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I'm gonna "umm actually" so hard right now. For the most part, yes, yes he does. But actually, there is a one note difference from us getting rickrolled. This song is a [ IV-V-iii-vi ], but Never Gonna Give You Up is a [ ii7-V-iii-vi ] progression, which basically means the base note of the first chord in this song is a minor third up from the base note in Rick Astley's Never Gonna Give You Up, so in theory, we are one note away from being rickrolled, effectively rickrolling us, but not actually. Fun fact though, this song DOES have the same progression as Rick Astley's other number one hit single, Together Forever.
Jack Black has always been a fascinating musician to me. This guy has one of be best vocals in the world, but instead of using his musical talents seriously in pushing his musical career to the very top of the ladder (where I believe he belongs), he's like "No, that's against my nature" and he sings purely for entertainment and laughs. If you love music, you cannot NOT love Jack Black. He's the Man.
@@steveng6721he is not the best singer but the best performer. Not taking away from his skills at all, but while he wouldnt be as impressive just sitting down and being serious, he takes the stuff he already has and sells it BIG
Going with the "simp Bowser" route was ABSOLUTELY the right choice for the movie. They opened with a shot of him basically destroying a city with his fire breath to show how dangerous he is, but balanced it out with him being a simp. Exactly how it should be.
agreed. Because you can see that he’s absolutely ridiculous… but he’s like that stalker you know is dangerous. It’s objectively absurd, but terrible to be in the sights of
I would describe Jack Black's style like a good shitpost. He makes it seems so silly, almost low effort, but there's a ton of skill and know-how involved.
The Piano says "Ludwig Von Koopa", which is the name of one of the Koopalings introduced in Super Mario Bros. 3. All their names are based on different musicians.
@@SeraphsWitness Lemmy Kilmister from Motorhead, Iggy Pop from the Stooges, Wendy O Williams from the Plasmatics, Roy Orbison, Larry Mullen Jr from U2 (this one is disputed). Morton is named after Morton Downey Jr. who was a talk show host so he is an exception.
0:34 "How do you describe what this is? It's the whole energy of Jack Black" I'd call it 'Silly, but Sincere'. He's goofy as all hell, but also so incredibly genuine as a performer that there's no choice but to respond in kind. It's such a rare quality, yet one that Jack Black has in spades
Weird Al Jankovic and Jack Black are brothers from another mother. Exceptionally skilled musicians that not only wow us with their music, but also make us laugh. Tim Minchin also does great music comedy, but with a different flair.
Bowser's never gonna give Peaches up. Never gonna let her down. Never gonna run around and desert her. Never gonna make her cry. Never gonna say goodbye. Never gonna tell a lie and hurt her.
*_Fun Fact:_** Apparently Jack Black produces an original song for every character he plays in a movie just for the heck of it. He even did one for his role in Jumanji and if you watch the Graham Norton interview, it's a flawless masterpiece too. This man truly is a national treasure*
I instantly knew the first time I heard this in theaters that Jack Black wrote Peaches. It just has such a dumb, yet powerful, feeling to it. I love it.
Fun Fact: The chord in Bowser’s song is called the “Royal road progression” (王道進行, ōdo shinkō) in Japanese pop music/anime songs, and it’s popular because of it’s uplifting effect Here’s a very good video explaining it: m.ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6aezSL_GvZA.html&pp=ygUUSmFwYW5lc2UgbXVzaWMgY2hvcmQ%3D
I love Jack Black's parodies because they are not just crummy copies of a song with the lyrics swapped out, they are their own amazing songs- with the added benefit of being really funny.
@@jimskywaker4345 Example: "Dare to be Stupid" vs. Devo (as well as "Blitzkrieg Bop" by the Ramones, covered by the Go Go Rockets for Spiderman: Homecoming)
Wait, so the movie just rick rolled us all by having Jack Black as Bowser sings a love song for princess Peach? I think there is a point where memes go to far...
6:45 I'm pretty sure the piano says Ludwig Von Koopa. He's the eldest member of the Koopalings apparently. It surprises me everyday how they managed to pack this many easter eggs and references into the Mario Movie. It's amazing.
Considering how Nintendo writes Bowser as a character, especially in the Paper Mario Series, Jack Black was the absolute perfect choice for Bowser. I thought before seeing the movie that it wouldn't be great or too over the top, and I was dead wrong. It was really well done.
I LOVE when songs don't start in "the key" ...so like....that Gb major chord followed by the Ab major chord feels like a five of five...but it's actually a natural chord within the "actual key" of Bbm! Part of Your World does that too and it's just so cool!!
Charles I LOVE how you're started highlighting the keys on the keyboard on the bottom as you play them. It's made it super easy and fun to watch and feel like I'm playing along.
I love that, other that the obvious rickroll, this is the Royal Road Progression, which is one of the most used and loved progressions in Japan, so it adds that japanese pop vibe to the song fitting the Nintendo aesthetic. Absolutely genius.
As someone that's also into animation, they modeled and animated this movie so incredibly well. Just watching Bowser sing, someone programed all those movements
If I remember correctly, this chord progression is like the I-V-vi-IV of Japan. They used it for a ton of anime music and jpop. I found a whole video essay of it somewhere on RU-vid. There are a few western popular music that uses it and it just so happens, at least 2 of them are from Rick Astley
Jack Black always had that thing where everything he does is kind of buffoonish, but his voice and sense of music and especially the cliches is so damned good you can't not be impressed if you're a musician. "Sasquatch" from the TV show is an amazing tune.
The piano said "Ludwig Von Koopa" I'm glad you made tis video. The song is so simple and catchy. People in my theater were singing it after the end credits rolled. Jack Black is a master of his craft.
Definitely a funny and catchy song! It had me crying laughing in the theaters for sure! Bowser's piano in the movie says "Ludwig Von Koopa" like one of the Kooplings from the games, and a play on Beethoven, to answer your near end of video question lol
If you love this song, and you love Jack Blacks whole "unironically good" situation, then I highly recomend checking out Tenacious D. The exact same situation
I think my favorite takeaway from this song existing is the fact that everyone is doing like a deep dive into Jack Black's personal band that he's had for decades at this point and so not only did Jack get to have fun making this song, but now people can discover either a taste of music they didn't have before or an appreciation for music they never would have heard otherwise, but I just really really enjoy the avenue that giving Jack Black specifically a song created, he nailed it as Bowser like I knew he would but the fact they Simped him up just added more to the song and they just did right by Jack and Bowser and just all of us, just everyone benefits from this, this was awesome
Watched the movie yesterday but in French, discovered Jack Black was the one voicing Bowser in English and it suddenly made a lot of sense that they made Bowser sing
Of course this was an intentional chord progression. Jack Black (one half of the legendary power duo, Tenacious D, alongside his brother, KG) is one of, if not *the* most genius composers of our age.
The piano says "Ludwig Von Koopa" on it. It is the name of one of Bowser's Koopalings, and they are all named after musicians, this one specifically was named after Beethoven
I saw a comment elsewhere that really nailed it: Jack Black writes his songs to be parody and funny, but performs them as if they came from the very soul of humanity itself - emotional, deep, full effort.
My guy, while i really appreciate your breakdowns of the music pieces and the wisdom you bestow upon us with a passion unrivaled, i still want to congratulate you on your physical progression. You look good man.
6:45 It was clearer in the movie - the writing on the piano is "Ludwig von koopa". Nice little reference, considering the koopalings weren't in the film
I think every second time in the verse the F minor 7 is changed to a F major. I learned it a few days ago right after I watched the movie. I was positively surprised that Jack Black sings it in the original, the song was translated to german - it was funny but not even close to the Jack Black version. Love your content! Greetings from germany.
Jack Black is a tremendous musical talent but it's the comedy that he executes with such serious precision that gets me every time. On a related note, I was just relistening to Old and Wise off of the Alan Parons Project album Eye in the Sky, and he uses that same exact device you discuss around 3:15. He couples it with a Picardy third to great effect. It's an elegantly simple tension/release cadence.
i don’t think you mentioned the fact that at the end of some sections, the iii (Fm) is played Major, creating tension that resolves on the Bbm. this is a really cool technique that i would love to see analysed :) great video!!
Tenacious D was the soundtrack to the Afghanistan war for a bunch of us in Bagram in 02, made it a little bit better. Always have a place in my heart for jables and rage kage
Charles, have you ever done a video where you take well known ad jingles and flesh them out into actual "songs". There's definitely something that makes a jingle a jingle. Really curious if you could parse out what makes that so. Great video here, as always!
i actually think this song is in the Bb minor. the C# chord never shows up, and the Bb minor chord seems to be where the song resolves on. so the chord progression would be b6, b7, 5, and then the 1 (i don't fully understand the chord numbering system so sorry if i get it wrong but you get the point). also, Jack Black is one of my favorite actors, and he's one of the main reasons why i want to see it.
I love this song! The instrumental, alone seems pretty simple to play but with the chorus, it’s a whole different story. The scores in the entire movie are absolutely incredible and I highly recommend listening to them because they are so good! Also, at 6:50, it says Ludwig von Koopa. His name is a reference to Beethoven, from what I can remember. That’s why his name is signed on the piano.
IV V iii vi the most used progresion in japanese music, not only j-po also j-rock anime and everything else, i really want that Charles analyse the japanese chord progresions, theres sooo much going on and nobody talks about it exept a few youtubers
