21 Songs that use Pachelbel's Canon chord progression

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• ME

  @melickon · 4 years ago

  Maroon 5 not only following chord progression, but also using Pachelbel melody

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• PI

  @PilliTorres · 11 months ago

  That transition between the URSS anthem and Go West was smooth as heck.

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  @shandya · 4 years ago

  The transition from Russian Anthem to Go West is so satisfying and somehow predictable haha

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• MR

  @mrattapuss · 11 months ago

  "can't even eat taco bell anymore it's too close to pachelbell"

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• DA

  @daniel_hasse · 4 years ago

  Never would I thought I'd see Rick Astley and the Soviet national anthem in the same video

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• JE

  @jeffyracks1463 · 3 years ago

  I love how Hook by Blues Traveler is literally about how this chord progression is overused, “if I’m feeling stuck, and need a buck, I don’t rely on luck because the hook brings you back.” And then it became their most popular song

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• EM

  @emmbeesea · 4 years ago

  Much love for The Scatman! <br><br>He&apos;s still out there, livin&apos; it up in Scatland.

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• HD

  @HDv2b · 3 years ago

  Mind blown because I finally have an explanation for why, as a non-music-theorist, sometimes I whistle one of my favourite pop or rock songs, I find myself transitioning to Pachelbel&apos;s Cannon without realising.

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• TZ

  @tzoreehandler9163 · 4 years ago (edited)

  From this video I assume that both The Beatles and Radiohead have never had a song using Pachelbel&apos;s Canon chord progression.

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• CH

  @chiregio58 · 3 years ago

  OMG.... my tears are running after I watched your video ! I&apos;ve listening to the Pachelbel&apos;s Canon since I was, 15,16 yo, now I am 64, and this description really warms up my heart. I will just add, as a humble contribution, that there are two songs that are really inspired on the Canon : &quot;Le temps de vivre&quot; by French Singer Georges Moustaki, and &quot;Find a way to my heart&quot; by Phil Collins. David..THANK&apos;s for this AWESOME VIDEO....

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• AN

  @annevcz · 4 years ago

  Cool, now I will never unhear Pachelbel&apos;s Canon in the Russian anthem.

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• PU

  @PuppetMasterIX · 3 years ago (edited)

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PC6jwoHyOk&amp;t=201">3:21</a> &quot;Hook&quot; by Blues Traveler is my favorite use of this progression, since it&apos;s used specifically in service of the song&apos;s message. Lyrically, the song itself is a satirical critique on the state of pop radio at the time - in particular, how many songs were either overly formulaic, undervalued meaningful or even coherent lyrical content, or were blatantly made just for a paycheck. They use Pachelbel&apos;s Canon as the base progression because, by 1994, it was so frequently used in popular music that it was reputed in songwriting circles as cliché, a fallback for those who treated easy-listening pop music as a business.

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