#axis of awesome

[poetry-protest-pornography]

Did I really get suggested an article about The 4 Chord Song by Axis of Awesome, in 2023?

(apparently, there was a plagiarism lawsuit involving Ed Sheeran and Marvin Gaye's estate, and Ed won because there are established musical motifs etc etc, so it was a funny and educational use of The 4 Chord Song, but I was flabbergasted.)

If you somehow haven't seen/heard it, here it is:

https://youtu.be/5pidokakU4I

[rosaluxembae]

Thanks to Axis of Awesome I will never forgot how long it was between AFFC and ADWD being published, despite not knowing what ASOIAF was at the time.

[chiefladylightyay]

4 Chords | Music Videos | The Axis Of Awesome

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Axis of Awesome - 4 Four Chord Song (with song titles)

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2024 Spotify Tarot

Every year on my birthday, I like to do a little divination with music. And, because I have a fondness for Tarot, I pull up Spotify and meld the two into my Birthday Tarot. I go to the big Song Dump playlist, hit shuffle and see what happens. So, with that, let’s get started.

1. Present: "Black Hole Sun" by Soundgarden Well, this is grim. OK - this is a savior song, calling on something to come: the Black Hole Sun of course, to wash away the rain to make things better. BUT it is a black hole: destructive and terrible....

Not for nothing this song was released in 1994 - middle of my college years and a prime nostalgia target. Am I looking for someone to save me? Do I want to go back to the past? ¿Por qué no los dos?

Anyway, the song is about regrets and despair and giving up and looking for something to save you that will probably destroy you in the process. So what does it say about my present? That perhaps I am waiting for something to come but it won't be what I'm expecting?

2. "Let It Go" by Cherri Bomb A direct challenge to Soundgarden: taking action instead of waiting. Wanting to let it go rather than dwell on things. Discarding bad ideas and people and moving on. The challenge is clear: let things go and move forward.

How is this a challenge to me? Is it that this is something I resist doing? Or is it that the urge to just blow it all up and Let It Go is one that I can't afford to indulge in right now? Either one is possible, I suppose.

3. The Past: "Chains of Love" by Erasure Another college hit. Another nostalgia song - going back to a “better” time and a desire to break the chains of love together with “my baby."

Not sure how breaking those chains will allow them to go back to that remembered time. Unless they’re singing about breaking up with their current partners in order to do an infidelity, which doesn’t sound like me at all. But a song valorizing the past seems to fit here.

4. The Future: "The Middle" by Jimmy Eat World An encouraging song, seemingly written for a teenager whose having trouble fitting in or knowing who she is. But that’s pretty much it: live for yourself, be who you are and to hell with the haters.

“You’re in the middle of the ride” is an interesting sentiment interesting for 50, though. If I take up Cherri Bomb’s challenge, will I achieve this kind of freedom? Is it never too late, really?

5. The Conscious: "4 Chords" by Axis of Awesome Creativity, seeing a unifying element to the world, making something beautiful out of other things. Seeing the patterns that underlay the world - revelation, knowledge, and understanding.

Mind you, they had to do some pushing, shoving, and wedging to make some of these work, but the idea is sound. Sometimes you don’t have to reinvent things - just tweak what works.

6. The Unconscious: "Getaway" by Saint Motel Song about criminals, perhaps giving up The Life for each other. Danger is coming, and they need to escape if they’re to be together. It's very poppy in its sound, and hopeful. With crime.

The past will catch up? Better to run than to be caught? Keep the one thing worth living for? I'm not sure about this, but that's your unconscious for you.

7. Advice: "It’s The End of the World As We Know It” by REM Chill out. The world is screwed, but you can still feel fine. Accept the inevitable & try to find joy where it exists. Also - take some time alone. Though I do plenty of that already.

This is also another prime nostalgia song from high school. Not yelling "LEONARD BERNSTEIN" at the top of my lungs is the hardest thing I've had to do today. Lots of good memories attached to this song.

8. External Influence: "The Cave" by Mumford & Sons Beyond my control: A savior song again. Recovering from tragedy and despair - the cave, as it were. Enduring difficulty and facing fear. Living when you don’t want to.

There are those who will stand with you, who will call you from the cave? Living life as it’s meant to be? Others will go on even when you won’t. They’ll try to help, but it’s up to you to take it?

9. Hopes and Fears: "Just a Gigolo / I Ain’t Got Nobody" by David Lee Roth Oh, come ON. Being forgotten, life goes on without me. People see through me, enjoy my time, but I’ll be forgotten as soon as I go. Some SUBTLETY would be nice here.

But so cheerful. Artificially so. Desperately begging to be loved. It's such a cheerful song, but so utterly miserable - someone who wants people to see who he truly is, but knows that no one ever will. *shudder*

10. Outcome: "Twisted Logic" by Coldplay Coldplay is often lyrically impenetrable to me, so “Outcome Uncertain” here. This song feels like frustration, nothing lasts, but we are doomed to keep trying.

So what is the outcome as things stand? If I don't do something? Stasis. A treadmill of confusion unless we do something new. So... there's that.

11. And Another Thing: "Here Comes the Hotstepper" by Baby & Me I always like to do one more: a "Columbo" if you will. Try to have fun. Be proud of who you are. It's a fun song, and I can only picture this particular video when I hear it: https://youtu.be/o-Qu8-ZGL14?si=u2mBKTXi8tsEExE2

So that's it! What can we get from this reading? The past is seductive, but not to be dwelled upon. Patterns are comfortable, but not always the best thing to stick to. Change is terrifying, but maybe the right thing to do. I'll take it. But will I *use* it...?

[bluemoonperegrine]

Lately I've been going down the music theory rabbit hole on YouTube. Despite having been in bands and chorus in school, I'm still mostly a n00b who enjoys singing along with my favorite songs. Learning how they tick is fascinating! It turns out that dozens of pop hits over the last 40 years have followed the same chord progression, as this comedy/music group demonstrates brilliantly in five minutes.

For the music nerds, it's I V vi IV. I learned about it from the video below. It's a great channel for music theory content!

[qupritsuvwix]

Genius!

[bacchuschucklefuck]

one thing I really really appreciate abt riz gukgak as a character is that he is un-self-aware to the max. he inhabits his body so completely. the arc that would usually be run as "I'm different and unable to connect with my friends in this way that everyone seems to be able to do and so something's wrong with me and I don't like myself" when it comes to riz is actually like no! I have literally no problems or praises for myself personally. I don't stand outside of my own self and judge it. it's phrased as "other people will eventually find someone more important to them than you" rather than centering it on his self-perception. he doesn't know why he doesn't have the best social life on earth even though he's not afraid at all to talk to other people. every time he sees himself in someone else's actions or behaviour he gets startled by it. his latest epilogue is realizing seemingly for the first time that he's not just an agent of causes but an actual character. he's my hero and I want to be him when I grow up

[kalkuchen]

Shut up, and sleep with me!

[kazmafiette]

“Eh? What? I couldn’t hear you over my AWESOMENESS!”

[maraschinotopped]

undertale yellow. clutches head in anguish.

[ask-the-awesome-prussian]

@ask-hetalia-germany

Bruder? Who’s HRE?

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Alright West, I knew this day would come, I just hope neither Austria or Hungary kills me over this but eh. . .

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Actually you know what, you're too young to know! . . . But you're old enough to look at photos!

This was Holy Roman Empire. Just. . . Look in the mirror for a while

[thatpacifictheatregirlie]

A collection of memes I made for the beloved and extremely talented @sunnylolli, also known as one of my favorite artists on this platform.

Sorry for the terrible quality, Tumblr does not seem to like uploading my photos correctly (not joking, they were all fine in Files, but the moment I uploaded them Tumblr decided to make everything blurry.

I hope you like them, some might not fit perfectly with CISFAYOT (I'm only partway through), but they were all a lot of fun to make. You have some incredible talent!

[catgirlesex]

awesome undertale yellow fanart what do we think ⁉️⁉️⁉️⁉️