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[whitehawk]

This is brilliant. I've seen other songs converted to a different key, but this one takes the cake.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbTxfN8d2CI

 

[Escape Goat]

uh huh...

 

[toadsworth]

Needs some auto tune

 

[KillGore]

Interesting. Any more famous examples? Sounds so weird.

 

[whitehawk]

Interesting. Any more famous examples? Sounds so weird.

There's a bunch on his channel.

http://www.youtube.com/user/MajorVsMinor

The Final Countdown, major key

Hey Jude, minor key

For the most part, songs sound really cool when converted to minor. The other way around doesn't work as well.

 

[ThisWreckage]

I absolutely love this. Flipping the lyrics works wonderfully.

 

[mr jones]

uh huh...

Yeah. Not diggin it. At all. Sorry.

 

[Kitschkraft]

The original sounds better but I like the idea of this.

Wish I understood musical theory....

I would really like to get inside a musicians head for a day. Find out how they go about using one key over another. That kinda stuff. Is it purposeful, or do they just write the songs and tweak them until they sound right?

 

[mr jones]

Ok, hey Jude was tight.

 

[Zajora]

Wow, Hey Jude sounds.. eerie. :<

 

[Deleted member 13876]

Needs the original video clip playing in the background, because to this day it remains some next level shit.

 

[Megalosaro]

Yeah. Not diggin it. At all. Sorry.

It's not something you're supposed to "dig". You're supposed to be amused by it. A song that is usually the epitome of upbeat and cheerful is turned into a song that comes across as sarcastic just by changing the song from a major key to a minor key

 

[Incandenza]

Yeah, Hey Jude is freaky. All of these songs sound like they should devolve into backwards lyrics at some point.

 

[Sethos]

THAT IS WHOA ... What is minor key?

 

[RPS37]

Be worry, don't happy.

 

[DeadNames]

Sounds like something of a kid's halloween special.

 

[Grinchy]

Hey Jude, minor key

Wow this sounds awesome to me. I wish they actually tried recording it like this.

 

[strobogo]

The Happy Godfather is definitely the best of songs converted to major. Californication doesn't sound bad in major, either.

 

[FooTemps]

It's cool, very interesting to say the least. The final countdown in major key is better just because it's painfully bad lol.

 

[Marvie_3]

That version of Hey Jude sounds awesome.

 

[strobogo]

It sounds like something that could have been on the first 2 Beatles albums. It actually sounds like it fits better in a minor key.

 

[Rayis]

it doesn't quite work with songs that have chords both in major and minor, it makes them sound off key

 

[okno]

That sounds badass. The difference is slight with "Don't Worry" but it's a really cool effect. My boyfriend could barely hear it, but I love it.

 

[whitehawk]

I absolutely love this. Flipping the lyrics works wonderfully.

Yup. The lyric change is what's so interesting. It actually works with in context, and completely changes the meaning of the song.

 

[agrajag]

it doesn't quite work with songs that have chords both in major and minor, it makes them sound off key

I'm pretty sure that's every song.

 

[Lionel Mandrake]

There's a bunch on his channel.

http://www.youtube.com/user/MajorVsMinor

The Final Countdown, major key

This one's awesome.

 

[Downhome]

I love things like this.

Hearing Sweet Dreams in a major key is amazing. It sounds like some sort of fun and happy circus song...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0zfD3nfG4w&list=TLMJJn3YJ2lyM

And MMM-Bop in minor is just...weird...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9HZH_P_5qM&list=UUtizmrEUpvbEfutiE1XgIWw

 

[Twilight Gap]

Sounds like one of those songs you'd hear pirates singing now.

 

[Resident4t.]

Hey Jude sounds amazing.

 

[The Adder]

Interesting. Any more famous examples? Sounds so weird.

Not to plug myself, but if you like Pokemon, here's an arrangement of Viridian City in minor

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGz8vaGREr0

 

[sphagnum]

MMM-bop is way better this way.

Smells Like Teen Spirit is kind of...upbeat?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_TEOuyPDNo

 

[Discotheque]

Sweet Dreams in major is total opposite. Sounds like a very happy song

 

[mr jones]

It's not something you're supposed to "dig". You're supposed to be amused by it. A song that is usually the epitome of upbeat and cheerful is turned into a song that comes across as sarcastic just by changing the song from a major key to a minor key

I'm not amused, either.

It doesn't right, and it sounds like it was edited in a half ass way. At least Hey Jude sounds like it could have been done in a minor key.

 

[WyndhamPrice]

I'm pretty sure that's every song.

Depending on the progression that's absolutely not true. A lot of pop and rock songs follow a basic I - IV - V (or some combination of the three) progression which is exclusively major.

 

[Incitemaybe]

That changed very little for me....it just sounded bad quality haha

 

[KillGore]

Not to plug myself, but if you like Pokemon, here's an arrangement of Viridian City in minor

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGz8vaGREr0

this is great, thanks.

 

[UrbanRats]

Livin' la Vida Loca is much better in major key, lol.

Like something from the Smash Mouth.

 

[Byakuya769]

mmmbop sounds incredible.

 

[WyndhamPrice]

Livin' la Vida Loca is much better in major key, lol.

Like something from the Smash Mouth.

It turns almost into ska

 

[AlexBasch]

Final Countdown sounds great.

 

[UrbanRats]

Heart of Glass also has impressive results in minor key.

 

[Sho_Nuff82]

Sounds like shit.

 

[The Adder]

this is great, thanks.

No problem. And thank you for listening.

 

[PseudoKirby]

Reversed
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6KmiIq2-m8
Losing my religion.

 

[GoodMorning]

Creep is pretty cool

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNi7L4BWe-4&list=UUtizmrEUpvbEfutiE1XgIWw

 

[GDGF]

The end of Hey Jude sounds like a death march in minor key.

It's pretty awesome.

 

[Vulcano's assistant]

Final Countdown in major key is like the sound of angels.

 

[TheMan]

most of the songs just sound off. however, i think it would be funny if a band did this during one of their concerts just to see the crowd's reaction.

 

[Exterminieren]

Still easily the champ.

 

[amnesiac]

Still easily the champ.

this is amazing