

We had to listen to this at the music college i go to cause we were talkign about chord progressions and how you only need 4 chords to write a song. They are a awesome comedy band that was soo clever loove it!!

[@imogenna_]

Absolutely brilliant every time I watch this

[@6JenNA9]

i was blown away when i first saw this on tv love it they live up to there name of being awesome :P

[@KarinaPotter114]

LOL No matter how many times I watch this, it's still freak'n AWESOME xD

[@OfficialCaseyBarnes]

Brilliant - scary but brilliant!

[@Agm1995gamer]

i cant stop watch this!

[@jenjen4550]

EPIIIIIC were doing this in our music class me and a couple of freinds are doing don't stop belivin xxx Amazin and funny !!!!!! :)

[@wxTone55]

I wish i could like this a 1000 times, this vid is awesome!!!

[@mythbuster1991]

godammit how easy it is to create pop music,and some of them are actually good,awesome work,show the world they are nothing special. 2 thumbs up

[@TheDrugOfTheNation]

IMHO the best version is the UK Comic Relief 2011 performance: they performed to a shattered charity audience on their UK debut(?) at about one a.m. almost unnoticed, even by the people present, but it was honed so well it was like a Penn and Teller magic act.

[@lovegrantmickelson53]

this is sheer awesomeness.

[@gregsbest]

Wow, Talk about talent. Tx. for posting. Great harmony and excellent example for musicians of the similarities and creativity using just a few chords!! G.

[@chocodash]

Fantastic.

[@hypnotisedbabe]

I am in love with this video.

[@TimmesMimmes]

You changed peoples lifes tonight!

[@9wombats]

All I can say is AWSOME!

[@linney69]

pop music may not be original now, but it was once. and you cannot deny it was once what opened everybody's eyes to the love for music. haha. i loved this though. axis of awesome ARE awesome !

[@attica1010]

That is actually the best thing i've ever seen

[@IfTimeWouldOnlyStop]

This is gold baby!

[@NERDY12345678910]

this should be in the top 40 greatest hit songs . its is so damn SMART!!!! hahahahah encore!!!!! :)

[@chelsibelle13]

loveeeeed this

[@eishockeyfan16]

Just Great!!!!!!

[@savedalice]

This is fantastic! Go Axis of Awesome!

[@RittBorusse]

Brilliant!!

[@cerevox]

i love the last part where they are all singing different songs at the same time

[@Gormezzz]

Watched it on tv. So happy I could find it! Lol!

[@98johnmactavish]

really good band i really like these guys

[@jackwilkinson909]

The entire song was amazing, but that ending... Mother of god that's brilliant.

[@0x.reuben]

that's bloody amazing!!!!

[@DarkChewy87]

For anyone that wants to the know what chords are being played, it's E-B-C#-A or you can think of it as the I-V-vi-IV in E major. Of course, you can play these chords in any key. Definitely used a lot in popular music :)

[@the.purple.crayon]

Thanks very much!

[@Psyonicwombat]

Truely brillant.

[@TheIndigoSystem]

How has it been 15 years?! I only found it probably 6-10 years ago but it’s so good

[@pinkpiggy976]

@TRENSTAR007 THANKS! Wow. That must of took awhile, but thanks for posting them all. I will read all of them eventually, but I can't right now since I'm grounded and I'm sneaking in this reply while my mom is downstairs... XD THanks!

[@ThePanoogie]

These guys rock!!!

[@VidiotsFA]

I LUV THIS SONG!!!! XD PLEASE DO MORE!!!!!!!!!!!

[@aznCHICKEN2166]

DAYAMZZ THEY'RE AWESOME

[@amramondle]

Amazing video, thanks Rach, it is the same four chords. And not only that, there were like 7 songs with same progression and rhthym. I want to learn that progression, lol!

[@Lainer1]

Awesome video! And they are so right.

[@shazzy111111]

these guys r awesome i live this vid

[@TigglesToggles]

just, amazing, that's mind blowing

[@xFiZzoo]

these guys are genisues, very very clever

[@orangeskater101]

this is brilliant

[@Verbias]

I love every song in this >.> my god ahahah

[@dennishudson1]

Absolutely brilliant and creative.

[@R2J3M]

yass they did canvas bags lol ! i dont know how i got here but it was awesome

[@brnodark]

amazing...

[@churro3600]

I dont understand how this version has more songs than the most popular one haha

[@RKRafRaf]

AMAZING!

[@iluvmickstjohn4ever]

if these guys ever come to the states i would love to see them in concert! they're amazing!

[@nameless2222]

awesome axis of awesome is awesome

[@gatrt8]

benny your an amazing singer

[@KellianneJH]

this is incredable

[@pinkpiggy976]

I've listened to this so many times that on my road trip to California I sung it the whole thing in the car. My family were very irritated and slightly amused. :P

[@TheSkirmiss]

cool song!!!

[@AtharAqua]

@JPRPC any standard 4-chord sequence in any key lol. but the key they do it in is Cmajor, I believe.

[@홍길동-b4y9j]

요즘 이 영상에 빠져서 나올수가 없네...

[@1amashoppaholic]

This is awsum!!!

[@goddesstaylor007]

love this

[@supacooldudethinks]

fantastic. Extremely funny! just want to point out something_ at the end when they're singing scar, you can see a guy behind penny, behind the glass. some backstage guy or something. lol. I love this/these song/s

[@ScottishPrideable]

@RandomVisiter He is playing the piano for the whole time. If you look back, Lee is playing guitar for that part. That's why it may seem to that Benny isn't really playing, but he is.

[@Kassie0ate0a0cow]

makes my day every time

[@KayBee272]

I LOVE THIS!

[@Omeganed0]

I saw Jordan live the other day. We didn't say anything, but he was just walking past while we were in line waiting to see Tripod.

[@Drakonus75]

Quite impressive. Just those 4 chords making all those songs. And, quite entertaining as well.