Don't Stop Believin' in the 4 Chord Pop Song

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This is one of the best videos I’ve seen online in the last week or so. Basically, some guy who is most likely Australian plays the four chords in “Don’t Stop Believin'” and sings a number of pop songs that use the same chord progression over it (D A Bm G, I believe). Most of them are cheesy 90’s pop ballad-type songs. Call me crazy, but I loved when he went from The Calling’s “Wherever You Will Go” to Bush’s “Glycerine” to Five for Fighting’s “Superman”. I also cringed when I heard the chorus line to Maroon 5’s “She Will Be Loved”.

Take a break from studying your finals and reminiscent about the better days of pop music with this video (embedded below). The guy’s pretty talented and many youtubers have pointed out the hilariousness of the guy sitting in the background nonchalantly playing Playstation. Oh also, try and name all the songs that he sings in the comments. First one who does gets to take over this blog after I die*.

MP3 Journey – Don’t Stop Believin’
MP3 Blink-182 – Adam’s Song
MP3 Bush – Glycerine

*too bad longevity runs in my family, suckas!

20 thoughts on “Don't Stop Believin' in the 4 Chord Pop Song”

  1. greeeeeeeat!
    The guy in the background is amazing… is he actually whatching tv without sound and not caring about is fellower singing at all…?! Or maybe he’s just a poster…
    anyways! great post! thanx.

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  3. 1) Blink 182 – “Adam’s Song”
    2) Beccy Cole – “Am I Not Pretty Enough”
    3) Something about “amazing”?
    4) The Calling – “Wherever You Will Go”
    5) Bush – “Glycerine”
    6) Tea Party – “Heaven Coming Down”
    7) Five For Fighting – “Superman (It’s Not Easy)”
    8) Lighthouse Family “High”
    9) Bic Runga “Sway” (the song from American Pie)
    10) Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Soul to Squeeze” (Great song)
    11) Maroon 5 – “She Will Be Loved”
    12) U2 – “With Or Without You”
    13) Crowded Horse – “Fall At Your Feet”
    14) Natalie Imbruglia – “Torn”
    15) Missy Higgins – “Scar”
    16) Beatles – “Let It Be”
    17) Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Under the Bridge”
    18) Michael Jackson – “Man In The Mirror”
    19) Elton John – “Can You Feel The Love Tonight”

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  7. He could have squeezed Green Day’s When I Come Around in there too – I think its in F# originally, but its that same progression: I, V, VIm, IV

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  12. Dude… I could easily give you enough songs for a sequel to this brilliant piece of music… I’ve made a playlist I call the “1564 Mix” with anything from Green Day’s “When I Come Around” to Kelly Clarkson’s “Break Away.” The list goes on…

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  15. I think that the most catchy chord sequences, when played in the key where on a piano, use only the white notes, go C, F, G, sometimes with an Am between the C and the F chords, sometimes an Em. The F and the G are always played in sequence, the G straight after the F. Songs throught the last several decades use this sequence. A lot of the biggest Stock Aitken and Waterman songs use this sequence, such as “I Should Be So Lucky”, and “Never Gonna Give You UP”. I think it’s a catchy formular.

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  16. E, B, C#m, A
    E, B, G#m, A

    Repeat; ad infinitum till you get your sillies out……………

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  17. Blink 182 – “Adam’s Song”
    Beccy Cole – “Am I Not Pretty Enough”
    Alex Lloyd – Amazing
    The Calling – “Wherever You Will Go”
    Bush – “Glycerine”
    Tea Party – “Heaven Coming Down”
    Five For Fighting – “Superman (It’s Not Easy)”
    Lighthouse Family “High”
    Bic Runga “Sway” (the song from American Pie)
    Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Soul to Squeeze” (Great song)
    Maroon 5 – “She Will Be Loved”
    U2 – “With Or Without You”
    Crowded Horse – “Fall At Your Feet”
    Natalie Imbruglia – “Torn”
    Missy Higgins – “Scar”
    Beatles – “Let It Be”
    Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Under the Bridge”
    Michael Jackson – “Man In The Mirror”
    Elton John – “Can You Feel The Love Tonight”

    david_ross2010 at yahoo dot com for the crown, if you please.

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