I've had Bonnie Tyler's "Total Eclipse of the Heart" stuck in my head for what seems to be an eternity. It'll go away, only to come back at the least opportune time - like on a run or while riding the bus when I have no other music options to distract me. Maybe its because it is written in one of the keys that good pop songs come in since "all the greatest hits...just use four chords."
This according to Australian musical comedy trio The Axis of Awesome. Their routine 4-Chord Song will affirm this idea. Using just four chords the group rapidly moves through close to 40 pop hits spanning a large number of years. Everything from classic rock band Journey's "Don't Stop Believing" to current hip-hop group 3OH!3's "Don't Trust Me" are represented. The only acts that might be a little obscure are the Australian musicians who are relatively unknown outside of the continent down under like Missy Higgins and Kasey Chambers (although Aussie Natalie Imbruglia's hit "Torn" makes a recognizable appearance.
Sergio del Limonar
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