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Axis of Awesome - 4 Four Chord Song (with song titles)

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    — Good evening, ladies, I'm Jordan
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    — I'm lee
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    — And we are the Axis of Awesome
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    — And I'm Benny
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    — We've been a comedy rock band for close to 40 years now
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    — And all that time we've never had a hit.
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    — But you guys know why?
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    — Why? — 'Cause we never wrote a four chords song.
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    — What's a four chords song, Benny?
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    — All the greatest hits from the last 40 years just use four chords.
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    — Same four chords for every song, it's that simple to write a pop hit.
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    — Just four? — Yeah, this four here.
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    — One...
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    — Two
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    — Three
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    — Four chords. — All right, let get this straight, chicken little.
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    — What you're trying to say is you can take those four chords, repeat them, and pump out every pop song ever.
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    — Is that what you're saying?
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    — Yeah
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    — Fuck off!
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    — Yeah, fuck off, chicken little!
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    — Just listen:
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    — Do you recognize this?
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    — That is "Don't Stop Believing" by Journey.
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    — Very original song — There's a few more that fit, check it out.
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    — Oh, that' just two songs that seems alike, that's not...
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    — Three songs. Coincidence.
Title:
Axis of Awesome - 4 Four Chord Song (with song titles)
Video Language:
English
Duration:
05:31

English subtitles

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