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This may be one of the few times you'll hear me mention Drake on this site, unless he continues to work with skilled seasoned video directors like Kanye West (yes I said it). Kanye West needs a lot more credit for his artistic talents, especially when it comes to videos, he never disappoints. I've read a lot of negative reviews on Drake's "Best I Ever Had" video (which was directed by Kanye West) from people that simply aren't Drake fans and that are greatly overlooking the brilliance of this video. You can hate the artist, but, don't hate the video. You can hate the director, but do not hate the video… because the video is amazing. Starting from the opening shot which sets the scene of a high school gym with raining confetti and a basketball team made up of "video models" running in slow motion in a comedic, yet sexy way, which pays homage to the slow motion effects used in the television series Baywatch. Kanye West made the video classy, and humorous throughout the entire way, by including a storyline of a girls basketball team that cares more about looking good for their coach (Drake) then they do about winning. This video is sheer entertainment. It's a creative concept that allows the hired music video models to be utilized as actresses instead of dancing props (like in other rap videos). The fictional school in the clip is named after Drake and it pays a slight homage to the real Drake University. The team that they're playing against are suppose to resemble the multi-championship winning Bishop Ford Academy in Brooklyn, New York, and Kanye West made sure to include multiple shots of the team banners hanging on the wall.
One common complaint from online critics is that the song has nothing to with the video and vice versa. My question is, why should it? Did any Brittany Spears music videos have anything to do with her songs? No. Did any P. Diddy music videos (other than "I'll be missing you") have anything to do with his songs? No. Were all those music videos brilliant… yes (with the exception of a couple flops). It takes a large amount of skill to take a song and make a video piece that is five to ten times bigger than the original song; and Kanye West achieved this feat with this video.

"Best I Ever Had"
Artist: Drake
Director: Kanye West
Setting: Bishop Ford Academy, Brooklyn, NYC
Album: Thank Me Later
Country: Canada/USA
Year: 2009
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/thisisdrake
Label: Young Money/Universal
Booking: booking@bryant-management.com

There is a growing amount of internet chatter about the similarities between Green Day's new single "21 Guns" and Mott the Hoople's 1972 hit "All The Young Dudes".

The chorus of each song contain the same exact five notes (if transposed), along with an almost identical chord change.

So I wanted to find out what happens when the pitch of Green Day's "21 Guns" is changed from the key of F to the key of D?

"21 Guns" played in the Key of D (First seven seconds of the chorus)

"All The Young Dudes" (First seven seconds of the chorus)

"21 Guns" and "All The Young Dudes" simultaneously.

I don't think that the similarities between "21 Guns" and "All The Young Dudes", and Avril Lavigne's "Complicated" were intentional, however, as a Green Day fan, I'm surprised that they would release a song that contains notable similarities to other rock records such as:
Neil Young – Heart Of Gold
Scott Mackenzie – San Francisco
Electric Light Orchestra- Telephone Line
Avril Lavigne – Complicated
Mott the Hoople – All The Young Dudes

So there it is, the post that will end all posts about the many 21 Guns comparisons. (Because if I don't stop here, I'm going to do this forever.)

Green Day's newest single 21 Guns, sounds very uncomfortably familiar to Avril Lavigne's multi-platinum hit song, "Complicated", and it's only a matter of time before her publishing company and former label, Arista, begin to take notice. The similarity is so blatant, that you can actually play the two songs at the same time and hear the same exact chord progression and rhythm.
What was Green Day thinking!? It would be a tragedy to see such an iconic rock band, get involved in a career damaging copyright lawsuit.

Here's The Facts:

Avril Lavigne – Complicated (First 24 Seconds).

Green Day – 21 Guns (First 24 Seconds)

Now, Listen to both records simultaneously:

21 Guns and Complicated played simultaneously

Complicated faded into 21 Guns simultaneously

The similarities are clear.

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