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Title: It just needs 4 Chords - so many different hits
Post by: turnaround on April 19, 2013, 01:08:26 AM
This is not brandnew, but I just found it. Very funny. 4 chords, so many hits. Also Max song are involved.

The Axis of Awesome - 4 Chords

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOlDewpCfZQ



SONGS in 4 CHORDS
Journey -- "Don't Stop Believing"
James Blunt -- "You're Beautiful"
Black Eyed Peas -- "Where Is the Love"
Alphaville -- "Forever Young"
Jason Mraz -- "I'm Yours"
Train -- "Hey Soul Sister"
The Calling -- "Wherever You Will Go"
Elton John -- "Can You Feel The Love Tonight" (from The Lion King)
Akon -- "Don't Matter"
John Denver -- "Take Me Home, Country Roads"
Lady Gaga -- "Paparazzi"
U2 -- "With Or Without You"
The Last Goodnight -- "Pictures of You"
Maroon Five -- "She Will Be Loved"
The Beatles -- "Let It Be"
Bob Marley -- "No Woman No Cry"
Marcy Playground -- "Sex and Candy"
Men At Work -- "Land Down Under"
Theme from America's Funniest Home Videos
Jack Johnson -- "Taylor"
Spice Girls -- "Two Become One"
A Ha -- "Take On Me"
Green Day -- "When I Come Around"
Eagle Eye Cherry -- "Save Tonight"
Toto -- "Africa"
Beyonce -- "If I Were A Boy"
Kelly Clarkson -- "Behind These Hazel Eyes"
Jason DeRulo -- "In My Head"
The Smashing Pumpkins -- "Bullet With Butterfly Wings"
Joan Osborne -- "One Of Us"
Avril Lavigne -- "Complicated"
The Offspring -- "Self Esteem"
The Offspring -- "You're Gonna Go Far Kid"
Akon -- "Beautiful"
Timberland featuring OneRepublic -- "Apologize"
Eminem featuring Rihanna -- "Love the Way You Lie"
Bon Jovi -- "It's My Life"
Lady Gaga -- "Pokerface"
Aqua -- "Barbie Girl"
Red Hot Chili Peppers -- "Otherside"
The Gregory Brothers -- "Double Rainbow"
MGMT -- "Kids"
Andrea Bocelli -- "Time To Say Goodbye"
Robert Burns -- "Auld Lang Syne"
Five for fighting -- "Superman"
The Axis of Awesome -- "Birdplane"
Missy Higgins -- "Scar"
Title: Re: It just needs 4 Chords - so many different hits
Post by: B Steady on April 19, 2013, 01:55:56 AM
Ohhhh, coincidentally I made a list by myself with songs in the I-V-VI-IV (or VI-IV-I-V) progression (at least you can sing those songs along this progression, but very most of them indeed are written in this progression)

Flo Rida - Whistle
Iyaz - Replay
OneRepublic - Apologize
Pitbull - International Love
Madcon - Freaky Like Me
Madonna - Power Of Goodbye
Takabro - Takata
Take That - Patience
Sonique - Sky
Bon Jovi - It's My Life
Eminem - Love The Way You Lie
Akon - Beautiful
Sean Paul - She Doesn't Mind
Backstreet Boys - The Answer To Our Life
Celine Dion - That's The Way It Is
Eminem - Not Afraid
Lucenzo - Danza Kuduro
Kelly Clarkson - Stronger
Rihanna - We Found Love
Alicia Keys - No One
Bruno Mars - Grenade
Flo Rida - Wild Ones
Alice Cooper - Poison
Outlandish - Aisha
Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe
Dido - No Freedom
RHCP - Snow (Hey Oh)
The Script - Hall Of Fame
The Passenger - Let Her Go
Shakira - Whenever, Wherever
Natalie Imbruglia - Torn
Rihanna - Take A Bow
Alphaville - Forever Young
Jason Mraz - I'm Yours
P!nk - U + Ur Hand
Celine Dion - A New Day Has Come
Celine Dion - Alone
Marina And The Diamonds - Primadonna
Title: Re: It just needs 4 Chords - so many different hits
Post by: B Steady on April 19, 2013, 12:23:13 PM
Furthermore Avril Lavigne's "Goodbye Lullaby" is probably the album with the most "I-V-VI-IV"-songs.
Title: Re: It just needs 4 Chords - so many different hits
Post by: turnaround on April 19, 2013, 10:12:31 PM
Forgot to post the link. Edited the fitst post..