Rick Beato says “Never Gonna Let You Go” by Sérgio Mendes is “The Most COMPLEX Pop Song of All Time”

YouTube ^ | June 23, 2021 | Rick Beato

[grundle]

Rick's video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnRxTW8GxT8

The song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQ_NAXaiI2Q

[Red Badger]

And here I thought Na-Na-Na-Hey-Hey by Steam was......................

[Bayard]

Complex pop song... sounds oxymoronic.

[Wright Wing]

It does, but I think that’s Rick’s point. ;)

[gloryblaze]

And here I thought it was Bohemian Rhapsody.

[Sgt_Schultze]

Totally expecting this link

https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ?t=43

[Red Badger]

That’s more of an operetta.........................

[gr8eman]

One Night in Bangkok gets my vote

[BlueStateRightist]

Rick is hilarious in this video — just his facial expressions when reacting to the chord progression.

[dsrtsage]

Did they add a 5th cord?

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

Well worth watching, if you are into harmony.

[ClearCase_guy]

I’m completely unmusical. I’ve been considering getting Rick’s Ear Training class but I worry that I would be a lost cause.

[ArtDodger]

Meh. Try changing chords every beat.
Lazy Day by Spanky and the Gang
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNAOLYL4DP4

[SaxxonWoods]

More complex than Girl From Ipanema?

Or Bohemian Rhapsody?

Sweet.

[Red Badger]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Na_Na_Hey_Hey_Kiss_Him_Goodbye

[Red Badger]

That is a good one!

Murray Head was lead singer on Jesus Christ Superstar Album..................

[ScubaDiver]

Definitely a crazy song to play on a guitar with all those unusual chord changes. But, I can think of a few pop songs in mixed meter than are more challenging, musically.

Kashmir comes to mind immediately. I still don’t know what time signature is in that song. Drums are playing something with all others playing something else. Very hard song to play.

Pink Floyd’s Money is also in a strange meter.

[a fool in paradise]

[a fool in paradise]

[tsomer]

As an occasional flogger of guitars and drums, I say Rick Beato is the man!