doubleplagal: maximumrocknroll
A study of the hallmark chord progression of rock and roll: VIIb-IV-I.
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2011-11-29
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2011-11-02
the velvet underground - oh! sweet nothin’
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2011-10-26
creedence clearwater revival - fortunate son
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the rolling stones - sympathy for the devil
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the beatles - polythene pam
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the who - can’t explain
“75 people can’t explain why they clicked dislike button”
“Nice song, but what kind of party has no girls?”
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james taylor - country road
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beta band - dry the rain
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the beatles - hey jude
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Double-plagal progressions often signify fatalism and never-ending struggle (“Sueño con serpientes” (1974), “Reino de todavía” (1994)).
— Lovers and Rulers, the Real and the Surreal: Harmonic Metaphors in Silvio Rodríguez’s Songs
