Jazz Pianist Reacts to Watermelon Sugar by Harry Styles
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Harry has done some really cool stuff. In particular, I'm a fan of Lights Up. The melody, harmony, "bridge" section are all super interesting and really well executed! These are just some thoughts about how this one could've been tweaked a bit to be even better. What are your thoughts on the song??
Omg 2 long vids in a row!!!!!
same LOL-
What training did u do for jazz pls?! Lessons and grades of anything to get where u are now ?
What's good. Love your music theory stuff. Thank you!
I replied
Cool
*Jazz:* Pop needs more spice.
*Pop:* Adds ninth
*Jazz:* No no no let me explain...
lmaooo this made me laugh way more than it should've
Adding 7ths = no prob
Adding 9ths - wait wut
Charles Cornell your the best!
Morgan Wallace Tremillo _exactly_ i enjoy playing billie eilish’s music the most of any pop music on piano since she adds 7ths
Crucify me for this...but i think i kinda like the ninth and that pre chorus is my favourite part of the song. The chorus itself is pretty bland tho i agree.
I just saw “Jazz pianist reacts to water” and decided it was worth a watch
I would assume the water was laced with something... In which case I'd so be down to watch that 😳🎶
True for me too
NaK like, I presume?
Sounds like a clickhole video
😂
To be fair, drawing random notes from a hat seems like a fun composition game.
We did something like that in music class at my school. It was dope
YES I THOUGHT SO TOO
Look up "Aleotoric Music". Some composers like John Cage and Stockhausen experimented with things like that.
i actually made a whole song this way, with a midi guitar solo drawn from the hat, ended up being a horribly boring I V vi IVsong
If you don’t do any work to make it sound good, it’s basically a twelve note row and bam it’s abstract
Nobody can make a critic, from any point, cause is "hate". This guy makes sense in every point he made, and he wasn't rude or disrespectful, that's his opinion.
For those who also read this upwards of 5 times trying to decipher it, I think he meant 'critique'.
@@baronvonbeandip I'm so sorry, English is not my first language, I don't express myself properly.
@@Death6man It’s okay, I got what you meant, and you made a really good point.
fans are toxic and basic
Thing is, doesnt it matter wheter people can vibe with the Song like, whats the Point telling people the notes are false, If they still enjoy the Song? Theres also Songs that give a certain vibe because a false or unusual Note ist played in the Beat And you can find that in many genres. And btw i dont even Like the watermelon song
"I'm not mad, just disappointed" sorry dad
Sorry Alex Turner
Sam Maloney if this was twitter, you would have started a war by saying this lmfao
👁👄👁
@@camille1368 He probably already started a war right here, we just haven't seen the replies yet.
Sam Maloney I strongly disagree, but I respect your opinion.
@Sam Maloney Despite the fact i can see your point in some ways and respect your opinion, you more than likely needed to be briefed on Charles' opinion of this song's structure as you more likely than not would have applied your stubborn persona to never giving Harry's music the benefit of the doubt.. My point is you should not immediately judge Harry's abilities as a songwriter/composer, based on what you hear here, genuine artists will write many songs, not all necessarily hits, with 9/10 of the results proving to go nowhere and end up as mistakes. These artists also have their own personal taste and will create and base their on music on what inspires them, nothing wrong with this whatsoever and in fact Harry's confidence in his abilities should be applauded. I urge you to look upon your own musical idols and, without bias, consider the possibility that they're not all Godlike and do in fact make bloopers.
Why not take his isolated vocal track and make your own music to it. I'd love to hear what you do with it and compare the two!
Copyright issues
Stop being mean u came here to watch the video
That would be so cool!!
We all wanna see this.
@@chelseachepkoech9104 I'm pretty sure he wasn't trying to be sarcastic. I'd actually love to hear him remake this song!
4:30 "not completely devoid of definition."
Hey Charles, I've been trying to work out lately. Glad you noticed the improvements.
Name checks out
I find the melody to the phrase "... if I could ever go without ..." wrenching and haunting. I don't know why. I live for only That moment in the song.
He sounds like a dad when he says "I'm not mad just disappointed"
MY dad, specifically
im not dad, just misappointed
Sounds like a Diary of a Wimpy Kid line too...
My friends and family say the same thing.
“The lyrics don’t make sense!!”
*Harry stroking a watermelon*
Me: this makes perfect sense
Edit: wow I can’t believe how viral this went thank you everyone!
Elizabeth Axler he’s not just stroking a watermelon, he is having a stroke
Hahaha
@@Khirure its a very sexual song about 69-ing
Still doesn't really 💀
Bg Jimy It makes perfect sense once you know what it’s about, and the mv gives plenty of hints.
"So it's in C, right?"
In that moment, he wasn't the only one disappointed and frustrated.
Edit: Before replying with new criticism, please do read what has already been said or debunked before. Thank you! :D
What's wrong with C?
@@Sh-ws5jd There's nothing necessarily wrong with C. It's just very basic and I personally associate children's songs for example with it, since a lot of children's songs were in C major when I first learned my instrument.
Personally I think the key in which a song is played has a lot of influence on a song. For example there's a big difference between c minor and a minor (c minor sounds a lot darker than the milder a minor, and c sharp minor for example sound a lot more aggressive). So I feel like picking C major is being a bit lazy.
Of course I understand that he has to be able to sing in that key and it has to sound good, I'm just a bit judging of C major (and apparently 77 other people agree).
@@freshpinkapples7618 you can do a glissando on the piano if you're using c major scale lol.
@@freshpinkapples7618 I don't understand your point, at least in equal temperament, which is the one more or less all keyboardists use. The "color" you're talking about, is that inherent to the key or just related to your memories? Also, I don't really get like, why C would be lazy... Ok it's only white keys on a keyboard, but that does not predetermine what you gonna do with them.
@@link1628 Maybe it is just what I associate with memories and I sound like a crazy person. I was trying to think of a time that my piano teacher told me something like that, but now I'm struggling.
I didn't mean to sound snobbish if I did.
I think it's just an illogical opinion. Sorry, man, if I offended you.
Me, a jazz major: Oh yeah I know that F note my god. *Continues to enjoy the song secretly*
The F works fine. It's deliberate dissonance ... its funny seeing a jazz pianist get so worked up about a little dissonance.
@@sacredgeometry Dissonnance is cool, and there's nothing wrong with it, but there are weak and strong decisions. Now the defiition of weak and strong may vary according to the individual, but to me that F sounds very much underwhelming and weak as a decision. My ear just perceives it as something that doesnt add anything to the melody and instead kinda makes it annoying.
I am dissonance's strongest advocate I love me some crunchy chords and lines, and the use of Major triads with the added fourth is something im familiar with HOWEVER it needs to done a certain way for it to really add the color of the fourth and in that context my ear doesnt perceive it as an "intentional use of dissonance"
This is all obviously my opinion and take on it, I just think its a very underwhelming song melody wise
@@charles-antoinepouliot6675 Always choosing strong decisions makes music boring.
I am definitely someone that does that. My music favours consonance and strong decisions and as a result is utterly mundane an uneventful.
@@sacredgeometry Strong decision does not mean consonant tho, Hard dissonance can be a strong decision, I agree that music that is too safe lacks emotional content and is mundane and uneventful. I love me some dissonance, but some decisions feel stronger than others, those can be consonant or dissonant, it's just that this particular dissonance, I thought was a very weak choice. But I completely understand your point.
@@charles-antoinepouliot6675 I know which is why I specified both.
“watermelon on the table... tastes like strawberries?” oh honey. he’s not talking about the watermelon lmao 😳
That’s just what I was about to comment😂
Still lame haha
@@TheClevelandSteamer just like your useless comment hun
Aint nobodys vag taste like strawberries either lets be honest
Lauren B there's plenty of lame shit on UA-cam with millions of views lol
I think you should present an entire “fixed” version of these songs at the end of the video!
YES I would love of a full song of Charles version!
Yesssssssssss
Yeeeee
Yes please! This is such a good idea!
THIS.
Hearing the song on the piano makes me realize how similar it sounds to every other summer hit song.
as he was playing the chords I realised it fit with blinding lights by the weekend
As a person who has practiced classical music for more than ten years, is a jazz fan and enjoys pop music, I think people who know strong music theory are sometimes stuck in the ideal chords combination. Sometimes jump outside the box bring more surprise, at least; that is what I felt when I heard the intro of this song.
Yeah, it’s pretty silly to critique a song just for experimenting with different note progressions and whatever.
Right! The unexpected movement of it is what makes it an earworm! He's totally missing the point.
Absolutely, thank you
I think it's pretty rich to suggest that an _improvisational jazz_ musician doesn't like something because he's "stuck in an ideal chord combination" and needs to "think outside the box."
I mean, if you watch any of his other videos, one of the things he does _constantly_ is pause a composition and go "whoa, did you hear that?" and explain how unexpected and unusual it is. Charles Cornell _loves_ to be surprised and _loves_ it when pieces go outside the box. It's kind of the core of Jazz as a genre. To a trained ear, there is a huge difference between something that is unusual or unexpected, and something that just sounds sloppy and doesn't work. This piece is the latter.
Yeah I feel like sometimes people who study too much music theory are stuck in ideas how things should be and what is correct. But there is not actual right or wrong.
I love this comment section
No one is yelling saying “UR AN IDIOT AND U SUCK”
It’s a very peaceful discussion and it’s very inspiring for someone who enjoys learning more about music. Point is
Music people have big wrinkle brain energy
I'm gonna use big wrinkle brain energy to refer intellectuals from now on.
Phoebe Amadore this is a big wrinkle brain energy moment
✨ᵇⁱᵍ ʷʳⁱⁿᵏˡᵉ 𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝑒 𝓃 𝑒 𝓇 𝑔 𝓎 ✨🤟😌
yeah I like that everyone is discussing this in as mature way.
Same
Why is no one talking about how he can literally listen to the song and then figure out the chords like that I wish I could do that
Cause we don't need another perfect pitch meme
With ear training it's reasonable for a musician to develop a good relative ear. Many musicians play by ear after years of practice, it's not too outlandish
That’s what I was thinking???
Its not nessiserily perfect pitch, thats what music students go to music school to do. Some noodle around, some struggle and cant get there, and some get there easier than others, some struggle and do get there over time. Its called music theory and aural skills it isnt just music talent. Musicians have to work at it too. Especially the ones that dont have perfect pitch, but the thing is, its learnable with effort.
its surprisingly easy with practice and knowledge of theory. Genres have very defining harmonic "stereotypes" that, once you know em, you can replicate them easily. Music school gave me endless headaches, but fuck if I cant pick up on stuff I hear in a moment.
As a Harry stan, I really don't understand why his stuff like Watermelon Sugar goes viral when he has so much else that is so interesting!!
I agree Harry is talented, but this song wasn't for me, it was try hard as was the video.
Honestly, I personally appreciate your honesty, Charles. Thanks for being willing to share your unique perspective of this song with us, it's quite refreshing to hear.
7:49 “C major scale contains ‘F’! Sure does!” Me: “Finally some theory I can understand!” 😂
Exactly. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I read this the exact time he said it perfectly
Loooolll same
Charles having manic twitches while telling me he’s disappointed is giving me “conversations with my dad” vibes.
I’m so glad I’m not the only one who got dad vibes from him. It sparks memories of my dad trying to teach me math lmao
Manic?
He'll be like Zizek in 20 years
Random but I think I've seen your comments on his other videos😂
Y'all have conversations with your Dads?
as a die hard harry fan, i'm so upset that this song had to be the one getting all this hype when his entire first album was a zero-skip classic rock album and there are so many fantastic songs on fine line as well... i guess that's how music business works, release all the mainstream pop songs from your album (literally, every single one, and that was the entirety of the singles for fine line) and you'll get a bloody grammy nomination when your first album was entirely slept on by the general public.. i'm just upset that due to this, we've now come to the point where Charles has to make a video about how this huge hit single doesn't make sense, when we could've had him be amazed by other songs that NOBODY KNOWS bc they're not singles. i'm mad. that's it lol. i agree Charles, you did what you had to
I also really liked the first album!
I agree so much
The issue seems to be right here, yet people look right past it. The reason Charles doesn't get the hits like this 'bad' song is precisely because it tastes bad to him. It's like serving salad and wondering why everyone is buying the ice cream next door, 'dont they know ice cream is bad for you?' They don't care it's bad for them. They like it because it's an ear worm that sets a relevant mood. They don't care it's simple, 'doesnt make sense', or anything else.
I think the answer to your query is simple, it's personal preference. His first album was not a super hit cause people didn't enjoyed it as much, on the other hand I would assume that most people loved listening to watermelon sugar and thats why it's a hit song. At the end of the day music is a personal preference and all of us have got their own taste and we should not judge people on the basis of their palette
All three of his albums have been great, but I preferred his first two over his latest one.
We all got this recomended 8 nonths later
9 months for me lmao
@@guadalupe3759 same
What is a nonth
@Zapping Gaming same
I think youtube and the music industry are working together to rob us all lol
Alternative title: *Charles being a frustrated dad for 14 minutes and 12 seconds*
Thank you, VeganFunnyCat.
You mean "Dumb Meme title for Dumb Internet Kids".
Best comment on the video:
Harry: Breathe me in, breathe me out
Corona: That’s what I’m talking about
😂😂😂😂😂
Haha lmao
🤣🤣🤣
Ha ha ha
Is it wrong, that Im vibing with his Aimless Noodling?? 😂😂
We all bro we all
No Way
I love it when musicians just get lost in the music they're playing
alternative title: charles cornell gets enraged over an "f" for 14 and a bit minutes
14 minutes of Cornell obliquely confessing that he has somehow never heard any Celtic or Slavic music.
@@joshuabroyles7565 I get the feeling that Harry Styles wasn't inspired by the celts and slavs for a song about tropical fruit ^^;
@@sammy3212321 Perhaps he was inspired by the experience of being British during the Summer. Have you heard ANY folk music from Britain?
just don't watch it then :/
Pretty sure an ”f” isn't the ninth in the key of ”c”. Just sayin’.
I love how he forgets what the heck he's doing halfway through and just starts going to town on the keys. And I was like, "I think he's on to something".
I read this as it happened. Awesome.
Disclaimer: I’m not a fan of this song, but I think it sounds clear to me that this isn’t in C Major but D Dorian. D is definitely the central note and it makes more sense when you analyse it relative to D, not C. I’d be interested in Charles’ thoughts and if this changes anything.
I absolutely agree
WHY DO PEOPLE NOT UNDERSTAND THAT MODES ARE NOT KEYS ;-;
@@Ragplayzz So we just say Dorian? Without the D or C? How do you know which Dorian it is if it's in the key of F?
@@OfoeNelson no it's in the key of C but the mode could be anything . But the key doesn't change
@@OfoeNelsonehh sure be d Dorian would be more specific
5:28 I love how he casually gets carried away of what he’s playing
I actually, weirdly enough, enjoy the incompleteness of the song. It kind of gives the song this lazy, unfinished summer project vibe. And frankly makes a generic pop song a bit more unique.
I'm enjoying your description, and a fair point, ^oo^
Yeah, kinda got a point there
Yeees~ thank you. I wasn't sure how to describe it. :D
i agree - sometimes something that doesn't make perfect musical sense can be very sonically interesting and get across a certain vibe - to me it does communicate the aimlessness of summer
Exactly. There are things I personally think this song could do better but Charles absolutely fixates on that pre-chorus 'breathe me in...' melody and clearly doesn't get how that section and the first chorus sets up the following verse where the groove kicks in. I personally enjoy how that melody there, as simple as it is, builds some tension without moving the song away from the 'vibe' (I know it's a bollocks word but it'd kinda useful sometimes) that's set in the first verse. The chorus melody is ridiculously simple but the harmonies that get stacked on it as the song builds end up making it quite enjoyable to my ear. The big pop 'we've arrived' moment is definitely the 'I just wanna taste it...' section anyway.
I'd be interested to see what he'd actually offer up as an alternative. The noodling in the video may have offered up some 'technically' stronger melodic movement but it just sounded a bit Disney (kinda dramatic and obviously with both feet in one place emotionally) to me and really wouldn't fit the vibe (again, sorry) of the song.
I think any argument that it was cynically written as a last-minute summer tune is completely undermined by the fact it was released last year. The musical choices made make sense to me and there's a clear sense of where the song's moving to, not just what's best for the section if you cut it out of the song and view it alone. I think the changes Charles (sort of) suggests would completely change the song and make it feel very disjointed. I think when you can't pinpoint exactly what isn't working for you, musically, you just have to admit that it's just a case of it not being your personal preference.
I love watching people passionately talk about things that they have great knowledge about.
And Charles is no exception.
Wise words should be shared
I always say about songs like this- “It just doesn’t *go* anywhere”. He spams that one melody note so damn much it gets super old.
Yes, however you could argue that that is a part of the song’s appeal. It’s about a good summer time on a beach. No one’s trying to go somewhere on a beach - they want to stay and relax in the sun/atmosphere.
I actually love watermelon sugar, but I also loved the analysis of the song, thank you for expanding my knowledge.
Bruh, y'all are putting words into his mouth. He is just explaining how a pop song isn't that good from a musical theory standpoint, not that it completely ruins the song or that y'all should hate it.
Maybe take your own advice: "If you don't want to listen to him, just ignore it and move along."
Yes
This comment deserves so much more likes, i hate when people say things like “lol he’s just mad he can’t do it himself” or “XD he’s just jealous of Harry styles!!”. Whenever the hardcore stans see an alternative opinion they gotta take out their “you’re just jealous of their success” moves. Annoys me so much.
thank you!
I don't care for the song really but he did say that the song is "musically useless" right after he said he doesn't like tearing down music other people like. That's a direct quote and is not valid criticism in any way. It would be fine if he just went full harsh with it, thats at least honest. But when you tip toe around it and say pretty harsh stuff and then play coy, you look bad and invite your own harsh criticism.
Exactly!
The way he played the song by ear
Fam
You dropped this
👑
Right, I wish I could play like that but I never could even start piano until I was like 15 and by then I could never get to this level
I don't know why I said dang, but just, yeah. lol
@@leightonvanderesch277 you can get to this level it just takes a little bit of time each day. 15 minutes a day makes a huge difference over the years. You might not be as young as him when you reach that level, but you started later anyways.
@@leightonvanderesch277 wtf bro there is no age to learn piano, stop making excuses, and if you want to play, just practice
@@arthurhaag9434 I can play, I can play quite good actually. But I don't think I'll ever get to the point where I can just pick out that song. I practice an hour 3 days/week
It starts on the 2 chord not the 4. There's no F chord in this song. It's 2 6 1 5... It's a D Dorian progression. How did you decide this song is rooted on the 4 chord?? Very confused here.
The really cleaver thing is it fits because if you listen to the lyrics he’s literally saying “I couldn’t ever go without” the sound reinforces the feeling that something isn’t quite right an something is missing, it’s actually a sad breakup song
Dad’s out here being disappointed meanwhile I’m lookin at that saxophone in the back wonderin when we’re gonna get a taste of it
Mhmmmmmm
Peep the bone too
“Jazz musician gets triggered by pop artist for 14 minutes straight”
yassss
Gonna cry?
@@accenttakedown5825 i am crying want to know why?
Jack dePuit huh?
I feel like it's click bait
I liked the groove. And the melody. One thing - the purposed Charles version of the melody sounds sort of 'safe'. Harry Styles version sounds with a bit of a tension. And I love that. It is not that the music has to always adhere to the rules. Make interesting melodies - break the rules!!! 😎😎😎🤘
That little piece was sooooo gorgeous!
Would love a full version.
Damn y’all are weak. Hear one critique of a pop song you like and you’re like “this is why theory takes the fun out of music”
hahaha factssss but like there’s literally no reason for this dude to be hating on watermelon sugar like bruh if u don’t like it stfu harry is literally a mega star and prolly doesn’t give a fuck abt common sense
Anfernee Manansala he's just making a video lol
@@abm8249 dude this is just a video click away if you dont like it damn he's a jazz musician just having fun
I mean... What sounds good, just sounds good... When you put theory it can work but there are outliers that don't have an explanation in theory. For example: 8:18 he gives an example of a chord sequence in "I don't know if I could ever go without" with theory... And it sounds bad. Not as in it's unpleasant but it's not in the same ballpark as Watermelon Sugar
(And then again at 9:04)
Who else thinks Charles should do a long livestream of “noodling”
Me man
@@user-ff6qb6fg5p Meeeee
Was just about to say this exact same thing.
Id literally just watch him practice scales for 9 hours
noodling one time in the band room ended in one of my pals dropping his pants in the piano
epic day
now imagine me, the schools resident harry styles stan who is also enrolled in the jazz program. it's been rough
I am a really big fan of Jazz. But this song is really nice, even though it is simple. There are just some songs that do the job and sound fun, they don't have to sound delightful every time. It just fits
Charles: but do *all* the notes fit in the chord they're supposed to be in?
*Jacob Collier has entered the chat*
Imants Smidchens 😂
Remember when he sang hallelujah in C but then 5 min later he do black key gliss 🤣🤣🤣
💀💀💀
Yeah, but you know that Jacob would take better responsibility of the notes. Each single one would have a place to go :)
@@RRDio because he wasn't in C by then..
TL;DR: Harry Styles should have used an F#
TL;DR: Don't use F, F is a bad one.
Yes he should've used the F so he could F off with his magnolianic pop by numbers
@Michael B Indeed, in jazz surcles it's considered good practice to replace all F's with F#'s, as the note F just doesn't cut it in more sophisticated music.
Ahhhhhhh. Music to my ears
No, because first of all F# is not in the key of C, in fact, it’s literally the farthest you can be from the key of C.
I understand the frustration so much, truly - and at the same time, I frigging love the song :D
I find it so funny how intense you get about the melody, and it really makes so much sense, and simultaniously "watermelon sugar" is one of those popsongs I always sing along because it is so much fun ...
Thank goodness I’m not the only one who felt so! Sure it’s a fun song but that’s exactly what I felt when I was trying to play it. After phenomenal songs like Lights up, this was a drop. He still won a Grammy for this one haha.
"The summer song for 2020" lol I know he said he's not looking into lyrics, but................... the song is NOT about fruit Charles
sadly
Watermelon sugar is shit tho
Wait what? 😳
a confused person LMFAOO yeah we’re not really sure whay it’s about but we know it’s not fruit w sugar
Zahria Spencer are we not sure tho?
And then there’s me who gets an ad for Simply Guitar… and they’re playing Watermelon Sugar
It was written on the guitar, and I enjoy that eclecticism with that f over c major. It's a saccharin pop song, but I love it. It's not shine on you crazy diamond, it's a summer pop song.
I still can't find the F on the progression, it's Dm7 to Am?
@@legnaleama He referring to the F in the melody over the c major chord
it's interesting because harry himself talked about how they worked on this song for over a year and that it was a really frustrating song to complete, and for a long time he really hated it. when you look at this song alone it seems like a standard pop song with nothing to it, yet I think that it actually shows the variety that harry has in his music, considering the other songs on fine line and his first album explore many ideas that are not typical mainstream pop, and you find that his favorite songs he's made are those less mainstream ones
thank u!! someone had to say itttt
he also mentioned the lyrics didn’t make sense LOL it’s because they’re mostly sexual innuendos hahahaha
Great insight! I think it's unfortunate that sometimes the best material from an album is the least broadcast because maybe it gets deemed less marketable. It's hard to say where the line is between it being our fault as consumers or labels' fault for just money grabbing and manufacturing "hits." I made this in part because I know Harry has made some really cool stuff and this is nowhere near what he can do!
TOTALLY AGREE😍👏🏼
@@CharlesCornellStudios it's also important for fans to realize that videos like this are not attacks on harry as an artist, but rather an insight to what is happening musically. I totally agree with you and enjoyed what you had to say, even as a fan of his.
This was the longest version of, "E and F sound weird together," I've ever heard.
So that tune just won Best Pop Solo Performance O.o
his performance was amazing...I wasblown away...Jeri growing Some much as a singer and the band was off the chain
He must be losing his mind after Harry had his first Grammy with this song lol
Lol I was about to say the same thing
Fr? Well I might not like his songs but good for him tho
@@lendropons5486 yeah! Even thought it's not my favorite song among all the ones he has he still won a Grammy ♡
That’s so interesting how people hear things differently. My favorite parts of the song are the ones that got you frustrated because they sounded so interesting. And when it was “fixed” it became so basic to me. loved the theory parts though
That's the problem with trained musicians of a certain type. Everything has to be pulled closer to the genre they are most familiar with.
I felt this! The "fixed" parts sounded actually more plain to me
Austin Shoupe yea wtf nothing wrong with learning music theory i do it my self. But there is no wrong or right in music . If something sound nice it sound nice who cares whats within bounderies
It sounds plain because it removes all the tension from the progression. The f note he's talking about takes you further away from "home" which results in greater relief later. Good song writing choice in my insignificant opinion. "Fixing" it just removes all the spice lol
@@Julius_Smith he's actually doing the opposite. The original is remarkably devoid of tension or direction. It's also just a bit clunky. The 'fixed' version adds tension and smooths out the clunkiness, but that brings it closer to cliches that already exist.
This dude would most likely go into cardiac arrest if he was to listen to Bob Dylan.
Lmao
UNDERRATED COMMENT LMAOO
Vov Dylan? meh confused
When you pointed out the simplicity of the chorus line you reminded me of my musicology prof back in 2006 who played "My Humps" for us and then just hammered the two-or-three note melody on a piano. Some things never change.
And now he won a grammy for the Song😂
bc he deserves it
@@escacc he def does not
@@ThatBish380 Ah, well that's too bad because he won. Oh, and the brit awards too! xx
@@ThatBish380 That song doesn’t deserve a Grammy, but Harry does.
@@lolaa.8161 This. His Fine Line album does have music that was undermined(?) by Watermelon Sugar.
Did he just rhyme “strawberries” and “more berries”??
truly a poet.
also with "your belly"
It might be mulberries
@@soriasoda4038 just as bad
At least it's not the same exact word, technically...?
Hey, 2k views in 10 minutes is pretty close to 12 million overnight.
30k views in an hour is pretty close to 12.5 million views overnight
Hey, 42k views in two hours is pretty close to 12.5 million overnight.
Hey, 70k views in 3 hours is pretty close to 12.5 million overnight.
Hey, 80k views in 4 hours is pretty close to 12.5 million overnight.
1 view In one year is pretty close to 12 million overnight
I appreciate the insight, and always appreciate your perspective. Keep up the great work. I don't share your conclusion. You're over thinking it, from my perspective. A great beat and a perfect pop song. A very straight, simple guitar progression. Really cool production. I can see how some might find it over produced. Very deliberate. Lots of phasing, and a cool atmospheric backing vocal bit. The kick drum sound is nice and meaty, with some dust on it. I like it a lot.
5:40 has to be the best piano solo I have heard this year! You have skill, mate!
Big fan of Harry here and just want to mention one thing: this song was released in December and wasn't lazily made to be a summer hit... so yeah. Fair points otherwise
True, but it’s only being released as a single off the album now, in time for summer. So there was some planning behind it being for summer, not necessarily lazy tho
It still be sounding sucky tho
smokee1325 True true. I think it was more of a -they wrote and then realised the summer hit potential-! 👌🏼
"Musically *USELESS* !"
Damn Charles, you *harsh* as heck boiiii
NII T. I think he was being kind, considering...
mono lith ok Sherlock
I like that you translate for people who don't know how music is written
I think this is an example of letting your brain get in the way of having a good time. Sometimes things don't have to be that deep.
Who else loves it how Charles doesn’t want to hurt anyone’s feelings?
Sam Maloney welp thats you.
Sam Maloney there’s one thing with going to the point, and it’s another thing to be rude. When trying to do the former, we end up doing the latter
He's apologizing too much. It's constructive criticism. No reason to feel guilty, especially if you're right.
Sam Maloney Think I agree. Sure, it isn’t good to be an asshole, but it seems to me that ensuring at all times that the person(s) you’re speaking to aren’t offended just accomplishes the obscuring of truth. Often times, the truth hurts.
Take the above’s point with constructive criticism, for example.
A Toilet It’s not just that. Charles is aware that he’s talking about music, not theoretical physics. Besides the theory, everything always reduces to personal taste, and you can feel that every time he’s tempted to impose his own view on something so subjective, he feels genuinely remorseful. It’s funny and a bit frustrating to watch him squirm this much, but I personally prefer it to the average cynical “I know it all”. UA-cam is already full of them.
**does a majestic representation of the song**
“something like that”
ah uh yeh this entire video is probably longer than it took to write the song. I hope so anyway
I don’t know Charles… I like the funky kind of sound of the notes outside of the normal way those notes would regularly sound from a composer. Well, like the way you did it. Yours is beautiful too. But Henry’s is edgy, sexy, and just grooves. I thought it was the coolest sound from a song that I’ve heard in a long time. So did 11,000,000 other people within a couple days.
I agree, and it is what makes songs unique and sound different than other songs. Thinking out side the box
I don’t get when people criticise something in an objective sense that so many people like. Like you’re saying it’s objectively bad/wrong, yet millions of people disagree and think it sounds great. What, so you’re saying millions of people are just lying to themselves that they enjoy a song? 😂
two years ago this information went completely over my head. i didn't understand why Chris disliked certain aspects of this song. Two years in, six songs written and recorded, musical taste aquired... Hell, man. Now i understand everything he said in this video.
When you know too much about music theory that you can no longer enjoy normal music
ostrald this is why I refuse to learn anything else to technical in music because when someone knows too much peoples “superiority” on music takes over and they ruin music for the rest of us smh
OMG couldn't relate much more 🤣
Dude my roommates were film majors and they ruined several of my favorite movies with their over critiquing
OR you can be like Jacob Collier, know shit ton of music theory and still enjoy all kinds of music
thissss, why he couldn’t just enjoy the music?!
The whole point behind the song is that he’s singing in a vibe that gives off the impression of D minor. the way you’re looking at it is a song in the key of C that’s supposed to resolve in C. That’s why you’re getting so frustrated.
EDIT: as many have pointed out, D Dorian is actually a better fit. Thanks for the likes!
indeed. just reeks of [ii] lol
welcome to jazz lol
Exactly! It was frustrating to watch him get frustrated lol
THANK YOU
Exactly. AND also it's boring.
The masses do not care about details in a song, they just like a trap beat and a groove.
This is a cool video! It got me thinking that I never really got into the song- passively- like it never made it into my rotation when it came out, despite hearing it. It wasn’t until I watched the music video and appreciated the visuals and theme that I payed it more attention! It makes sense that maybe, sonically, it never resonated with me!
No one's talking about the "aimless noodling..." sir, I could listen to that noodling for HOURS
It's noodling if you need it to "be going somewhere", rather than do something elaborate where it is. Schenkerian thinkers might like you to consider the entirety of Hindustani classical music to be "noodling". I, for one, disagree.
@@joshuabroyles7565 I’m probably One of the worst people to talk about Hindustani music, but doesn’t in build in intensity over time?
@@KnzoVortex Most music builds intensity gradually and releases it abruptly. Better music ramps multiple parameters of intensity and releases them out of phase with each other. Beethoven is pretty good at that, for example. The "going somewhere" in Hindustani music just tends to be an informationally denser version of where you start. In western tonal music, it tends to be where you first implied you were going, but after a collection of various sequential detours. Western listeners often complain that Hindustani music doesn't really go anywhere, but just makes a mess of where it begins. Nonwestern musicians from places like Bali sometimes complain that western music treats transposition, itself, as a meaningful form of elaboration. I have always been more sympathetic to the second kind of complaint.
You may also enjoy: online.ucpress.edu/mp/article-abstract/10/1/83/61797/The-Ramp-Archetype-and-the-Maintenance-of-Passive?redirectedFrom=fulltext
I was like noodle on loop please!
"I'm not mad, I'm just dissapointed."
That hit a bit too close to home
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Me and my tik tok overdosed mind:
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@@bruhitslily5404 ok....
@@bruhitslily5404 very cool kanye :thumbs_up:
Yup ughhhh.
@@bruhitslily5404 um..ok
I don’t know man this song is haunting... as soon as it stops I have sudden feeling of withdrawal so I have to keep playing it 😭
M tired of it like I start the song in the bed before I wake n listen throughout the day to my bed at night... I can NOT stop the damn song 😩
jazz pianist: I'm dissapointed
recording academy: for real babe, how could we not give adore the best mv
When he just starts jamming, I can't even tell if he is still using the song as reference, it just sounds so much better
As the film “Brassed Off” taught me: “You’ve got all the right notes but not necessarily in the right order”
They got it from morcambe and wise who did it a couple a decades before!
I'm glad you've chilled since making this.
I could not disagree with you more! lol I love how moody this song sounds while still being totally upbeat. The lyrics are bonkers, but I love everything about the music.
i mean maybe i'm musically deaf or something but those parts that he disliked are my favourite lmao
You're not musically deaf for liking parts that someone more experienced liked. It means you have different tastes and a different understanding of music. Both you and Charles' opinions are completely valid, if you liked the music then that's great.
Yeah I liked that they're kinda different
charles: “it was released at the perfect moment for summer!”
so... are we telling him the song was released on november 16th or...
Ahahaha nah let him have this one
to be fair his team did wait until now to really push it as a single and give it a mv in a clear attempt at making it a summer hit. nothing wrong with that, it’s a smart move
I mean technically if you lived in the southern hemisphere, it would've been almost summer when the song came out soooo
Bia Oliveira jeez learn to take a joke. not everything has to be literal and taken seriously, love.
I tried to listen to your reaction, but I will only say the following. I've heard this song once in the car. maybe from the middle while changing stations...and immediately said ...uau, this is nice. Shazam it and then every time I hear it I feel great. I have zero musical education, but I can say, there is something in this melody. Some magic.
You bought my sub with the detail and passion in this video - do more of these when new pop songs come out! M
Alternate title:
Jazz pianist discovers pop music.
I guess it begs the question "does pop music have to be like this ?"
@@generalkenobi7232 Kenobi?
I would love to see you tear apart “Girls Like You” if you haven’t already. Can’t stand that song
PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEZE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THISS
YES!
I thought it was just way too repetitive and it got boring
i hate that one so much
Dwight and Angela on jazz in general:
"Just play the right notes!"
What makes the song great/catchy is the arrangement and the harmonies. That's why as you're reading this comment you can hear the song in your head.
2:20 oh you precious little soul honey sweetheart. The song isn't about literal fruit
Hahahahaha
Rafael Santos the songs off a production line, I doubt the laptop that randomised this sequence of lyrics even knows what the hell its about! There is a thing called irony, it's very subtle
mono lith oh honey, no. It’s really about... just watch the video...
Maria Del Castillo I did honey
It is about the joys of mutually appreciated oral pleasure is it really hard to understand lyrics? Even after seeing the mv? 😭
Idk, I personally like it as is. It has a different and specific vibe. Not everything needs to be perfect on a technical level, in my opinion.
Yeah I totally agree!
Sure, but again, he keeps saying that it's his opinion, that's also backed by technical knowledge.
I just thought that harry purposely made it sound "childish" and "easy". It makes us feel small and young again. I don't know about y'all but I listen to the song only to relax to the easy "nursery rhyme" melody.
I don’t think he even wrote it but yea
i liked you playing around on the piano more than listening to the actual song