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This is an inevitable backlash of the simplicity of pop music. Much of pop music is made using simple and basic chord structures and, yes, are often reused from previous songs. The purpose of this music is to create a memorable hook, one that people can instantly get into and will be willing to purchase, and what better way to do this then use a melody that has already been used? This is like musical brainwashing – people are buying this bad excuse for music because they think it sounds good, when in reality it is the subtle similarities to previous songs in both chord structures and melodic phrasing that gets people instantly hooked to the new songs.
Just to be clear though, I am not a musical snob – this sort of thing has been going on for a VERY long time. Check out this video of an incredible amount of songs, all using the same 4-chord progression:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTnuGkZgaMc
Wow this is really amazing! I wouldn’t make such a big deal since most of pop music is the same anyway!
Ke$ah borrwed Uffie’s rapping in Tik Tok from Uffies Ready to Uff and Gaga’s Just Dance, then and then Katy Perry borrowed Ke$ha’s Tik Tok with California Gurls.
Actually three songs are the same… add Miley Cyrus’s song Permanent December to the list… hear all 3 songs together here…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uvAcWWlrkk
yeah ya know, lots of songs share the same key, and like in this case, the same chord progression. its all about the hook and lyrics with pop music. and maybe the catchy addition of a unique instrument or synth sound. however, what is really funny about this situation is that tik tok and california girls were written by the same person… DR LUKE!