100 key changes in a song isn't normal, but in Brazil it is. Be careful out there kids.
@edsonjadedani3 ай бұрын
Es Brazil 😅😅😅😅 top 🎸🎸 music
@rockeiro19163 ай бұрын
It was, but Brazilian music fell hard just like the rest of the world
@nobnobnobnob3 ай бұрын
Key signature or lock keys?
@jspartacus3 ай бұрын
Except that it has nothing to do with this song. It's just a cover song, Sergio Mendes didn't write it at all.
@danielmsmbl23 ай бұрын
@@rockeiro1916Great profile picture. 5/5 stars.
@CBACProductions3 ай бұрын
Bassist: What key are we in? Guitarist: All of them.
@mdwayne7413 ай бұрын
Hahahaha.... right?
@emmittwine41593 ай бұрын
😆😆😆
@jeanabsonturel2683 ай бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 bruh
@sidownes3 ай бұрын
Must be reassuring to know that even if you were playing in the wrong key you wouldn’t be in 3 seconds time
@piirakkas3 ай бұрын
1000th liker!!! ❤🎉
@bennyramos18854 ай бұрын
Many Brazilian song writers can make complex chord progressions flow together. Sergio Mendes grew up right in the heart of the Bossa Nova era which is heard a lot in this style.
@Jasper_the_Cat3 ай бұрын
Absolutely. For example, "O Que Sera, Sera" but so many others, too.
@gemaelvarra89143 ай бұрын
Ivan Lind, Ray Obiedo.
@bennyramos18853 ай бұрын
@@gemaelvarra8914 Exactly. Ivan is absolutely one the best writers when it comes to complex progressions that just fit together with so much fluidity. I listen to him and just shake my head with amazement.
@Jasper_the_Cat3 ай бұрын
@@bennyramos1885 oh yes, Ivan is amazing. I had the privilege of seeing him perform at a Brazilian music camp in California/US many years ago and it was magical.
@bennyramos18853 ай бұрын
@@Jasper_the_Cat I have not yet had this honor as you have. I first heard him with the GRP All Stars Live DVD but it wasn't until I went to Brazil that I was introduces to his music in a much deeper way. He is a ntional treasure there.
@joaocarlosmagno45244 ай бұрын
Sergio Mendes is a freaking genius
@crnkmnky4 ай бұрын
as are the songwriters, Cynthia Weill & Barry Mann!
@joaocarlosmagno45244 ай бұрын
@@crnkmnky I agree, I respect composers, but I'm talking about harmony. In any case, we must applaud the composers, everyone.
@Jasper_the_Cat3 ай бұрын
Yes, Brazilians have so many genius songwriters. Guinga, Chico Buarque, Djavan, Milton, Gil, Caetano...an endless list.
@dy66823 ай бұрын
I prefer Wagner / Beethoven/ Bob Marley .
@solnarochet3 ай бұрын
@@Jasper_the_Catnão... eles são horríveis e as músicas são intragáveis
@halaouani13 ай бұрын
Sergio Mendes is genius!!! He’s Brazilian, but he is best known in USA.
@Meelwormm3 ай бұрын
Jay Graydon produced the first version of this song for Dionne Warwick. Written by Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann. Robbie Buchanan played keys on both versions.
@autk4 ай бұрын
Sergio Mendes...jazz chords city lol Not your typical "Pop song"
@Bodyknowledge774 ай бұрын
Mr Mendes didn't write it though. Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann did.
@Chris-px2gf4 ай бұрын
Same thing as many Stevie Wonder songs would be classified as pop, however, full of jazz elements and modulations
@GabiWilsonTV4 ай бұрын
Our parents “ear’s” weren’t contaminated with “computer music. This what’s called “Yacht Rock” Jazz pop tune’s for white peiple.lol😳😂😂😂
@donaldcolucci25573 ай бұрын
Very interesting but very much over my head and it probably doesn’t matter but it makes a nice story
@guitarhilley3 ай бұрын
In 1983 ‘soft rock’ or ‘yacht rock’ was the bomb among the highclass. Infact ‘yacht rock’ took its name from expensive yachts on which this music could often be heard. Lot of jazz influences. Listen to Toto, Steely Dan, Doobie Brothers, Bozz Scaggs, Airplay, Robby Dupree, James Taylor, etc. Great stuff.
@douglasalan57834 ай бұрын
I love Rick’s analyses of pop songs. His passion for music theory is infectious. You learn so much in a short video
@user-zb5gd2ff8y3 ай бұрын
Truth!
@KaranbouryАй бұрын
The ‘don’t let them know your next move’ key shift
@BaconIsNotBiceps3 ай бұрын
What a great tune this is. Loved it as a kid, love it as a 61-year-young dude.
@TioSalsaTV2 ай бұрын
Young gentlemen :)
@retromom54212 ай бұрын
60 yr old here. Beautiful, romantic song.
@bjjbrawler12 ай бұрын
51 here. Great song.
@Funwithhighnotes2 ай бұрын
41 here. Heard it from the back seat of an 87 Chevy van my entire kid life. My mom knew the jams!
@joelj72793 ай бұрын
Reminds me of Earth, Wind & Fire’s song, After the Love Has Gone
@kobeatss2 ай бұрын
I’m a 15 yrs old producer and I just learnt that song like a week ago it’s golden
@rosaliecarpio77689 күн бұрын
Earth Wind and Fire - was a fantastic group!!!!
@IlyaTheBorzoi3 күн бұрын
EW&F!!! After the love is gone ❤
@MrSoulman69693 ай бұрын
As a singer, the key changes are almost intuitive. This is genius writing. I can't imagine trying to memorize even the lead sheet(s).
@vicenteochoa64984 ай бұрын
This episode was hilarious. The part where you turned your guitar to hide the chords had me crying laughing.
@seanonel3 ай бұрын
Give us a keyboard/piano and we’ll figure it out real quick...
@stephenmahlstedt85333 ай бұрын
When I'm playing my 70's and 80's "easy listening" or "yacht rock" playlists for friends, I'm constantly going on about how amazing the musicianship and songwriting was in that era, but they never seem to appreciate it like I do.
@joeb62454 ай бұрын
Best episode ever!!! Excluding all of The Police interviews!
@dickenssayshi4 ай бұрын
Absolutely! It's calming as well
@shagrathdh4 ай бұрын
Which episode is it? 😮
@RoyceRemix4 ай бұрын
@@shagrathdh It's called "The Most COMPLEX Pop Song of All Time"
@damnplaylist4 ай бұрын
@@RoyceRemixthanks for sharing this. It’s nowhere on the post. Yeah I’ve seen the episode before but forgot which one
@joeb62454 ай бұрын
@@shagrathdh it’s hysterical. Rick is in epic form
@cheeneedejesus35374 ай бұрын
Not to mention, Nathan East, JR Robinson, Robbie Buchanan, Paul Jackson Jr and Michael Landau played on the track. Some of the best session musicians
@jackmerucci23983 ай бұрын
That’s a killer line up
@briankennedy11923 ай бұрын
Great call
@sgrey91813 ай бұрын
Brooo I love Nathan East, never knew he was on this track! That’s epic
@SoulSecureOfficial3 ай бұрын
Ah yes Michael Landau... Han Solo's friend who betrayed him....
@marvinmurakami88283 ай бұрын
@sgrey9181 one of my all time favorite bass players. His bass sounds so good.
@markhamanderson26564 ай бұрын
Put the "M" in MODULATION. Fantastic early 80s radio smash hit by Sergio!
@operating4 ай бұрын
This is just a snippet of one of Rick’s best videos!! I’ve watched it over a dozen times when I want a smile and a laugh.
@r.oneill48543 ай бұрын
Agreed! ❤
@alansmith40214 ай бұрын
This is one of my favorite episodes. Every time I hear this song come on the radio I think “Yep. That’s the most difficult pop song ever!” So great!
@natsix48574 ай бұрын
Yes, what a great BOOST!!! 👍 👌 👏 🙌 😀 😄 😂😅😂🎉❤😊
@goldilox3693 ай бұрын
One of mine too! Now I'm gonna have to listen to the whole thing again. 😂
@SJNrider5003 ай бұрын
Yeah! Seamless modulations that don’t necessarily register in your psyche. I split the 60s and 70s growing up. I will always be thankful for the music in those decades.
@venomagent763 ай бұрын
Whar a beautiful chord progression... And a beautiful song🎉
@Yesica19934 ай бұрын
Man alive, that song was on the radio CONSTANTLY!
@rampant593 ай бұрын
Sergio Mendez was a breath of fresh air in the sixties when he hit the scene. Still love some of his old stuff till this day.
@DavidJosephBoth2 ай бұрын
he didn't write it. There are a million people in the thread pointing it out.
@jamirimaj68802 ай бұрын
@@DavidJosephBothYeah, but he arranged the most popular version of this song.
@pastenseАй бұрын
@@jamirimaj6880it’s the exact same arrangement as Dionne Warwick’s recording with perhaps very slight chord voicing variations. But I agree, Sergio’s production is much better.
@melaniesalavante8 күн бұрын
Gotta be my fave Beato video so far! Loved how learning about the complexity of the song added a whole new dimension of enjoyment listening to it.
@brigidwell4 ай бұрын
Loved this episode. As an 80s kid, these songs sounded otherworldly - it’s great to see great music celebrated and honored.
@soarstar3 ай бұрын
I miss more complex music. Hopefully it returns full force!
@jaysonteixeria1953 ай бұрын
Honestly its not that were missing that, nothing wrong with simplicity when its done well. Shits just lazy now tho just same chord progressions every hit song
@trevpilled6 күн бұрын
It exists, just not in the mainstream. You gotta explore more
@SunmonksКүн бұрын
Wish songs like this could hit today
@markthatcher48533 ай бұрын
I love the 70,s soft rock songs 🎵
@user-yc2oz8kc5k3 ай бұрын
I learned it by ear back when it came out, and I still remember how even by ear you noticed how that song had so many different tones following one after another. You are right on how truly complex the tone changes are in it.
@neospriss4 ай бұрын
I loved this video when you released it. Was one of the ones that made me subscribe instantly
@Pilcha.4 ай бұрын
El album blanco es un 10, el disco perfecto mas imperfecto de todos!
@sudhindrakopalle70713 ай бұрын
I am in awe of musicians like this who listen to music and can read the notes like a book for elementary kids.
@markr.devereux33853 ай бұрын
Those are some lofty chord progressions.❤
@CowboyStagАй бұрын
Interesting This short would benefit from being longer
@christiangonzalez93054 ай бұрын
I always felt that song didnt make sense musically. It feels like you are changing stations. Now THANKFULLY i understand i wasnt crazy. Awesome stuff
@nunninkav3 ай бұрын
It is jolting on purpose I think, because the song is like a lullaby on the verse. The upshift keeps you from drifting off.
@user-po3ir2tx5z4 ай бұрын
Rick, watching you write out all the changes on a freakin' white board as new chords keep coming had me LMAO! For a 1983 AC Pop song! (RIP Cynthia Weil. You and Barry Mann wrote so many memorable songs of my lifetime.)
@zombee384 ай бұрын
Beautiful pop song in every way !
@eddierayvanlynch61334 ай бұрын
Saw this the day it came out - watching Rick grinning and flipping out about this tune while correctly diagramming all the chords was a real treat. 🤘😎👍(Watch the long vid)
@RoyGBiv-lc8tv4 ай бұрын
I love these changes
@rodsemple3823 ай бұрын
Where were you fifty years ago when I was just starting out with the bass? You could've been the mentor I never knew I needed. Let's get real, having a teacher like you would've steered my musical journey in a completely different direction. Although, that would also mean you'd be pushing almost 120 years old by now. I wouldn't wish that on anyone!. Keep breaking down those hits with your knowledge, experience, and iconic humor (that's the Aussie way to spell it). Love your work.
@jonathanlafrance86434 ай бұрын
Great clever songwriting for sure! Masterclass on the subject …. key change when done right keeps it moving and relevant
@lindamcdermott22053 ай бұрын
I love these key changes..beautiful
@River_Deanson3 ай бұрын
Key changed 22 times all throughout the song Its insane , made me scratched my head more than 100 times while learning to play it That song really defied the definition of modulation
@NoLefTurnUnStoned.4 ай бұрын
“What is that!”😂
@edmi88324 ай бұрын
Love the "¿Qué?" 😂
@willian5744 ай бұрын
"Que?" or " o que !?" is Portuguese translation to "what?" 😂
@carlito60384 ай бұрын
“qué” e espanhol, “que” o “o que” e português
@cmikesmith6643 ай бұрын
What?
@AUGUSTALLEN284 ай бұрын
Loved this song back then and still do.
@ockertsekitaarlesseennogme90912 ай бұрын
Beautiful chord progression!
@GuitarJesse73 ай бұрын
Amazing! I’m sure hearing that song when I was a kid, I probably thought it was just an annoying pop ballad, but you just reminded me of it and gave me a new appreciation for the somewhat veiled complexity.
@ivanterrrivel3 ай бұрын
The song "Sapato Velho" by the band Roupa Nova also has many chords for a pop sound. 
@rosaliecarpio77689 күн бұрын
Absolutely loved this song!!!! They don't write them like this anymore!!!!
@jazzdad523 ай бұрын
I saw your full video about this song. Fantastic! In an earlier video you asked us to give you our suggestions for other songs we’d like you to analyze. “Never gonna let you go” by Sergio M was what I requested. Nice to think I influenced you to do it, but I’ll bet a few thousand other viewers requested it also.
@johnsuttoniiijs4 ай бұрын
Loved this song.
@luisvillarreal52624 ай бұрын
“What!?” “What is that?” Even Rick Beato can be stumped. 🎸🎼🎶🎵🤔🤷🏻♂️😂
@AeGumban152 ай бұрын
SERGIO MENDES one of my favorites! ❤
@winstonsmith26272 ай бұрын
I miss the times of my early youth when this sort of music was "mainstream". The clock radio would go off at 6:00 a.m. and this kind of song would appear on the radio.
@louprimo60624 ай бұрын
I remember learning that song and it was the only song I made a chart and had to pull out the old book binder.
@Cthulhu_AwakenАй бұрын
Before J-rock anime themes, there was bossa nova at the top of modulating's game.
@FernandoGarcia-lf6yh2 ай бұрын
awesome creativity. most people could even notice
@justmeonly9862 ай бұрын
Love this video. Seen it so many times!
@tuhvel.3 ай бұрын
Kudos to your editor, you've been blessed❤🫡 I also edit shorts and seeing so much humour and love poured in this short video makes me smile!
@skoto82193 ай бұрын
Agree, this is masterfully cut together. There’s a 450k sub channel whose shorts consist of zero cuts and when the time limit for the video is reached the dude just gets cut off mid-sentence. I pray he at least does these himself lol
@RFXLR4 ай бұрын
There’s nobody in top 40 music today that could pull this off.
@Milark3 ай бұрын
Changing keys a few times?
@RFXLR3 ай бұрын
@@Milarkthis is not just a few. And yes, nobody could pull it off today and it be a number one song.
@Milark3 ай бұрын
@@RFXLR that’s very different from saying no one could pull it off.
@RFXLR3 ай бұрын
@@Milark so I clarified it
@aperfectcircle0083 ай бұрын
I don't know the technicalities of music. But I do know what sounds good. And this aint it. Would not be a top anything in my book. Bigger question is why would anyone want to "pull this off" when it sounds terrible?
@teevo60416 күн бұрын
All the greatest music has already been written
@tlevergood3 күн бұрын
I LOVED this song as a kid, one of my favorites. My parents loved listening to easy rock and soft rock favorites when we went camping. Great childhood memories.
@psychonautseventen2249Ай бұрын
Cool song, totality remember it and grooving to it
@psychonautseventen2249Ай бұрын
I'm on shroomz and this blows me away.
@lionsdenblog2 ай бұрын
I grew up with GREAT music (born in ‘62)!
@shannonswift2233Күн бұрын
Met Sergio six summers ago when I was 21 and he was such a humble gentleman. His music got me through many hard times; I’m not surprised at the talent of him and Brazilian artists
@danlee21913 ай бұрын
Brazil's pop was once bossa nova, would run Tin Pan Alley for their money, not dissing old school American Pop, just saying those chord progressions are something special
@gregoryclero20254 ай бұрын
Sounds like after the love has gone
@guitarlover804 ай бұрын
‼️‼️💯💯
@rhythmguptaa3 ай бұрын
Beautiful!
@NedSar852 күн бұрын
ohhhhh this is pure gold! Never underestimate a pop song... you never know...
@Kinda___HappyАй бұрын
Wait this is the same Sergio Mendes as in Brasil 66?! I never knew this was his song crazy af
@Frontrow2theshitshow4 ай бұрын
This is my fave, just how he discusses all the chord and key changes its great. I would also classify this as dentist rock. 😅
@camwinston52484 ай бұрын
Denist office WAITING ROOM rock ..!
@metalboy51504 ай бұрын
I bet it's legitimately classified as "yacht rock." This sounds like the kind of "soft rock" that would fit in that category.
@chitlitlah4 ай бұрын
If any of you use the word 'rock' when describing this song again, you're getting banned from attending any Deftones concerts in the future.
@adamgrierson80823 ай бұрын
Why is dentist rock so accurate I also envisioned some sort of waiting room 😂
@Metal_Horror3 ай бұрын
It's pop music. Nothing rock about it at all.
@aagloworks4 ай бұрын
You want complicated pop chord progressions - check out almost any song from Nik Kershaw (from the 1980's)
@miyavizim3 ай бұрын
As a teenager it sounded super catchy but as a adult I revisited those songs and was shocked at how harmonically complex it was. And Kershaw was definitely a good guitar player as well.
@noufelzeddam6583 ай бұрын
Yeah music is magic 🪄
@ozzlayer3 ай бұрын
So.... that makes me an amazing musician ❤️ 😮
@Trisstunes3 ай бұрын
I'm a music analyst, and I had to analyze some Chicago tunes, which are waaaaaaay more harmonically complex than I gave them credit for! pop music was built different back in the day lol
@SneharthoDey3 ай бұрын
Generally every form of music was, and that is what made every genre unique and new to listen to.
@nevertrustabunny4 ай бұрын
pop means popular, not easy. classical gas was pop too
@sovereignbrehon4 ай бұрын
I did an arrangement of Classical Gas for a jazz band when I was in high school in 1988. It took SO MANY HOURS to write it all out! Love that song!!!
@HPB177618 күн бұрын
Why are key changes so appealing to the ear. They take me right back to the late 80s/ early 90s. ❤
@lw37644 ай бұрын
I love this episode and love the spotlight on this song. It's one of my favorite pop songs ever, and this full video is my favorite Beato video.
@delmamacedo3233 ай бұрын
Thank you 😎🎸👋👋
@Paul-ir8qq2 ай бұрын
Effing fantastic. Sets a great mood and tone.
@JesusSaves19872 күн бұрын
Yes. A very great song. A lot of parts in the song had very quick notational transitions within it which may seem confusing to the musician, yet were rather understandable to the creator of the song. I understand.
@barbarakloise67903 ай бұрын
It's a great song.
@defface7773 ай бұрын
Love that song!
@SGED39229 күн бұрын
When pop music was music
@RobinL.B3 ай бұрын
Superb songwriting! Naturalsounding with A LOT of changes ❤
@mdwayne7413 ай бұрын
Such a great song....still gives me chills hearing it.
@caprise-music67224 ай бұрын
Such a great song! So many awesome changes
@sonnygirl8823Ай бұрын
This was a really pretty song no matter if it was a pop song
@jeffreymicah3 ай бұрын
Great song!
@CarsonBoyd6 күн бұрын
Cool song, great guitar strap!
@thegodofpez3 ай бұрын
Fantastic song to be honest. 🤟
@izzypapi993 ай бұрын
I love this full video and the I love this song!
@professorJorge11Ай бұрын
Yeah. I used to love that song
@johndrowe52812 ай бұрын
As usual, Mr. Beato, you rule. Thank you for sharing yourself with us. Godspeed. 🎸👨🏼⚕️.🫶✌️♾️.
@robinrubendunst8693 ай бұрын
After the love is gone has similar tonalities and key changes.
@RAsVault2 ай бұрын
That's a great song!
@darsongsify3 ай бұрын
Still love this song after all those years!
@JimiWaggs3 ай бұрын
Loved this video so much!!!❤
@MatthewEverettGatesАй бұрын
I like that- good writing can obscure the obscurity in music by accessible melody and coherent, especially moving lyric (or however you define the pop accessibility of this hit)