And a little something that summarizes most of the greatest hits these days:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=5pidokakU4I

;-)

While this is always funny, it's true that the number of chord progressions that sound good is very limited, so it's no wonder you encounter them pretty much everywhere. Any guitarist could tell you that you can play the vast majority of pop music out there with just C, F and G major and, if you're feeling adventurous, A minor as well.

True, there is a strong limit of chords to play. But sometimes similarities are damn too obvious. (only Dido sounds different than all those songs)

It's double funny because Joe Satriani wanted to file a lawsuit against Coldplay for "stealing his shit", shit he "stole" himself.

And the second video, about 4 chords hits is even funnier :P

On the other hand, it's kinda sad that popular music repeats itself since the 60s-70s ;p

Heh, it actually goes much, much further than that.

Bloody ninja, i was about to post that. ;D

I'd invite you to compare Red hot chilly pepper's under the bridge, with Life is a boat from a japanese singer .

Or you could just drop C-major entirely and replace it with A-minor, because then you can play All Along the Watchtower! :)

People who complain about Pachelbel on Cello should try drumming for Ravel's Bolero.

Also, if you don't know french singer Guy Béart, you have the option to either individually listen to his hundreds of song, or try this summary of them by François Morel.

I thought this was going to be a thread about a Nickelback album... hehe

I see it and raise.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOlDewpCfZQ
:)

This is a reason I kind of get offended by the arrogance of some people claiming that they're so original. In my line of work, I use rope knots a lot for rigging. When I read about knots in a book, the author will try to attribute knots to someone recent. This offends me because ropes have been used for thousands of years and often times riggers end up at the same conclusion how to use knots without ever knowing someone else was already doing the exact same thing. I don't think a knot can be patented, but it almost seems like that is what they're trying to get at when the author tries to attribute a knot to someone so that you would have to pay license fees or something. I really don't give a damn who thought of the first knot anyway. Heh, I found this piece to be hilarious http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2012/03/26/120326fa_fact_seabrook?currentPage=all

If you don't feel like reading it all, just look up Beyonce's Halo and Kelly Clarkson's Already Gone sometime. They both bought the same song and had some different lyrics for it (yeah, these artists are real original and hard at work. Don't STEAL from them!)

Yeah, I wonder why so called "pop stars" are not even ashamed. As well as the music producers. They indirectly admit they don't have enough talent to even try making something new.
Same song I posted in second post :P

!@#$!!! Didn't check that one. Oh well. Never mind then!

By the way, please enjoy Rock in Rio live on youtube , what an awesome idea!

http://www.youtube.com/rockinrio?feature=inp-lt-rop