Songs with One Note Melodies

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  • Опубліковано 30 тра 2024
  • Check out my piece for David Bruce's 5 Composers Challenge: • 5 COMPOSERS 1 IDEA (ft...
    Most melodies are built from various notes, usually at least five or six but potentially as many as all twelve! However, there are still many examples of songs that feature melodies built from just a single note.
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    0:00 Introduction
    0:10 Mr. Brightside
    2:00 One Note Samba
    3:07 Taylor Swift
    4:04 The Beatles
    5:42 1-2-3 Melodies in pop songs
    8:36 Composer Challenge with David Bruce

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  • @OfelieArt
    @OfelieArt 3 роки тому +10916

    Mr. Brightside having just one note melody makes it REALLY EASY to drunkenly shout

  • @tigaia_tefal
    @tigaia_tefal 4 роки тому +7896

    Me , with 0 music theory: interesting

  • @fischtochter
    @fischtochter 3 роки тому +1251

    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

    • @GNVS300
      @GNVS300 3 роки тому +33

      It also sounds a lot like Beethoven’s 9th Symphony, especially the bridge

    • @aiineyko224
      @aiineyko224 3 роки тому +9

      Honestly same-

    • @rogergreen9861
      @rogergreen9861 3 роки тому +21

      Same, but you cannot imagine my disappointment.

    • @squid-boy4178
      @squid-boy4178 3 роки тому +40

      Me to got it mixed up with Mr Blue sky

    • @SerpensRgn
      @SerpensRgn 2 роки тому +3

      @@rogergreen9861 Welcome to good music and live concerts

  • @coolness06
    @coolness06 3 роки тому +943

    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.8805
      @gm.8805 2 роки тому +20

      yeah she described it exactly this way

    • @adinbok
      @adinbok 2 роки тому +7

      REMEMBER WHEN YOU HIT THE BRAKES TOO SOOON??

  • @abhijithcpreej
    @abhijithcpreej 4 роки тому +8785

    God Bless this dude's attempts to avoid copyright strikes

    • @EddieKMusic
      @EddieKMusic 4 роки тому +583

      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.

    • @sinner272
      @sinner272 4 роки тому +130

      agreed. he's getting his sweet sweet money

    • @zeus-os3fb
      @zeus-os3fb 4 роки тому +60

      @@sinner272 Would you like to work lots of hours to make a video to get nothing of it?

    • @sinner272
      @sinner272 4 роки тому +216

      @@zeus-os3fb uhm, my point was that he deserves the revenue. no point arguing.

    • @pempotfoy6206
      @pempotfoy6206 4 роки тому +7

      This actually works?

  • @Katmakil
    @Katmakil 4 роки тому +5042

    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

    • @riccardopaolocci1497
      @riccardopaolocci1497 3 роки тому +52

      Elio e le Storie Tese

    • @handetoffoli3610
      @handetoffoli3610 3 роки тому +31

      It's a really great song.

    • @TallSilentGuy
      @TallSilentGuy 3 роки тому +7

      What you are describing sounds like neither a song nor a melody.

    • @bootsnc4ts611
      @bootsnc4ts611 3 роки тому +8

      Its not famous if you have to tell us what it is...

    • @draa0gon
      @draa0gon 3 роки тому +130

      @@bootsnc4ts611 Because they said it's Italian the song may only be famous in Italy.

  • @ethnolegend5809
    @ethnolegend5809 3 роки тому +425

    Ask my Dad to whistle and I can guarantee you he'll turn ANY song or symphony into a one-note hell-hole masterpiece.

  • @Daring2BDaring
    @Daring2BDaring 3 роки тому +822

    Reminds me of high school when I would play pop songs on my violin and realize how boring they were note-wise. 😂

    • @star-ks3bs
      @star-ks3bs 3 роки тому +14

      yo me too! 🎻

    • @hvonsus5725
      @hvonsus5725 3 роки тому +4

      I do this too lol

    • @theegreenone
      @theegreenone 2 роки тому +4

      I use to be able to play the Star Wars theme on my violin.

    • @batking4342
      @batking4342 2 роки тому +6

      Oh same!!!! I duetted someone on tiktok doing mr. Brightside on my fiddle and I just realized "hang on-"

    • @erinmr1075
      @erinmr1075 2 роки тому +2

      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.”

  • @TommyLellan
    @TommyLellan 4 роки тому +3044

    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. 😂

    • @mischiefthecat53
      @mischiefthecat53 3 роки тому +24

      Haha that’s amazing

    • @skyblazeeterno
      @skyblazeeterno 3 роки тому +28

      name some then

    • @yeatshmunky
      @yeatshmunky 3 роки тому +26

      @🌟༻🅹🅰🆈🅵🅰༺ ✓ • 5 years ago That's not 2010-11...

    • @Cherri_Stars
      @Cherri_Stars 3 роки тому +13

      What were some of them?

    • @TommyLellan
      @TommyLellan 3 роки тому +69

      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. 😂

  • @dragonfocefan113
    @dragonfocefan113 4 роки тому +1423

    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

    • @DavidBennettPiano
      @DavidBennettPiano  4 роки тому +129

      I'm glad! Thank you 🙂

    • @skogis06
      @skogis06 3 роки тому +26

      And no awful begging for likes and subs

    • @scent_from_another_realm
      @scent_from_another_realm 3 роки тому +3

      skogis and interestingly, or ironically, i liked and subscribed 😅

    • @marshwetland3808
      @marshwetland3808 6 місяців тому

      @@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.

  • @dreamsscream
    @dreamsscream 3 роки тому +1697

    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.

    • @bigdog1391
      @bigdog1391 3 роки тому +25

      There's 6 beats in the rhythm. Try counting to 7 to cut the cycle and get onto a fresh page.

    • @Firguy
      @Firguy 3 роки тому +6

      YES!

    • @CkennDESTR0Y
      @CkennDESTR0Y 3 роки тому +5

      So I'm not the only one who does this. lol

    • @nodnarbthegreatest
      @nodnarbthegreatest 3 роки тому +2

      Stop it, Get some help.

    • @nightskaelum2710
      @nightskaelum2710 3 роки тому +9

      Little details like this in the song are the reason why it's my favorite of all time

  • @RoomieOfficial
    @RoomieOfficial 3 роки тому +1729

    Great video!

  • @konides3343
    @konides3343 4 роки тому +2247

    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

    • @BonaparteBardithion
      @BonaparteBardithion 4 роки тому +129

      If it's a love ballad you can get away with 3/4.

    • @drkillee3236
      @drkillee3236 4 роки тому +79

      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...

    • @jameslangridge1674
      @jameslangridge1674 4 роки тому +110

      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.

    • @guillaumefelix9655
      @guillaumefelix9655 4 роки тому +11

      Excuse my ignorance but why is vi in lowercase?

    • @konides3343
      @konides3343 4 роки тому +51

      @@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

  • @naomitiefenbrunn2857
    @naomitiefenbrunn2857 4 роки тому +557

    Love how you include classics with newer pop songs. You're never here to frow upon newer musicians, just to teach. Keep it up!

  • @sashal1493
    @sashal1493 3 роки тому +1489

    The chorus of “out of the woods” enables my fight or flight mode

    • @j_0anna
      @j_0anna 3 роки тому +179

      the exact intention of the song!

    • @atalina1830
      @atalina1830 3 роки тому +50

      Me too, I love it to death

    • @a.choir.nerd.
      @a.choir.nerd. 3 роки тому +28

      Same! I love that song so much! 💕❤️

    • @raylast3873
      @raylast3873 3 роки тому +75

      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-ty5yr
      @Claudia-ty5yr 3 роки тому +127

      @@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')

  • @andrewadkins7449
    @andrewadkins7449 3 роки тому +404

    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-xd4sk4pk7h
      @user-xd4sk4pk7h 3 роки тому +12

      I’ve always noticed it, I really like the fact it changes when it repeats for the second time

    • @MrParkerman6
      @MrParkerman6 3 роки тому +2

      The note isn't the same if it's a harmony, dumbass. It is.one octave up.

    • @andrewadkins7449
      @andrewadkins7449 3 роки тому +13

      @@MrParkerman6 rude much.

    • @nate_storm
      @nate_storm 2 роки тому

      there’s a descending part? i only notice the repetitive one note part and find it annoying lol

    • @andrewadkins7449
      @andrewadkins7449 2 роки тому

      @@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.

  • @trombonedavid1
    @trombonedavid1 4 роки тому +1707

    Makes me think of the pre-chorus in Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds

    • @DavidBennettPiano
      @DavidBennettPiano  4 роки тому +176

      Great suggestion!

    • @ryandupuis5860
      @ryandupuis5860 4 роки тому +96

      or most of the verses from Come Together

    • @Fmfcg
      @Fmfcg 4 роки тому +38

      Baby you're a rich man was the first thing to come to mind when I saw John Lennon in the thumbnail

    • @bernardfinucane2061
      @bernardfinucane2061 4 роки тому +30

      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_terio
      @Deu_terio 4 роки тому +18

      Also the first bars of the chorus in All You Need is Love

  • @xavier1964
    @xavier1964 4 роки тому +1176

    I could HEAR that thumbnail.

  • @davidgoldenrose
    @davidgoldenrose 3 роки тому +127

    I'm an alto, I know all about monotonous melodies being important for the harmony XD

    • @jimwilliams3517
      @jimwilliams3517 2 роки тому +6

      You are Blessed!!! I adore the alto section!!! They really fill in So Many Holes!!!!

  • @werweis21
    @werweis21 3 роки тому +623

    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.

  • @emmbeesea
    @emmbeesea 4 роки тому +449

    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!

    • @LiamDePaux
      @LiamDePaux 4 роки тому +22

      While I agree, the Taylor Swift song "out of the woods" is a great example of it being done horribly

    • @Alberto-ny7kf
      @Alberto-ny7kf 4 роки тому +6

      @@LiamDePaux yup, lazy ass chorus.

    • @egilsandnes9637
      @egilsandnes9637 4 роки тому +6

      @@LiamDePaux 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.

    • @bluepeacemaker
      @bluepeacemaker 4 роки тому +4

      Maybe there's not right way, but there are for sure terrible ways, like one-note songs.

    • @lauramessy
      @lauramessy 4 роки тому +2

      @@egilsandnes9637 edgy

  • @LUCKYLU1S
    @LUCKYLU1S 4 роки тому +670

    7:10 my man just called all of modern pop music Nursery Rhymes

    • @mariaz6359
      @mariaz6359 3 роки тому +37

      Aren't they? Lol

    • @billbauer9795
      @billbauer9795 3 роки тому +7

      @@mariaz6359 They aren't music. They are noise.

    • @billbauer9795
      @billbauer9795 3 роки тому +2

      @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 UA-cam video that documents that, but I am having trouble finding it now.

    • @cantfeelmyface333
      @cantfeelmyface333 3 роки тому +16

      @@billbauer9795 ???

    • @azulizachan7595
      @azulizachan7595 3 роки тому +9

      @@billbauer9795 Maaan, you must hate batucadas

  • @christiankalk4668
    @christiankalk4668 3 роки тому +110

    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_Stars
      @Cherri_Stars 3 роки тому +2

      SERIOUSLY thats what i was waiting for too

    • @clockworkkirlia7475
      @clockworkkirlia7475 3 роки тому +4

      Genuine thanks for getting this stuck in my head.

    • @engar-dug5197
      @engar-dug5197 3 роки тому

      Check out Adam Neely's video on the history of the One Note Solo

    • @johns20901
      @johns20901 3 роки тому +4

      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 😉

    • @ethancoster1324
      @ethancoster1324 3 роки тому +2

      Moon age daydream.

  • @greennin
    @greennin 3 роки тому +80

    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.

    • @DavidBennettPiano
      @DavidBennettPiano  3 роки тому +28

      That’s a good point, the guitar riff is effectively a counter melody 😊

  • @AustinNebbia
    @AustinNebbia 4 роки тому +312

    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.

    • @SynthApprentice
      @SynthApprentice 4 роки тому +40

      It definitely breaks the mold of pop songs being in a major key, giving that signature Billie edge to it.

    • @devsnuts
      @devsnuts 4 роки тому +38

      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

    • @chipgaasche4933
      @chipgaasche4933 3 роки тому

      She's a hack.

    • @ossieblackman1812
      @ossieblackman1812 2 роки тому

      @@chipgaasche4933 As opposed to?

  • @MollyWat
    @MollyWat 4 роки тому +702

    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-_

  • @Becforbass
    @Becforbass 3 роки тому +79

    ‘Out of the woods’ gives me anxiety and broken record feeling.

    • @abaker2921
      @abaker2921 3 роки тому +2

      Taylor swift makes me hate music, young girls, life itself

    • @RandomPerson-hd9sb
      @RandomPerson-hd9sb 2 роки тому

      @@abaker2921 okay

    • @isadoramoscardini6393
      @isadoramoscardini6393 2 роки тому +6

      She said on the grammy museum that the anxiety part was intentional

    • @spacem0th
      @spacem0th 2 роки тому

      @@abaker2921 then do the world a favour and give up on life 👍🏾

  • @RainbowDemon
    @RainbowDemon 3 роки тому +89

    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.

    • @jimwilliams3517
      @jimwilliams3517 2 роки тому

      Well said.

    • @gurrrn1102
      @gurrrn1102 2 роки тому +1

      And at the same time Lennon overdubs himself singing the 5th - at least on the white album. Simultaneous resolution and tension.

    • @cullenbrownmusic
      @cullenbrownmusic 2 роки тому

      yeah it is but sounds like shit

  • @DBruce
    @DBruce 4 роки тому +478

    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.

    • @DavidBennettPiano
      @DavidBennettPiano  4 роки тому +45

      Thank you David! It was a great idea for a composing brief! Pleasure to work with you 😊

    • @Mayersam
      @Mayersam 4 роки тому +9

      love this crossover! :')

    • @thebigspooks
      @thebigspooks 4 роки тому

      yeeyee

  • @matthewhart9585
    @matthewhart9585 4 роки тому +602

    New drinking game: take a shot anytime he mentions a Beatles song in any of his videos💀

    • @rebeccamaracle2878
      @rebeccamaracle2878 4 роки тому +99

      That's what you get when prolific genius dominates a genre. They're the "Simpsons did it" of music.

    • @sschmidtevalue
      @sschmidtevalue 4 роки тому +54

      @@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.

    • @snookerwither9955
      @snookerwither9955 4 роки тому +5

      I was going to say you can do this for Radiohead too but ironically they're nowhere to be found in this video

    • @DavidBennettPiano
      @DavidBennettPiano  4 роки тому +208

      Be careful watching my 20 mins "Did The Beatles know theory?" video then... you'll need to pre-book your ambulance!

    • @matthewhart9585
      @matthewhart9585 4 роки тому

      Watched that video very interesting

  • @claymusic2205
    @claymusic2205 3 роки тому +646

    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.

    • @vaclavjebavy5118
      @vaclavjebavy5118 3 роки тому +56

      i dunno just kinda feels like a kid asking if they're there yet

    • @deetsdaily
      @deetsdaily 3 роки тому +50

      @@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. :)

    • @tiagoadulis
      @tiagoadulis 3 роки тому +58

      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

    • @vaclavjebavy5118
      @vaclavjebavy5118 3 роки тому +8

      @@tiagoadulis Yea I just don't see it.

    • @DelightfullyGrace
      @DelightfullyGrace 3 роки тому +11

      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.

  • @Ernie_Centofanti
    @Ernie_Centofanti 3 роки тому +84

    I love how you used the Sangah Noona recording of “One Note Samba.” Gotta give you two thumbs up for that!

    • @NathanPlays395
      @NathanPlays395 3 роки тому +1

      Give me the link plz lmao

    • @sentath
      @sentath 3 роки тому +1

      @@NathanPlays395 ua-cam.com/video/GfVSHAFkuD4/v-deo.html

  • @idontremembermylogin
    @idontremembermylogin 4 роки тому +146

    saw COMING OUT OF MY CAGE AND I WAS DOING JUST FINE on the thumbnail and all of Britain clicked

  • @joermnyc
    @joermnyc 4 роки тому +482

    I think John put that tension into “Julia” because he had a lot of unresolved issues with his deceased mother, Julia.

    • @howimettheopera
      @howimettheopera 4 роки тому +9

      Great point!

    • @bernardfinucane2061
      @bernardfinucane2061 4 роки тому +31

      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.

    • @lurker6918
      @lurker6918 4 роки тому +5

      @@bernardfinucane2061 That also makes a lot of sense

    • @fantasypgatour
      @fantasypgatour 4 роки тому +7

      @@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

    • @kennet7837
      @kennet7837 4 роки тому +8

      @@fantasypgatour No, "Julia" was released on The White Album in 1968.

  • @numbers93
    @numbers93 3 роки тому +369

    "I've played this song many times at pubs and WEDDINGS" ----- is talking about Mister Brightside *oof*

    • @Sevenseasick
      @Sevenseasick 3 роки тому +113

      No that's literally just how the UK is. Mr Brightside is played at *everything*.

    • @bentownsend4017
      @bentownsend4017 3 роки тому +26

      @@Sevenseasick everyone over the age of 10 knows the lyrics

    • @josephhumpherston4740
      @josephhumpherston4740 3 роки тому +6

      Ben Townsend I knew them all when i was 4

    • @shotze9866
      @shotze9866 3 роки тому +1

      hey just curious do you like the Killers?

    • @throwaway569
      @throwaway569 3 роки тому +7

      Hey I know a couple who's theme song is Lips of an Angel lol

  • @ludameri1384
    @ludameri1384 2 роки тому +49

    "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

  • @jellevisser696
    @jellevisser696 4 роки тому +169

    Tom Perry actually sings "and I'm 3, 3 fallin' "

  • @attilioromanini4974
    @attilioromanini4974 4 роки тому +617

    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.

    • @sisterofclementine
      @sisterofclementine 4 роки тому +15

      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

    • @urano1988
      @urano1988 4 роки тому +3

      Straight from their official channel ua-cam.com/video/lRq0TzYBris/v-deo.html ...but it is pretty difficult to understand for non native speakers.

    • @vittolostoriografo4058
      @vittolostoriografo4058 3 роки тому +4

      È la canzone mononota.... una canzone poco nota

    • @vittolostoriografo4058
      @vittolostoriografo4058 3 роки тому +3

      @@mb_entity che non scende a compromessi e se lo fa il compromesso é piccolo, tipo.... questo

    • @mr.iiconic
      @mr.iiconic 3 роки тому +2

      Cultura! 🇮🇹

  • @ONE.Music.
    @ONE.Music. 3 роки тому +47

    5:44 ~Recent POP Songs~
    Continues to play “What Makes You Beautiful” 2011.

    • @vellasleep
      @vellasleep 3 роки тому

      yeah lmao I was about to check the posting time

    • @user-ur2yf5pn4d
      @user-ur2yf5pn4d 3 роки тому +7

      As compared to other examples from 40-60 years ago, yeah it’s recent.

    • @ErickGarcia-qs2yh
      @ErickGarcia-qs2yh 3 роки тому +6

      Considering music has been forever, it's recent af.

    • @sebastiandavila9122
      @sebastiandavila9122 3 роки тому

      Yeah, of course music was just created on the 2000's and there is not music before so that song is recent

  • @MegaSupernova888
    @MegaSupernova888 3 роки тому +90

    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.

  • @andcheese1051
    @andcheese1051 4 роки тому +57

    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!

    • @DavidBennettPiano
      @DavidBennettPiano  4 роки тому +12

      Great suggestion! I should have covered that one!

    • @jackyagerline8922
      @jackyagerline8922 4 роки тому +1

      My favorite song on Anima, so gorgeous

    • @Mcguy215
      @Mcguy215 4 роки тому +1

      i didn't even notice it, nice one. it works so well

  • @malacite1
    @malacite1 4 роки тому +122

    The legend Johnny Marr playing with The Killers there.

    • @malacite1
      @malacite1 4 роки тому +7

      @@kingloser4198 I don't know why he did it in the first place.
      He's too good for that!

    • @adambrown209
      @adambrown209 4 роки тому

      King Loser it was last year at glasto

    • @deutz192837
      @deutz192837 4 роки тому +1

      King Loser why?

    • @spidrboy2000
      @spidrboy2000 4 роки тому

      Glad someone brought it up

    • @stantastic4866
      @stantastic4866 4 роки тому +1

      @@kingloser4198 It was only last year.

  • @christopher4443
    @christopher4443 3 роки тому +27

    when your mom tells you to write a song but you've just started piano 2 days ago

  • @nokostunes
    @nokostunes 3 роки тому +18

    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!

  • @SirHadoken
    @SirHadoken 4 роки тому +92

    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.

    • @akapple2698
      @akapple2698 3 роки тому +1

      Uhh… didn’t expect to find you here lol

    • @jahzneb6972
      @jahzneb6972 2 роки тому

      Gdgdgdg

  • @alebox2002
    @alebox2002 4 роки тому +101

    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

    • @Symphonicrockfran
      @Symphonicrockfran 4 роки тому +9

      The comment I was looking for

    • @renyhp
      @renyhp 4 роки тому +3

      Yeeeeah I was waiting for it to appear :(

    • @gabrielecoda
      @gabrielecoda 4 роки тому +5

      mi hai fottuto sul tempo mannaggg

    • @stefanodigarbo4735
      @stefanodigarbo4735 4 роки тому +6

      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.

    • @witkofhf
      @witkofhf 4 роки тому +3

      Here is the link to the official video ua-cam.com/video/lRq0TzYBris/v-deo.html

  • @plfreeman111
    @plfreeman111 3 роки тому +78

    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.

    • @ieuanphillips4963
      @ieuanphillips4963 3 роки тому +5

      The problem with that would be everyone has different tastes in music

    • @Miss_Myth
      @Miss_Myth 2 роки тому +1

      @@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.

  • @monochromaticlightsource9153
    @monochromaticlightsource9153 3 роки тому

    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!

  • @User-jk8wq
    @User-jk8wq 4 роки тому +101

    It wouldn't be a David Bennett Piano video without a Beatles reference

    • @conanichigawa
      @conanichigawa 4 роки тому +3

      Yes! Not that i complain though.

    • @conanichigawa
      @conanichigawa 4 роки тому +2

      Yes! Not that i complain though.

  • @reginaldperiwinkle
    @reginaldperiwinkle 4 роки тому +166

    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".

  • @junglecat_rant
    @junglecat_rant 3 роки тому +10

    Again, a great video explaining how music works. Thank you for your hard work.

  • @joyfulgirl40018
    @joyfulgirl40018 3 роки тому +1

    I have no understanding of music beyond the basic piano I learned as a kid, but in a former life I was a theater artist and I love storytelling. You do a great job of explaining music in a way that feels emotional rather than technical - like another form of telling a story. I love it!

  • @howimettheopera
    @howimettheopera 4 роки тому +380

    The monotonous line in Julia is probably trying to evoke the “meaninglessness” that John refers to.

    • @fewwiggle
      @fewwiggle 4 роки тому +13

      I think the delicate beauty of the changes when the word "Julia" is sung would be lost in a "busier" melody

    • @GrayBlood1331
      @GrayBlood1331 4 роки тому +3

      John seemed to do the "one note" thing a lot actually.

    • @George199144
      @George199144 3 роки тому +2

      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.

  • @filippolippi02
    @filippolippi02 4 роки тому +17

    Probably one of the most challenging part of making your videos must be avoiding copyright strike :D
    Great job, I like your vids.

  • @jonathanshapiro6593
    @jonathanshapiro6593 3 роки тому +30

    Lmao when he was like, “a lot of recent pop songs have been...” and the showed his first few examples I checked the date.

    • @idle0107
      @idle0107 3 роки тому

      Lol

    • @olivercuenca4109
      @olivercuenca4109 3 роки тому +3

      Well you know, how recent is recent? If it's in the past decade I think its fine.

  • @sassafrassanid5718
    @sassafrassanid5718 3 роки тому +5

    “All You Need is Love” is another good example of changing the context of the note (D in this case)

    • @aron-new9391
      @aron-new9391 3 роки тому

      I believe it also happens in "And Your Bird Can Sing".

  • @nitramluap
    @nitramluap 4 роки тому +78

    It's so catchy *because* everyone can 'sing' along!

  • @corkskrewclubhouse93
    @corkskrewclubhouse93 4 роки тому +126

    “I Want You” by Savage Garden is another example. Almost every note in the verse is G.

    • @sketchur
      @sketchur 4 роки тому +21

      Like a chicka cherry cola! 🎵

    • @lordman5497
      @lordman5497 3 роки тому +14

      anytimeineedtoseyourfaceijust close my eyes

    • @bellab.9159
      @bellab.9159 3 роки тому +1

      The G Note

    • @dalkay
      @dalkay 3 роки тому +2

      Love that song. My mom always plays it.

    • @rockstopsthetraffic
      @rockstopsthetraffic 3 роки тому +4

      imthekindofguywhoendorsesadeepcommitment

  • @wilkerwx
    @wilkerwx 3 роки тому +6

    Maestro Tom Jobim! Orgulho do Brasil!

  • @tomasstoneley6574
    @tomasstoneley6574 3 роки тому +17

    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

    • @sillygoose293
      @sillygoose293 3 роки тому +1

      Bro I never noticed that before! That’s wack

    • @Koppter42
      @Koppter42 3 роки тому +2

      Nice pfp

  • @YellowMindset
    @YellowMindset 4 роки тому +196

    I'm surprised no one mentioned REMs "It's the End of the World as We Know It."

    • @User-jk8wq
      @User-jk8wq 4 роки тому +11

      That's a double track, one take singing B and the other singing D. Great some

    • @richthomascopeland7026
      @richthomascopeland7026 4 роки тому +2

      @@User-jk8wq That would be a melody and a harmony.

    • @DavidBennettPiano
      @DavidBennettPiano  4 роки тому +31

      Good suggestion - perhaps in a future video!

    • @kingloser4198
      @kingloser4198 4 роки тому +6

      @@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)

    • @ruaofficineduende
      @ruaofficineduende 4 роки тому +1

      @@DavidBennettPiano Check out Elio e le storie tese "La canzone mononota"!. Really brilliant!! Greatings from Italy

  • @zachary4670
    @zachary4670 4 роки тому +96

    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.

  • @WinstonGuitar
    @WinstonGuitar 2 роки тому +1

    In the case of Mr. Brightside, the other factor that makes the single-note work as a melody is that descending bassline. There's much movement in the bassline, so the singer does not at all seem like he's singing the same note over and over again. Which is remarkable, because not only is the melody one note, it's one chord played beneath it. If you ever do a video about bass-driven songs, this could be first on your list. :)

  • @paulaye5971
    @paulaye5971 Рік тому

    I’m doing a Humanities assignment on songs with repetitive notes and this is exactly what I needed!!

  • @petermckay1615
    @petermckay1615 4 роки тому +47

    Hanging out with you listening to music with you would be alot of fun. I love the way you analyze music!

  • @yyflower
    @yyflower 3 роки тому +41

    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!

  • @kozzak80
    @kozzak80 3 роки тому +6

    Very knowladgeable guy. Love this deep insight. Like

  • @stevenlenz724
    @stevenlenz724 2 роки тому

    "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.

  • @nobodywatchesnooby
    @nobodywatchesnooby 4 роки тому +121

    I've been singing this way my whole life...
    _I'm monotone_

    • @notsop1
      @notsop1 4 роки тому +10

      Your profile pic fits this comment so perfectly

    • @masteroffiyah
      @masteroffiyah 3 роки тому +1

      I feel you man

  • @gooball2005
    @gooball2005 4 роки тому +9

    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

  • @converseallstarmusic
    @converseallstarmusic 3 роки тому +3

    “purposefully limiting yourself though can be a really good way to spark creative ideas”

  • @spin9256
    @spin9256 3 роки тому +2

    Another great example of rhythm over melody, and the idea of release, is The Raconteurs' "you don't understand me" piano solo

  • @heliospantazis216
    @heliospantazis216 4 роки тому +6

    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 !

  • @ninelivescatseyes
    @ninelivescatseyes 4 роки тому +25

    Dawn Chorus by Thom Yorke

  • @debraenglander9317
    @debraenglander9317 3 роки тому

    America’s Horse with No Name is another example. Thank you for a great video

  • @CoDEmanX47
    @CoDEmanX47 3 роки тому +2

    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!

  • @MichelleCaplan
    @MichelleCaplan 4 роки тому +5

    Your piece Once, Two, Much was absolutely brilliant!

  • @oo6127
    @oo6127 4 роки тому +47

    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!!

    • @anuvette
      @anuvette 3 роки тому +1

      Nice to see a fellow countryman :")

    • @shirlcotterhill7218
      @shirlcotterhill7218 3 роки тому

      creeper aw man
      sorry i had to do it its because of your profile pic im sry ahahdsegefdf........hgfd

  • @jacopolivolsi3130
    @jacopolivolsi3130 2 роки тому

    Johnny Marr appearing playing guitar alongside Brandon Flowers ♥ great video as always David! Keep it up!

  • @AnthonyRecenello
    @AnthonyRecenello 2 роки тому +121

    John Lennon has soooo many songs that have one repeating note in them.

    • @void1571
      @void1571 2 роки тому +1

      YEA

    • @jfgibson73
      @jfgibson73 2 роки тому

      He doesn’t have any

    • @xiwang172
      @xiwang172 2 роки тому +1

      @@jfgibson73 the video just gave an example

    • @Don-ri5ve
      @Don-ri5ve Рік тому

      Honestly I immediately thought about Tomorrow Never Knows.

  • @georgesid5632
    @georgesid5632 4 роки тому +42

    This guy is incredibly proficient in music and has an understanding way beyond his years. I love watching these videos! Subscribed!

  • @burgundymistmetallic
    @burgundymistmetallic 4 роки тому +9

    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!

    • @promerops
      @promerops 4 роки тому

      Bill Evans' version really illustrates this.

  • @stexjy1302
    @stexjy1302 2 роки тому +1

    In Don't leave me now by PF the guitar is basically on a 1 note melody and it's so heart warming

  • @joe47771
    @joe47771 3 роки тому

    I like how you showed the music before playing it, I predicted how it would sound even though I don't read music

  • @Morgang19952
    @Morgang19952 3 роки тому +4

    I'm brand new on my composition journey and love your videos. Thank you so much.

  • @joewarhurst5646
    @joewarhurst5646 4 роки тому +11

    Why are there dislikes on this video? This is the best channel I’ve ever found on UA-cam!

  • @phoenixrise3126
    @phoenixrise3126 3 роки тому +6

    The verse of America's "Horse With No Name" comes to mind also.

  • @alexinitalics188
    @alexinitalics188 3 роки тому +51

    My mum's a music teacher so imagine being her when What makes you beautiful was popular...

    • @goodtimesgivecancer1
      @goodtimesgivecancer1 3 роки тому +25

      If she isnt an elitist then she wouldn't have had a problem

    • @sarasthoughts
      @sarasthoughts 3 роки тому +12

      Music is music. Stop gatekeeping notes.

    • @alexinitalics188
      @alexinitalics188 3 роки тому +20

      @@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.

    • @alexinitalics188
      @alexinitalics188 2 роки тому

      @Anne Day Oh ok, thanks! I'm not always the best at tone or making myself clear *especially* over the internet so thank you

  • @higornunes3525
    @higornunes3525 4 роки тому +6

    so good to see such a good channel as yours bringing brazillian songs!
    greetings from Brasil and keep up the good work!

  • @Alex-lz7zx
    @Alex-lz7zx 4 роки тому +4

    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....

  • @Wernerius100
    @Wernerius100 3 роки тому +1

    Another very interesting video. Thank you so much. I don´t know if it was already mentioned in the comments but IMHO here´s a very good example of a "one-note-song": Plastic Bertrand "ca plane pour moi" ;-)

  • @MarcusCactus
    @MarcusCactus 3 роки тому +1

    Remember "Ça plane pour moi!" (Plastic Bertrand, reprise by The Presidents of the USA). One note, and so catchy.

  • @loka9422
    @loka9422 4 роки тому +12

    Never thought I'd see John Lennon and Taylor Swift in the same thumbnail. Anyway great video.

  • @davek4986
    @davek4986 4 роки тому +46

    G...Guys!
    He didnt mention Radiohead! Are we 100% sure he hasn't been kidnapped and this isn't a coded clue??
    😉😘

  • @madeleinesmith9965
    @madeleinesmith9965 3 роки тому +192

    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

    • @meowimg
      @meowimg 3 роки тому +17

      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 🥺

    • @youtubeuserdan4017
      @youtubeuserdan4017 3 роки тому +2

      @@meowimg Basic ≠ popular.

    • @matea443
      @matea443 3 роки тому

      But what if its a boy?

    • @lancelot771
      @lancelot771 3 роки тому +3

      Well I came for John Lennon

    • @coolness06
      @coolness06 3 роки тому +1

      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 😁

  • @benc.s.1393
    @benc.s.1393 3 роки тому +1

    I watched the 5 Composers video, and I loved your piece and the way it developed. Very emotive.

  • @harpodjangorose9696
    @harpodjangorose9696 4 роки тому +20

    “Flood” from Jars of Clay would fit this category well.

  • @gneeson8619
    @gneeson8619 4 роки тому +8

    These videos make me feel so smart

  • @Chris-qn6pr
    @Chris-qn6pr 3 роки тому +14

    Billy Joel’s “We didn’t Start the Fire” is my favourite example.

  • @DartanyanKane
    @DartanyanKane 3 роки тому

    Thanks for the breakdowns! You’ve helped inspire my artistry.