Most Complex Pop Song Ever

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Rick Beato

4 ай бұрын

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@pigup2 4 ай бұрын

100 key changes in a song isn't normal, but in Brazil it is. Be careful out there kids.

@edsonjadedani 4 ай бұрын

Es Brazil 😅😅😅😅 top 🎸🎸 music

@Candleinchains 4 ай бұрын

It was, but Brazilian music fell hard just like the rest of the world

@nobnobnobnob 4 ай бұрын

Key signature or lock keys?

@jspartacus 4 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.

@danielmsmbl2 4 ай бұрын

@@CandleinchainsGreat profile picture. 5/5 stars.

@CBACProductions 4 ай бұрын

Bassist: What key are we in? Guitarist: All of them.

@mdwayne741 4 ай бұрын

Hahahaha.... right?

@emmittwine4159 4 ай бұрын

😆😆😆

@jeanabsonturel268 4 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 bruh

@sidownes 4 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

@piirakkas 4 ай бұрын

1000th liker!!! ❤🎉

@bennyramos1885 4 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_Cat 4 ай бұрын

Absolutely. For example, "O Que Sera, Sera" but so many others, too.

@gemaelvarra8914 4 ай бұрын

Ivan Lind, Ray Obiedo.

@bennyramos1885 4 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_Cat 4 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.

@bennyramos1885 4 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.

@halaouani1 4 ай бұрын

Sergio Mendes is genius!!! He’s Brazilian, but he is best known in USA.

@Meelwormm 3 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.

@smudge1619 18 күн бұрын

He didn't write the song.

@joaocarlosmagno4524 4 ай бұрын

Sergio Mendes is a freaking genius

@crnkmnky 4 ай бұрын

as are the songwriters, Cynthia Weill & Barry Mann!

@joaocarlosmagno4524 4 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_Cat 4 ай бұрын

Yes, Brazilians have so many genius songwriters. Guinga, Chico Buarque, Djavan, Milton, Gil, Caetano...an endless list.

@dy6682 4 ай бұрын

I prefer Wagner / Beethoven/ Bob Marley .

@solnarochet 4 ай бұрын

@@Jasper_the_Catnão... eles são horríveis e as músicas são intragáveis

@autk 4 ай бұрын

Sergio Mendes...jazz chords city lol Not your typical "Pop song"

@Bodyknowledge77 4 ай бұрын

Mr Mendes didn't write it though. Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann did.

@Chris-px2gf 4 ай бұрын

Same thing as many Stevie Wonder songs would be classified as pop, however, full of jazz elements and modulations

@GabiWilsonTV 4 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😳😂😂😂

@donaldcolucci2557 4 ай бұрын

Very interesting but very much over my head and it probably doesn’t matter but it makes a nice story

@guitarhilley 4 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.

@douglasalan5783 4 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-zb5gd2ff8y 4 ай бұрын

Truth!

@BaconIsNotBiceps 4 ай бұрын

What a great tune this is. Loved it as a kid, love it as a 61-year-young dude.

@TioSalsaTV 3 ай бұрын

Young gentlemen :)

@retromom5421 3 ай бұрын

60 yr old here. Beautiful, romantic song.

@bjjbrawler1 3 ай бұрын

51 here. Great song.

@Funwithhighnotes 2 ай бұрын

41 here. Heard it from the back seat of an 87 Chevy van my entire kid life. My mom knew the jams!

@joeb6245 4 ай бұрын

Best episode ever!!! Excluding all of The Police interviews!

@dickenssayshi 4 ай бұрын

Absolutely! It's calming as well

@shagrathdh 4 ай бұрын

Which episode is it? 😮

@RoyceRemix 4 ай бұрын

@@shagrathdh It's called "The Most COMPLEX Pop Song of All Time"

@damnplaylist 4 ай бұрын

@@RoyceRemixthanks for sharing this. It’s nowhere on the post. Yeah I’ve seen the episode before but forgot which one

@joeb6245 4 ай бұрын

@@shagrathdh it’s hysterical. Rick is in epic form

@joelj7279 4 ай бұрын

Reminds me of Earth, Wind & Fire’s song, After the Love Has Gone

@kobeatss 2 ай бұрын

I’m a 15 yrs old producer and I just learnt that song like a week ago it’s golden

@rosaliecarpio7768 29 күн бұрын

Earth Wind and Fire - was a fantastic group!!!!

@IlyaTheBorzoi 23 күн бұрын

EW&F!!! After the love is gone ❤

@cheeneedejesus3537 4 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

@jackmerucci2398 4 ай бұрын

That’s a killer line up

@briankennedy1192 4 ай бұрын

Great call

@sgrey9181 4 ай бұрын

Brooo I love Nathan East, never knew he was on this track! That’s epic

@SoulSecureOfficial 4 ай бұрын

Ah yes Michael Landau... Han Solo's friend who betrayed him....

@marvinmurakami8828 4 ай бұрын

@sgrey9181 one of my all time favorite bass players. His bass sounds so good.

@Karanboury 2 ай бұрын

The ‘don’t let them know your next move’ key shift

@MrSoulman6969 4 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).

@MattSuguisAsFondAsEverrr 9 күн бұрын

like, why even read the lead sheets, if you're better off reading the original sheet music itself💪

@stephenmahlstedt8533 3 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.

@micker9830 7 күн бұрын

Yacht rock is the best!

@markhamanderson2656 4 ай бұрын

Put the "M" in MODULATION. Fantastic early 80s radio smash hit by Sergio!

@operating 4 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.oneill4854 4 ай бұрын

Agreed! ❤

@vicenteochoa6498 4 ай бұрын

This episode was hilarious. The part where you turned your guitar to hide the chords had me crying laughing.

@seanonel 4 ай бұрын

Give us a keyboard/piano and we’ll figure it out real quick...

@SJNrider500 4 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.

@alansmith4021 4 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!

@natsix4857 4 ай бұрын

Yes, what a great BOOST!!! 👍 👌 👏 🙌 😀 😄 😂😅😂🎉❤😊

@goldilox369 4 ай бұрын

One of mine too! Now I'm gonna have to listen to the whole thing again. 😂

@Yesica1993 4 ай бұрын

Man alive, that song was on the radio CONSTANTLY!

@rampant59 4 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.

@DavidJosephBoth 3 ай бұрын

he didn't write it. There are a million people in the thread pointing it out.

@jamirimaj6880 3 ай бұрын

@@DavidJosephBothYeah, but he arranged the most popular version of this song.

@pastense Ай 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.

@soarstar 4 ай бұрын

I miss more complex music. Hopefully it returns full force!

@jaysonteixeria195 3 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

@trevpilled 26 күн бұрын

It exists, just not in the mainstream. You gotta explore more

@brigidwell 4 ай бұрын

Loved this episode. As an 80s kid, these songs sounded otherworldly - it’s great to see great music celebrated and honored.

@user-yc2oz8kc5k 3 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.

@venomagent76 4 ай бұрын

Whar a beautiful chord progression... And a beautiful song🎉

@averageday 14 сағат бұрын

This gave me a newfound appreciation for old songs!

@eddierayvanlynch6133 4 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)

@user-po3ir2tx5z 4 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.)

@christiangonzalez9305 4 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

@nunninkav 4 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.

@sudhindrakopalle7071 4 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.

@neospriss 4 ай бұрын

I loved this video when you released it. Was one of the ones that made me subscribe instantly

@GuitarJesse7 4 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.

@markr.devereux3385 4 ай бұрын

Those are some lofty chord progressions.❤

@melaniesalavante 29 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.

@rodsemple382 4 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.

@RoyGBiv-lc8tv 4 ай бұрын

I love these changes

@markthatcher4853 4 ай бұрын

I love the 70,s soft rock songs 🎵

@River_Deanson 4 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

@zombee38 4 ай бұрын

Beautiful pop song in every way !

@jazzdad52 4 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.

@CowboyStag 2 ай бұрын

Interesting This short would benefit from being longer

@jonathanlafrance8643 4 ай бұрын

Great clever songwriting for sure! Masterclass on the subject …. key change when done right keeps it moving and relevant

@edmi8832 4 ай бұрын

Love the "¿Qué?" 😂

@willian574 4 ай бұрын

"Que?" or " o que !?" is Portuguese translation to "what?" 😂

@carlito6038 4 ай бұрын

“qué” e espanhol, “que” o “o que” e português

@cmikesmith664 4 ай бұрын

What?

@NoLefTurnUnStoned. 4 ай бұрын

“What is that!”😂

@ivanterrrivel 4 ай бұрын

The song "Sapato Velho" by the band Roupa Nova also has many chords for a pop sound.

@FernandoGarcia-lf6yh 3 ай бұрын

awesome creativity. most people could even notice

@NedSar85 22 күн бұрын

ohhhhh this is pure gold! Never underestimate a pop song... you never know...

@johnsuttoniiijs 4 ай бұрын

Loved this song.

@psychonautseventen2249 2 ай бұрын

I'm on shroomz and this blows me away.

@lindamcdermott2205 4 ай бұрын

I love these key changes..beautiful

@ockertsekitaarlesseennogme9091 3 ай бұрын

Beautiful chord progression!

@Cthulhu_Awaken 2 ай бұрын

Before J-rock anime themes, there was bossa nova at the top of modulating's game.

@tuhvel. 4 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!

@skoto8219 3 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

@AUGUSTALLEN28 4 ай бұрын

Loved this song back then and still do.

@luisvillarreal5262 4 ай бұрын

“What!?” “What is that?” Even Rick Beato can be stumped. 🎸🎼🎶🎵🤔🤷🏻‍♂️😂

@RFXLR 4 ай бұрын

There’s nobody in top 40 music today that could pull this off.

@Milark 4 ай бұрын

Changing keys a few times?

@RFXLR 4 ай бұрын

@@Milarkthis is not just a few. And yes, nobody could pull it off today and it be a number one song.

@Milark 4 ай бұрын

@@RFXLR that’s very different from saying no one could pull it off.

@RFXLR 4 ай бұрын

@@Milark so I clarified it

@nazaretgil782 4 ай бұрын

I sort of hear it in Bruno Mars music. The more recent stuff during and after 24 K magic

@tlevergood 23 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.

@winstonsmith2627 3 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.

@psychonautseventen2249 2 ай бұрын

Cool song, totality remember it and grooving to it

@louprimo6062 4 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.

@giarc0 13 күн бұрын

That song kicked ass.

@Kinda___Happy 2 ай бұрын

Wait this is the same Sergio Mendes as in Brasil 66?! I never knew this was his song crazy af

@gregoryclero2025 4 ай бұрын

Sounds like after the love has gone

@guitarlover80 4 ай бұрын

‼️‼️💯💯

@Frontrow2theshitshow 4 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. 😅

@camwinston5248 4 ай бұрын

Denist office WAITING ROOM rock ..!

@metalboy5150 4 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.

@chitlitlah 4 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.

@adamgrierson8082 4 ай бұрын

Why is dentist rock so accurate I also envisioned some sort of waiting room 😂

@Metal_Horror 4 ай бұрын

It's pop music. Nothing rock about it at all.

@Cornflake76 19 күн бұрын

That is absolutely mind boggling. I remember this song hitting the radio and being incredible to listen to, but now thinking through the key changes it's 110000000000xxxxx. Amazing.

@lw3764 4 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.

@aagloworks 4 ай бұрын

You want complicated pop chord progressions - check out almost any song from Nik Kershaw (from the 1980's)

@miyavizim 4 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.

@danlee2191 4 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

@cogotexx 3 ай бұрын

One of my favorites episodes 🤣 The music video of the song is FILLED with comments like “Rick Beato brought me here”…so good…so cool 😎

@Sunmonks 21 күн бұрын

Wish songs like this could hit today

@Trisstunes 4 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

@SneharthoDey 3 ай бұрын

Generally every form of music was, and that is what made every genre unique and new to listen to.

@nevertrustabunny 4 ай бұрын

pop means popular, not easy. classical gas was pop too

@sovereignbrehon 4 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!!!

@therealawakener7 25 күн бұрын

Rick, you need to get Sergio on your show for an interview. He's 80 something now, I think, but still around. It would be good to hear about his process when writing from his perspective❤

@rosaliecarpio7768 29 күн бұрын

Absolutely loved this song!!!! They don't write them like this anymore!!!!

@don4476 4 ай бұрын

Keys? Keys? We don't need no stinking keys. 😂

@teevo604 Ай бұрын

All the greatest music has already been written

@SGED392 Ай бұрын

When pop music was music

@shannonswift2233 21 күн 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

@maxwurr713 3 ай бұрын

I noticed it the first time I heard it. That's brave writing for a pop tune.

@MatthewEverettGates 2 ай 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)

@williamrobinson7435 18 күн бұрын

Really unusual changes! It's true, I've heard this but the chords just roll so well.. 🎶🌟👍

@wolflover789 14 күн бұрын

Musically it is a beautifully crafted song

@pwrrpw319 3 ай бұрын

Well you said it at the beginning , "where Jazz guys Right", everybody solo !!!!!!!!!

@richardlabella 16 күн бұрын

Rick, you're great! This made me laugh.

@Pilcha. 4 ай бұрын

El album blanco es un 10, el disco perfecto mas imperfecto de todos!

@JesusSaves1987 22 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.

@chrislewis8579 4 ай бұрын

The song always gives me earth wind and fire Vibes. Given what sergio Mendes did in the 60s and 70s it shouldnt be surprising he made the Most complex Pop song ive ever heard in the 80s, but it still is. 😂

@colinmaharaj Ай бұрын

Since you showed this some years ago, I have been practicing this song, and I am near perfection on it.

@robinrubendunst869 4 ай бұрын

After the love is gone has similar tonalities and key changes.

@SongwritingJoe 3 ай бұрын

It’s true, trained musicians in jazz sometimes can only hear progressions they’ve been taught. Self taught people tend to express chords way differently

@CarsonBoyd 26 күн бұрын

Cool song, great guitar strap!

@sonnygirl8823 2 ай бұрын

This was a really pretty song no matter if it was a pop song

@ginghamt.c.5973 Ай бұрын

Chicago - If you leave me Now - is the most wonderful music gymnastics in my book !

@doctorproxy 2 ай бұрын

Pop songs can have a very complex harmony with incredible chord changes. Nowadays is different: songs tend to be simpler. Great infos as always, Rick!