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I was listening to the new Rosé and Bruno Mars song and I realised they're the latest in a long line of singers to reuse the exact same melody

 

 

 

 

 

And obviously the latest offender

 

 

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is it that common chord progression? it's not the same melody but it's a very used simple chord progression that you'd have to actively avoid using 

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I don't think APT really fits here tbh. Many other examples though - definitely a common pop progression.

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i would love to know too! i've noticed it so much that i even made a playlist, which i haven't updated in a while, despite many songs with the same melody coming out since then. some other offenders:

 

poppy - altar

one direction - night changes

charli xcx - white mercedes

troye sivan - one of your girls

weekly - after school

ava max - so am i

conan gray - affluenza

5 seconds of summer - lie to me

pitbull & xtina - feel this moment

 

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I feel like this is probably some common chord progression that has existed for centuries.  Why do people use it?  Well it sounds nice.  Why not? 

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Reduce, reuse, recycle has been the motto in the music industry for the last few years, especially now that nostalgia has become a bankable thing

 

 

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i thot they were actually interpolating something cause that melody sounded way too familiar

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1 hour ago, Maresia said:

i would love to know too! i've noticed it so much that i even made a playlist, which i haven't updated in a while, despite many songs with the same melody coming out since then. some other offenders:

 

poppy - altar

one direction - night changes

charli xcx - white mercedes

troye sivan - one of your girls

weekly - after school

ava max - so am i

conan gray - affluenza

5 seconds of summer - lie to me

pitbull & xtina - feel this moment

 

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+ Can We Dance - The Vamps

 

It's just a super common chord progression so I'm never too surprised it's in so many songs :dies:

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I knew it sounded familiar 

 

 

 

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Poppy's is better tho

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I honestly love this chord progression and love randomly running into songs that use it. It sounds so timeless

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1 hour ago, Maresia said:

i would love to know too! i've noticed it so much that i even made a playlist, which i haven't updated in a while, despite many songs with the same melody coming out since then. some other offenders:

 

poppy - altar

one direction - night changes

charli xcx - white mercedes

troye sivan - one of your girls

weekly - after school

ava max - so am i

conan gray - affluenza

5 seconds of summer - lie to me

pitbull & xtina - feel this moment

 

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coldplay - viva la vida

dua lipa - we're good

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Add this offender to the list:

 

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i'm tired of this melody, it just sounds so faceless now that everyone has used it

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52 minutes ago, Archie said:

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coldplay - viva la vida

dua lipa - we're good

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Marina - The State Of Dreaming

Alizèe - J'en ai marre

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I'm usually annoyed by blantant copypasting, but in this case, I really don't mind it. You can't really say that it "belongs" to anyone, it's always been there. And it sounds great most of the time, too.

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So we can make mash-ups easier :-*

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