Mr. Brightside having just one note melody makes it REALLY EASY to drunkenly shout
@billycraig67404 жыл бұрын
True true
@nairocamilo4 жыл бұрын
Karaoke hours
@tkr65364 жыл бұрын
So true 😂
@TheSharkAnt4 жыл бұрын
That's beyond true!
@oracle78584 жыл бұрын
Pctyd :(
@abhijithcpreej4 жыл бұрын
God Bless this dude's attempts to avoid copyright strikes
@EddieKMusic4 жыл бұрын
This is really what makes a video about music good. I've seen people who talk about a song and its different parts for 15minutes, but NEVER play even a 3 second song sample. It just sucks.
@sinner2724 жыл бұрын
agreed. he's getting his sweet sweet money
@zeus-os3fb4 жыл бұрын
@@sinner272 Would you like to work lots of hours to make a video to get nothing of it?
@sinner2724 жыл бұрын
@@zeus-os3fb uhm, my point was that he deserves the revenue. no point arguing.
@pempotfoy62064 жыл бұрын
This actually works?
@RoomieOfficial4 жыл бұрын
Great video!
@DavidBennettPiano4 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I love your work too 😀
@creepybabby4 жыл бұрын
thanks
@rithvikO_o3 жыл бұрын
HEY! ROOMIE! NICE!
@lunaronsomethin8213 жыл бұрын
My teacher sent me here and I find this🤣🤣
@marshayas34943 жыл бұрын
Didn't expect to see you here😳
@ethnolegend58094 жыл бұрын
Ask my Dad to whistle and I can guarantee you he'll turn ANY song or symphony into a one-note hell-hole masterpiece.
@cullenbrownmusic3 жыл бұрын
😂😂
@inzanity4902 жыл бұрын
I think we have the same dad
@tigaia_tefal4 жыл бұрын
Me , with 0 music theory: interesting
@DavidBennettPiano4 жыл бұрын
I’m glad 😁
@bessy324 жыл бұрын
I feel you
@angelrealm5364 жыл бұрын
I wanna like the comment but it has 69 likes
@diceandcards82724 жыл бұрын
@@DavidBennettPiano You get to be his music teacher lmao.
@fritsvanzanten35734 жыл бұрын
one note at a time
@TommyLellan4 жыл бұрын
2010-2011 had a horrendous amount of one noters. I’d often joke and play the song with one finger on the piano and see if people could guess what it was. They rarely could. 😂
@mischiefthecat534 жыл бұрын
Haha that’s amazing
@skyblazeeterno4 жыл бұрын
name some then
@yeatshmunky4 жыл бұрын
@🌟༻🅹🅰🆈🅵🅰༺ ✓ • 5 years ago That's not 2010-11...
@Cherri_Stars4 жыл бұрын
What were some of them?
@TommyLellan4 жыл бұрын
skyblaze eterno what the hell by Avril Lavington, California girls, teenage dream, e.t. by Katy perry, grow a pair by Kesha, everything by Kesha, basically anything written by Max Martin at the time... SO many more though. 😂
@fischtochter3 жыл бұрын
Fun fact: I have never actually listened to “Mr Brightside” and until now believed it to be a song along the lines of “Mr Sandman”. You can imagine my surprise upon hearing the actual song for the first time
@GNVS3003 жыл бұрын
It also sounds a lot like Beethoven’s 9th Symphony, especially the bridge
@aiineyko2243 жыл бұрын
Honestly same-
@rogergreen98613 жыл бұрын
Same, but you cannot imagine my disappointment.
@squid-boy41783 жыл бұрын
Me to got it mixed up with Mr Blue sky
@SerpensRgn3 жыл бұрын
@@rogergreen9861 Welcome to good music and live concerts
@coolness063 жыл бұрын
The thing that makes Out of the Woods so great is that each time the chorus is repeated, the production, instrumentation, and background vocals build in intensity, so that by the time you reach the bridge, breakdown, and final chorus you really feel the urgency and anxiety felt in the relationship she's singing about.
@gm.88053 жыл бұрын
yeah she described it exactly this way
@adinbok2 жыл бұрын
REMEMBER WHEN YOU HIT THE BRAKES TOO SOOON??
@Katmakil4 жыл бұрын
There's a famous italian song called "La canzone mononota" (the one-note song), which is literally an entire song with a one note melody
@riccardopaolocci14974 жыл бұрын
Elio e le Storie Tese
@handetoffoli36104 жыл бұрын
It's a really great song.
@TallSilentGuy4 жыл бұрын
What you are describing sounds like neither a song nor a melody.
@bootsnc4ts6114 жыл бұрын
Its not famous if you have to tell us what it is...
@draa0gon4 жыл бұрын
@@bootsnc4ts611 Because they said it's Italian the song may only be famous in Italy.
@xavier19644 жыл бұрын
I could HEAR that thumbnail.
@Sjaan_Banaan4 жыл бұрын
".. it's all in my head now.."
@crystals-r25514 жыл бұрын
I just can't look. It's killing me and taking control.
@frankjuggaloheathen10354 жыл бұрын
Same here
@DanaTheLateBloomingFruitLoop4 жыл бұрын
I too can do that just fine.
@Daring2BDaring4 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of high school when I would play pop songs on my violin and realize how boring they were note-wise. 😂
@littlebee333 жыл бұрын
yo me too! 🎻
@hvonsus57253 жыл бұрын
I do this too lol
@theegreenone3 жыл бұрын
I use to be able to play the Star Wars theme on my violin.
@batking43422 жыл бұрын
Oh same!!!! I duetted someone on tiktok doing mr. Brightside on my fiddle and I just realized "hang on-"
@erinmr10752 жыл бұрын
This is me! But on my flute. Like the song will be so fun to listen to and sing and then I realize how repetitive the notes are and it’s like “oh this really isn’t that much.”
@dreamsscream4 жыл бұрын
The rhythm of Mr. Brightside always reminds me of my mind racing through painful possibilities or facts and then fixating on the most excruciating details and the emotions I'm feeling due to my own thoughts.
@bigdog13914 жыл бұрын
There's 6 beats in the rhythm. Try counting to 7 to cut the cycle and get onto a fresh page.
@Firguy4 жыл бұрын
YES!
@CkennDESTR0Y4 жыл бұрын
So I'm not the only one who does this. lol
@sha-384thegreatest4 жыл бұрын
Stop it, Get some help.
@nightskaelum27103 жыл бұрын
Little details like this in the song are the reason why it's my favorite of all time
@dragonfocefan1134 жыл бұрын
I love how you jump right into the concept and examples. You're not like these other youtubers that have a longwinded introduction and then five minutes of channel updates then an advertisement and finally the video starts. You're the best bro
@DavidBennettPiano4 жыл бұрын
I'm glad! Thank you 🙂
@skogis064 жыл бұрын
And no awful begging for likes and subs
@scent_from_another_realm4 жыл бұрын
skogis and interestingly, or ironically, i liked and subscribed 😅
@marshwetland38088 ай бұрын
@@skogis06 No, we gotta like and sub immediately because his content is unique and outstanding. I've been curious and learning about music for over 50 years, and I'm delighted to learn something every single time I check out one of his videos.
@konides33434 жыл бұрын
How to make a viral pop song: 1. pick a key 2. use the I-V-vi-IV chord progression 3. make a melody with 3 notes, as explained in the video 4. it's good to be in 4/4
@BonaparteBardithion4 жыл бұрын
If it's a love ballad you can get away with 3/4.
@drkillee32364 жыл бұрын
In pop it's usually 6/8. Listen to the drums: if the snare hits in every other bar (while you're thinking that the song is 3/4), it's actually 6/8 and in one single bar. If the song was 3/4, the usual drum beat would be bass-snare-snare, bass-snare-snare...
@jameslangridge16744 жыл бұрын
Don't forget to include a decent male vocalist singing about falling in love or finding the love of his life...or a female vocalist singing about losing the love of her life and how she is now stronger than ever as a result. Guaranteed hit right there.
@guillaumefelix96554 жыл бұрын
Excuse my ignorance but why is vi in lowercase?
@konides33434 жыл бұрын
@@guillaumefelix9655 because its a minor chord, major chords are written with big letters. Its a minor chord starting on the 6th (vi) note in the scale. If its a Cmaj scale the vi chord would be A-C-E. The major chord starting on 6th (VI) note in Cmaj would be A-C#-E Sorry if i misspelled something
@sashal14934 жыл бұрын
The chorus of “out of the woods” enables my fight or flight mode
@j_0anna4 жыл бұрын
the exact intention of the song!
@atalina18304 жыл бұрын
Me too, I love it to death
@raylast38734 жыл бұрын
It‘s literally aggravating, and I can‘t figure out whether to admire it for being intentional or consider it just another example of how modern pop music is intentionally overpowering to prevent people tuning it out and force itself into people‘s head.
@Claudia-ty5yr3 жыл бұрын
@@raylast3873 it's supposed to resembled the anxiety she felt while she was in a very delicate, already crumbling relationship, she has much more soothing songs (example: her entire new album 'Folklore')
@nabhchandra_3 жыл бұрын
@YellowOnline lol what are the other 9
@andrewleeadkins934 жыл бұрын
Katy Perry’s “Never Really Over” has the one note through the entire chorus, but by doing this the descending harmony behind it creates such a beautiful sound that goes unnoticed. The ear picks up a difference but technically the melody is the same but the vocal harmony has the real movement making it very unique
@user-xd4sk4pk7h4 жыл бұрын
I’ve always noticed it, I really like the fact it changes when it repeats for the second time
@MrParkerman63 жыл бұрын
The note isn't the same if it's a harmony, dumbass. It is.one octave up.
@andrewleeadkins933 жыл бұрын
@@MrParkerman6 rude much.
@nate_storm3 жыл бұрын
there’s a descending part? i only notice the repetitive one note part and find it annoying lol
@andrewleeadkins933 жыл бұрын
@@nate_storm yes there is. Listen very closely to the second repetition in the chorus and especially in the 2nd time singing the chorus. It’s very subtle but very pleasing. While singing a single note over and over on rhythm is technically difficult to accomplish in itself I actually like singing along to the descending harmony.
@trombonedavid14 жыл бұрын
Makes me think of the pre-chorus in Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
@DavidBennettPiano4 жыл бұрын
Great suggestion!
@ryandupuis58604 жыл бұрын
or most of the verses from Come Together
@Fmfcg4 жыл бұрын
Baby you're a rich man was the first thing to come to mind when I saw John Lennon in the thumbnail
@bernardfinucane20614 жыл бұрын
Or the ironic "I get by with a little help from my friends, Get high... gonna try..", which is mostly a single note backed up by a half dozen chord changes.
@Deu_terio4 жыл бұрын
Also the first bars of the chorus in All You Need is Love
@naomitiefenbrunn28574 жыл бұрын
Love how you include classics with newer pop songs. You're never here to frow upon newer musicians, just to teach. Keep it up!
@DavidBennettPiano4 жыл бұрын
thanks!
@davidgold3nrose4 жыл бұрын
I'm an alto, I know all about monotonous melodies being important for the harmony XD
@jimwilliams35173 жыл бұрын
You are Blessed!!! I adore the alto section!!! They really fill in So Many Holes!!!!
@claymusic22054 жыл бұрын
Out of the woods, chorus lead vocals were intentionally supposed to be one-note despite the music and the background vocals changing notes all the time. Taylor did that on purpose to create strong tension to create a feeling of anxiety which was what the song was about. 1989 really was something creative and deep. It's definitely my favorite out of 1989.
@vaclavjebavy51184 жыл бұрын
i dunno just kinda feels like a kid asking if they're there yet
@deetsdaily4 жыл бұрын
@@vaclavjebavy5118 The song is about a snowmobile accident that her and Harry Styles got into, as well as her anxiety about their relationship since it was always under media microscope. She explained it in great detail in an interview that is on Billboard.com website. :)
@tiagoadulis4 жыл бұрын
Václav Jebavý Sometimes the rawest and most authentic feelings we feel on a relationship can be almost considered childish, cause they’re simple and the base of other complex feelings. The verses and bridge of the song show other aspects of the relationship, but the chorus focus on the anxiety and tension of a relationship where both partners know that it is bound to end, and so the repeated question intensifies this and shows that she’s know it is doomed to end - but she has no idea when
@vaclavjebavy51184 жыл бұрын
@@tiagoadulis Yea I just don't see it.
@DelightfullyGrace4 жыл бұрын
Václav Jebavý honestly, I don’t either. It’s wonderful that she put so much thought into it, but most people who are just casual listeners probably didn’t get that vibe; they probably thought the same as you and I, it’s just like an annoying kid. I‘ve heard a lot of music where the artist either tries to make you feel anxious or tries to channel a childlike essence and it’s all really good, I’d put it on repeat. This just isn’t that. If a song is actually annoying to listen to, you probably didn’t do a good job writing it. Just imo tho, glad other people are into it at least.
@PaulPriebeMusic4 жыл бұрын
7:10 my man just called all of modern pop music Nursery Rhymes
@mariaz63594 жыл бұрын
Aren't they? Lol
@billbauer97954 жыл бұрын
@@mariaz6359 They aren't music. They are noise.
@billbauer97954 жыл бұрын
@Dazzy Bakemono Rhythm is all there is. Rhythmic noise of power tools isn't music. A lot of the time there is no melody. There's a KZbin video that documents that, but I am having trouble finding it now.
@cantfeelmyface3334 жыл бұрын
@@billbauer9795 ???
@azulizachan75954 жыл бұрын
@@billbauer9795 Maaan, you must hate batucadas
@emmbeesea4 жыл бұрын
All to prove that there is no "right way" to write music. Limitation in one area sparks creativity in another and the widening of variety of resources creates new avenues to explore!
@TheRealBrandonMcDuff4 жыл бұрын
While I agree, the Taylor Swift song "out of the woods" is a great example of it being done horribly
@Alberto-ny7kf4 жыл бұрын
@@TheRealBrandonMcDuff yup, lazy ass chorus.
@egilsandnes96374 жыл бұрын
@@TheRealBrandonMcDuff I agree. To me personally lyrics can (almost) never be the basis for a piece of music. (And because of that I will not evaluate her lyrics, and that's the reason I have never cared much about Bob Dylan) A piece of art has to have something. You can remove or reduce one or more defining elements, but there have to be something left that triggers some feelings or is somewhat interresting or surprising. A lot of new pop music lacks harmony, melody, rythm or timbre (or lyrics) that I care about. I'm sure I'm missing out on a lot of good music, but jeez, there's a lot of uninspiered shite. To me the music video, the music, and the lyrics seems completely disconnected in Out of the Woods.
@bluepeacemaker4 жыл бұрын
Maybe there's not right way, but there are for sure terrible ways, like one-note songs.
@lauramessy4 жыл бұрын
@@egilsandnes9637 edgy
@christiankalk46684 жыл бұрын
I can't believe he made it through the whole video without mentioning "I Wanna Be Sedated" and its legendary 1-note guitar solo.
@Cherri_Stars4 жыл бұрын
SERIOUSLY thats what i was waiting for too
@clockworkkirlia74754 жыл бұрын
Genuine thanks for getting this stuck in my head.
@engar-dug51974 жыл бұрын
Check out Adam Neely's video on the history of the One Note Solo
@johns209014 жыл бұрын
Or Neil Young’s guitar solo in Cinnamon Girl. which he enjoyed so much he played the 4 bars a second time. I like Neil, he can be and is sometimes brilliant . But I figure he was stoned out of his mind at that time 😉
@ethancoster13243 жыл бұрын
Moon age daydream.
@werweis214 жыл бұрын
The melody in Out Of The Woods is so fitting tho. It's like switching between sweet dream (verses) and nightmare (chorus) while the bridge is you waking up.
@abaker29213 жыл бұрын
Queer?
@joermnyc4 жыл бұрын
I think John put that tension into “Julia” because he had a lot of unresolved issues with his deceased mother, Julia.
@howimettheopera4 жыл бұрын
Great point!
@bernardfinucane20614 жыл бұрын
I think Julia is really about Yoko, and John rewrote it before it came out. It's typical Lennon misdirection, like McCartney climbing up a tree in Strawberry Fields. The long drawn out melody and the way the first syllable of Julia is spoken the normal reaction of an Englishman being taught to pronounce Yoko correctly the first time. The first syllable is long, the second short. Yo-o-ko. The name means ocean child, the next words of the song. Much the rest of the song is plays on the ocean theme or expresses his attraction to her.
@lurker69184 жыл бұрын
@@bernardfinucane2061 That also makes a lot of sense
@fantasypgatour4 жыл бұрын
@@bernardfinucane2061 But John first met Yoko at the end of 1966 and Julia was released on Rubber soul in 1965, so yeah it's about his mother who's name is actually Julia, who'd have thought it huh
@kennet78374 жыл бұрын
@@fantasypgatour No, "Julia" was released on The White Album in 1968.
@matthewhart95854 жыл бұрын
New drinking game: take a shot anytime he mentions a Beatles song in any of his videos💀
@rebeccamaracle28784 жыл бұрын
That's what you get when prolific genius dominates a genre. They're the "Simpsons did it" of music.
@sschmidtevalue4 жыл бұрын
@@matthewhart9585 The Beatles knew more than you might think. Not formally trained, but they grasped a fair amount of it. You should watch David's video on how much theory the Beatles knew.
@snookerwither99554 жыл бұрын
I was going to say you can do this for Radiohead too but ironically they're nowhere to be found in this video
@DavidBennettPiano4 жыл бұрын
Be careful watching my 20 mins "Did The Beatles know theory?" video then... you'll need to pre-book your ambulance!
@matthewhart95854 жыл бұрын
Watched that video very interesting
@Becforbass4 жыл бұрын
‘Out of the woods’ gives me anxiety and broken record feeling.
@abaker29213 жыл бұрын
Taylor swift makes me hate music, young girls, life itself
@RandomPerson-hd9sb3 жыл бұрын
@@abaker2921 okay
@isadoramoscardini63933 жыл бұрын
She said on the grammy museum that the anxiety part was intentional
@spacem0th2 жыл бұрын
@@abaker2921 then do the world a favour and give up on life 👍🏾
@ludameri13842 жыл бұрын
"Are we out of the woods" is so brilliantly done that it actually triggers some type of anxiety in the listener, just to show how Taylor was feeling throughout that entire relationship
@JustJonathann Жыл бұрын
YESSS
@AustinNebbia4 жыл бұрын
Not to bring Billie Eilish into everything, but I’m always pleasantly surprised that the verses of “Bad Guy” (and the harmonies in them) are built entirely on the minor third of the key, which remains the melody throughout. Really interesting choice.
@SynthApprentice4 жыл бұрын
It definitely breaks the mold of pop songs being in a major key, giving that signature Billie edge to it.
@nuhuhuhhhhhhh4 жыл бұрын
I think it sounds so good because of the sheer amount of stacked harmonies and the really catchy bass line that makes it more interesting
@chipgaasche49333 жыл бұрын
She's a hack.
@OEBlackman2 жыл бұрын
@@chipgaasche4933 As opposed to?
@DBruce4 жыл бұрын
The start of your composition on the 5 Composers challenge showed just how much can be done with one note - it was somehow really touching - despite just using one note. Enjoyed collaborating with you, and thanks for another great vid.
@DavidBennettPiano4 жыл бұрын
Thank you David! It was a great idea for a composing brief! Pleasure to work with you 😊
@Mayersam4 жыл бұрын
love this crossover! :')
@thebigspooks4 жыл бұрын
yeeyee
@greennin4 жыл бұрын
Great video. I wanted to add something about Mr. Brightside that you didn’t mention: besides the rhythm of the one-note vocals, the ongoing perpetual guitar riff gives off the false feeling of more melody in the vocal line. It’s a weird little thing that helps a lot in making it less monotonous.
@DavidBennettPiano4 жыл бұрын
That’s a good point, the guitar riff is effectively a counter melody 😊
@numbers934 жыл бұрын
"I've played this song many times at pubs and WEDDINGS" ----- is talking about Mister Brightside *oof*
@Sevenseasick4 жыл бұрын
No that's literally just how the UK is. Mr Brightside is played at *everything*.
@bentownsend40174 жыл бұрын
@@Sevenseasick everyone over the age of 10 knows the lyrics
@josephhumpherston47404 жыл бұрын
Ben Townsend I knew them all when i was 4
@shotze98664 жыл бұрын
hey just curious do you like the Killers?
@throwaway5693 жыл бұрын
Hey I know a couple who's theme song is Lips of an Angel lol
@MollyWat4 жыл бұрын
David and everyone in the comments: *cites hit classics and other notable songs in history as examples of monotonous melody* Me: _7 AM WaKiN uP iN tHe MoRniNG-_
@jonahb65804 жыл бұрын
Exactly what I thought of
@bipbipletucha4 жыл бұрын
Gotta have my bowl
@Linhdoesstuff4 жыл бұрын
@@bipbipletucha gotta have cereal
@kaydubsthekoifish4 жыл бұрын
Wait... Which song is that?
@kaydubsthekoifish4 жыл бұрын
Nevermind found it.
@jellevisser6964 жыл бұрын
Tom Perry actually sings "and I'm 3, 3 fallin' "
@DavidBennettPiano4 жыл бұрын
Well spotted!
@frankjuggaloheathen10354 жыл бұрын
Well played sir, well played
@sebastianandersson37684 жыл бұрын
Tom Perry? Is that Katy Perry's brother?
@Ernie_Centofanti4 жыл бұрын
I love how you used the Sangah Noona recording of “One Note Samba.” Gotta give you two thumbs up for that!
5:30 notice he goes down to the root when he finally reaches Julia. Like he is reaching and stretching for Julia then finally can. Now that’s clever.
@jimwilliams35173 жыл бұрын
Well said.
@gurrrn11023 жыл бұрын
And at the same time Lennon overdubs himself singing the 5th - at least on the white album. Simultaneous resolution and tension.
@cullenbrownmusic3 жыл бұрын
yeah it is but sounds like shit
@reginaldperiwinkle4 жыл бұрын
The second half of the bridge for Fixing a Hole: "See the people standing there who disagree and never win, and wonder why they don't get in my door".
@idontremembermylogin4 жыл бұрын
saw COMING OUT OF MY CAGE AND I WAS DOING JUST FINE on the thumbnail and all of Britain clicked
@AnthonyRecenello3 жыл бұрын
John Lennon has soooo many songs that have one repeating note in them.
@void15713 жыл бұрын
YEA
@jfgibson732 жыл бұрын
He doesn’t have any
@xiwang1722 жыл бұрын
@@jfgibson73 the video just gave an example
@Hellyeahray21 Жыл бұрын
Honestly I immediately thought about Tomorrow Never Knows.
@madeleinesmith99654 жыл бұрын
Me, a basic girl seeing Taylor swift in the thumbnail: YES Me, actually really liking this guy cause I like music theory: Y E S
@meowimg4 жыл бұрын
i know this is just a a joke but i appreciate when people don't care about being "basic" instead of irrationaly despising anything that is popular 🥺
@youtubeuserdan40174 жыл бұрын
@@meowimg Basic ≠ popular.
@matea4434 жыл бұрын
But what if its a boy?
@lancelot7713 жыл бұрын
Well I came for John Lennon
@coolness063 жыл бұрын
I've been a huge Taylor fan since 1989 and started watching David's videos a little while before this particular video came out, so when I saw her in the thumbnail I KNEW he was going to talk about Out of the Woods 😁
@attilioromanini49744 жыл бұрын
In Italy we have "la canzone mononota", litteraly: "the song with only one note" by Elio e le storie tese. It's a very funny song.
@sisterofclementine4 жыл бұрын
In the Philippines, we have a worship song titled Dalawang Akorde that literally translates to two chord. Not too connected to the video but, yeah hahaha
@urano19884 жыл бұрын
Straight from their official channel kzbin.info/www/bejne/ooPUYYewjqeln9U ...but it is pretty difficult to understand for non native speakers.
@vittolostoriografo40583 жыл бұрын
È la canzone mononota.... una canzone poco nota
@vittolostoriografo40583 жыл бұрын
@@mb_entity che non scende a compromessi e se lo fa il compromesso é piccolo, tipo.... questo
@mr.iiconic3 жыл бұрын
Cultura! 🇮🇹
@howimettheopera4 жыл бұрын
The monotonous line in Julia is probably trying to evoke the “meaninglessness” that John refers to.
@fewwiggle4 жыл бұрын
I think the delicate beauty of the changes when the word "Julia" is sung would be lost in a "busier" melody
@GrayBlood13314 жыл бұрын
John seemed to do the "one note" thing a lot actually.
@George1991444 жыл бұрын
Agreed. This monotony of the song is broken and the note gets its relief only when the word Julia is sung, imo symbolising John's relief when he speaks his mother's name.
@MegaSupernova8884 жыл бұрын
Every time a new music youtuber is recommended to me, I brace myself for a grating "GAHH MODERN MUSIC IS BAD" take. Props to you for such a positive video on """uninteresting""" music - the ability to understand and utilize simplicity is the mark of a very good (and, in most cases, humble :P) musician. Loved the video.
@christopher44434 жыл бұрын
when your mom tells you to write a song but you've just started piano 2 days ago
@malacite14 жыл бұрын
The legend Johnny Marr playing with The Killers there.
@malacite14 жыл бұрын
@@kingloser4198 I don't know why he did it in the first place. He's too good for that!
@adambrown2094 жыл бұрын
King Loser it was last year at glasto
@deutz1928374 жыл бұрын
King Loser why?
@spidrboy20004 жыл бұрын
Glad someone brought it up
@stantastic48664 жыл бұрын
@@kingloser4198 It was only last year.
@corkskrewclubhouse934 жыл бұрын
“I Want You” by Savage Garden is another example. Almost every note in the verse is G.
@sketchur4 жыл бұрын
Like a chicka cherry cola! 🎵
@lordman54974 жыл бұрын
anytimeineedtoseyourfaceijust close my eyes
@bellab.91594 жыл бұрын
The G Note
@dalkay4 жыл бұрын
Love that song. My mom always plays it.
@rockstopsthetraffic3 жыл бұрын
imthekindofguywhoendorsesadeepcommitment
@plfreeman1114 жыл бұрын
So in elementary music education, we need to teach kids songs they know and love. Enough with teaching every kid to play Marry Had a Little Lamb on the violin. Give them another 3 note chorus that they know and love.
@ieuanphillips49633 жыл бұрын
The problem with that would be everyone has different tastes in music
@Miss_Myth3 жыл бұрын
@@ieuanphillips4963 True - Maybe turn it into a medley/review situation? Instead of teaching kids one song, teach them snippets of several? That could give them a greater chance of finding something they like while helping them recognize patterns early.
@monochromaticlightsource91533 жыл бұрын
I was going to post a comment, but. This fella knows more about music than I can ever understand. He's like the Red Arrows! Here they come! Straight over my head!
@andcheese10514 жыл бұрын
The first things I thought of was Dawn Chorus by Thom Yorke. It is like a beautiful swirl of electric noise with Thom's voice gently over it singing the same note - one note melodies work!
@DavidBennettPiano4 жыл бұрын
Great suggestion! I should have covered that one!
@jackyagerline89224 жыл бұрын
My favorite song on Anima, so gorgeous
@Mcguy2154 жыл бұрын
i didn't even notice it, nice one. it works so well
@zachary46704 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU for not dismissing modern, simple music as “bad” for being modern and simple. I love the observation that these become chants, too. Although I would have loved to heard how the note relates to the harmony. ie, sitting on the note C sounds very different over a C-F progression than a C-dm-F-G progression.
@nokostunes3 жыл бұрын
The verses of MGMT's Little Dark Age also stay on the fifth most of the time, save for a few minor sixths used as ornamentation!
@ONE.Music.4 жыл бұрын
5:44 ~Recent POP Songs~ Continues to play “What Makes You Beautiful” 2011.
@vellasleep4 жыл бұрын
yeah lmao I was about to check the posting time
@Shadan.20023 жыл бұрын
As compared to other examples from 40-60 years ago, yeah it’s recent.
@ErickGarcia-qs2yh3 жыл бұрын
Considering music has been forever, it's recent af.
@sebastiandavila91223 жыл бұрын
Yeah, of course music was just created on the 2000's and there is not music before so that song is recent
@SirHadoken4 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of Katy Perry’s “just because it’s over doesn’t mean it’s really over and if you think it over maybe you’ll be coming over again” chorus, where it repeats the same note AND the word “over” to emphasize that the song itself is about repeating an old cycle.
@akapple26983 жыл бұрын
Uhh… didn’t expect to find you here lol
@jahzneb69723 жыл бұрын
Gdgdgdg
@alebox20024 жыл бұрын
Maaaan “La canzone mononota” by Elio e le storie tese, an amazing Italian band. The title means “the song with one note” you should definetly check it out, Greeeetings from Italy
@Symphonicrockfran4 жыл бұрын
The comment I was looking for
@renyhp4 жыл бұрын
Yeeeeah I was waiting for it to appear :(
@gabrielecoda4 жыл бұрын
mi hai fottuto sul tempo mannaggg
@stefanodigarbo47354 жыл бұрын
I know every single song by Elio e Le Storie Tese, and I do believe La Canzone Mononota is their greatest masterpiece. It's middle C in every possible harmonic combination. And it even turns out to be the dominant, as the very last note Elio sings is an F. The song is full of quotations from classical to pop and jazz. You have to be Italian to grasp the whole meaning, more or less as you've got to be a Brit to catch the meaning of Thick as a Brick, but listening to the song will be pure pleasure for the ear and brain of every musician and music respectful lover.
@witkofhf4 жыл бұрын
Here is the link to the official video kzbin.info/www/bejne/ooPUYYewjqeln9U
@sassafrassanid57184 жыл бұрын
“All You Need is Love” is another good example of changing the context of the note (D in this case)
@aron-new93914 жыл бұрын
I believe it also happens in "And Your Bird Can Sing".
@junglecat_rant4 жыл бұрын
Again, a great video explaining how music works. Thank you for your hard work.
@DavidBennettPiano4 жыл бұрын
Thanks! 😊😊
@YellowMindset4 жыл бұрын
I'm surprised no one mentioned REMs "It's the End of the World as We Know It."
@User-jk8wq4 жыл бұрын
That's a double track, one take singing B and the other singing D. Great some
@richthomascopeland70264 жыл бұрын
@@User-jk8wq That would be a melody and a harmony.
@DavidBennettPiano4 жыл бұрын
Good suggestion - perhaps in a future video!
@kingloser41984 жыл бұрын
@@DavidBennettPiano All My Life by Foo Fighters too. The guitar stays the same too. I could be wrong. Let me go listen... (well just the first bit)
@ruaofficineduende4 жыл бұрын
@@DavidBennettPiano Check out Elio e le storie tese "La canzone mononota"!. Really brilliant!! Greatings from Italy
@User-jk8wq4 жыл бұрын
It wouldn't be a David Bennett Piano video without a Beatles reference
@conanichigawa4 жыл бұрын
Yes! Not that i complain though.
@conanichigawa4 жыл бұрын
Yes! Not that i complain though.
@stevenlenz7242 жыл бұрын
"sometimes limitation is what breeds creativity" YES! When I try to produce something on my desktop where I can use FL and ableton, all my vst's, samples and my analog gear, I have no idea what to do but when I produce on my laptop where I can only use ableton, no vst's, samples, anything, then I come up with the best ideas.
@jonathanshapiro65934 жыл бұрын
Lmao when he was like, “a lot of recent pop songs have been...” and the showed his first few examples I checked the date.
@fuzzyredponcho4 жыл бұрын
Lol
@olivercuenca41093 жыл бұрын
Well you know, how recent is recent? If it's in the past decade I think its fine.
@nitramluap4 жыл бұрын
It's so catchy *because* everyone can 'sing' along!
@yyflower4 жыл бұрын
I'd been listening to Brett Domino's "How to write a hit pop song" videos lately, and I feel like your video has explained all the claims he made in his. Great work!
@spin92564 жыл бұрын
Another great example of rhythm over melody, and the idea of release, is The Raconteurs' "you don't understand me" piano solo
@DavidBennettPiano4 жыл бұрын
Great piano solo!!!!
@paulaye5971 Жыл бұрын
I’m doing a Humanities assignment on songs with repetitive notes and this is exactly what I needed!!
@gooball20054 жыл бұрын
I gotta say, your composition was the one I personally found most appealing of the 5 composers challenge. Just the right amount of harmonic movement and arranged in a very expressive way
@DavidBennettPiano4 жыл бұрын
Thank you! That means a lot. 🙂
@filippolippi024 жыл бұрын
Probably one of the most challenging part of making your videos must be avoiding copyright strike :D Great job, I like your vids.
@alexinitalics1884 жыл бұрын
My mum's a music teacher so imagine being her when What makes you beautiful was popular...
@goodtimesgivecancer14 жыл бұрын
If she isnt an elitist then she wouldn't have had a problem
@sarasthoughts4 жыл бұрын
Music is music. Stop gatekeeping notes.
@alexinitalics1884 жыл бұрын
@@sarasthoughts I'm not trying to gate keep, I wad just making a joke about the fact the song was popular and some so my mum would have heard it several times a week on recorder. Think of how much everyone ended up listening to songs like let it go. You can like the song, there's nothing wrong with that. But you have to admit, it's repetitive, especially when instrumental.
@alexinitalics1883 жыл бұрын
@Anne Day Oh ok, thanks! I'm not always the best at tone or making myself clear *especially* over the internet so thank you
@phoenixrise31263 жыл бұрын
The verse of America's "Horse With No Name" comes to mind also.
@heliospantazis2164 жыл бұрын
As a painter I found this so insightful! I love all music genres- the idea of a melody with few notes is like a painting with made with limited palettes. Old masters work had the challenge to create harmony and balance because many pigments were not invented! So similarly, its not about how many or little colour you use in a painting or how many notes in a melody but finding the balance and harmony ^^ thanks for uploading, cheers !
@petermckay16154 жыл бұрын
Hanging out with you listening to music with you would be alot of fun. I love the way you analyze music!
@DavidBennettPiano4 жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@samcoleman6054 жыл бұрын
Agreed!
@ritaprovidencia4 жыл бұрын
“purposefully limiting yourself though can be a really good way to spark creative ideas”
@tomasstoneley65744 жыл бұрын
Quite a lot of the song “Ugly Heart” by GRL is the same note, most obviously the chorus but also for the most part of the verses too
@sillygoose2934 жыл бұрын
Bro I never noticed that before! That’s wack
@Koppter424 жыл бұрын
Nice pfp
@davek49864 жыл бұрын
G...Guys! He didnt mention Radiohead! Are we 100% sure he hasn't been kidnapped and this isn't a coded clue?? 😉😘
@keiemnarido42954 жыл бұрын
*calls for the police*
@ninelivescatseyes4 жыл бұрын
Dawn Chorus by Thom Yorke
@CoDEmanX474 жыл бұрын
Realized that Icona Pop - I Love It is mostly using a single note. Didn't occur to me before, but now it's so obvious. Thanks for this video!
@debraenglander93173 жыл бұрын
America’s Horse with No Name is another example. Thank you for a great video
@georgesid56324 жыл бұрын
This guy is incredibly proficient in music and has an understanding way beyond his years. I love watching these videos! Subscribed!
@Morgang199524 жыл бұрын
I'm brand new on my composition journey and love your videos. Thank you so much.
@DavidBennettPiano4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Lydia 😄
@MarcusCactus3 жыл бұрын
Remember "Ça plane pour moi!" (Plastic Bertrand, reprise by The Presidents of the USA). One note, and so catchy.
@trainliker1003 жыл бұрын
A simple example that demonstrates the importance of rhythm (although not using just one note) is to play a descending major scale at an even rhythm. Then play the same scale with the rhythm for "Joy to the World". Of course, people instantly then recognize it. A very simple, but stark, contrast. It's fun to watch people's reaction to how different the same notes in the same order sound when played differently.
@burgundymistmetallic4 жыл бұрын
One of my favourite fairly static melodies is the introduction to Night and Day by Cole Porter. Has a bit of word painting thrown in too!
@promerops4 жыл бұрын
Bill Evans' version really illustrates this.
@oo61274 жыл бұрын
I like how he even wrote where he got the songs to avoid copyright. You got my respect. +1 sub from me Lots of love from Nepal!!
@anuvette4 жыл бұрын
Nice to see a fellow countryman :")
@shirlcotterhill72183 жыл бұрын
creeper aw man sorry i had to do it its because of your profile pic im sry ahahdsegefdf........hgfd
@neilbarnett30464 жыл бұрын
Love the one note samba, as you say, it's about the rich jazz chords. The melody becomes an outer pedal, in terms of what I was taught.
@androuburgess59303 жыл бұрын
The bassline in "Mr. Brightside" does share a similar chord progression with Prince's "No One Can Take The Place Of Your Man". Crosby Stills & Nash's "All The Lonely People" uses a similar chord progression in it's first two verses as "Julia". I always thought the Chainsmokers' "Closer" was somewhat similar to Human League's "Human".
@MichelleCaplan4 жыл бұрын
Your piece Once, Two, Much was absolutely brilliant!
@DavidBennettPiano4 жыл бұрын
Thank you!!
@nobodywatchesnooby4 жыл бұрын
I've been singing this way my whole life... _I'm monotone_
@notsop14 жыл бұрын
Your profile pic fits this comment so perfectly
@masteroffiyah4 жыл бұрын
I feel you man
@kozzak804 жыл бұрын
Very knowladgeable guy. Love this deep insight. Like
@Chris-qn6pr4 жыл бұрын
Billy Joel’s “We didn’t Start the Fire” is my favourite example.
@Alex-lz7zx4 жыл бұрын
You did a great job at David Bruce’s challenge. Very melodic and poppy in a positiv way. Pleasing the ear not just a bunch of notes....
@DavidBennettPiano4 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@loka94224 жыл бұрын
Never thought I'd see John Lennon and Taylor Swift in the same thumbnail. Anyway great video.
@jacopopadoan79553 жыл бұрын
Also in Numb by U2, the lead vocal line by The Edge utilises just one note throughout the whole song
@jeffmansfield9143 жыл бұрын
I was hoping this would be in the video, but at least we could count on a hero like you to mention it in the comments. 🦸
@benc.s.13933 жыл бұрын
I watched the 5 Composers video, and I loved your piece and the way it developed. Very emotive.
@DavidBennettPiano3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! 😃😃
@higornunes35254 жыл бұрын
so good to see such a good channel as yours bringing brazillian songs! greetings from Brasil and keep up the good work!
@harpodjangorose96964 жыл бұрын
“Flood” from Jars of Clay would fit this category well.
@ytbvdshrtnrАй бұрын
This almost makes me yearn to write a catchy pop song with three notes. I could imagine this video alone making me want to learn music theory, or at least experiment with writing melodies
@joedurantguitar14472 жыл бұрын
The chorus of The Rolling People by The Verve is the first one to come to mind. Epic tune if you haven't heard it :)
@wempigedits4 жыл бұрын
Slayer and DragonForce: whole scale every scale
@gneeson86194 жыл бұрын
These videos make me feel so smart
@wilkerwx3 жыл бұрын
Maestro Tom Jobim! Orgulho do Brasil!
@joe477713 жыл бұрын
I like how you showed the music before playing it, I predicted how it would sound even though I don't read music