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November 4, 2005 | Filed Under Blog |Someone just pointed out that Green Day’s “Basket Case” is in fact based on Pachabel’s Canon. I don’t love them, and it’s not like the Canon is the world’s most sophisitcated piece of classical music, but still, that was kind of fun to see.
Also “Hook” (Blues Traveler) and “One Tin Soldier”.
BTW, the canon (and all the songs mentioned above) is I-V-VI-III-IV-I-IV-V, lather rinse repeat. (”Basket Case” is missing the IV, but that’s not such a big deal.) That’s right, each iteration ends with a half cadence, ending on the dominant (V) chord. It does not go back to the tonic. The worst thing in the world is when Jews try to use “Pachelbel’s Canon” in davening, and go back to the tonic every time (I-V-VI-III-IV-V-I)
Comment by BZ — November 9, 2005 #