Ever Wondered What 2009's Top 25 Songs Would Sound Like Mixed Together?

The answer is pretty damn good - but is that a good thing? I came across this pretty sweet video of a remix by DJ Earworm of the top 25 songs of the past year all spliced together into one. The video is also spliced from the respective music videos and makes a pretty good little montage as the song progresses. The entire thing plays along to the basic beats and chord progressions provided by the Black Eyed Peas' "I've Got A Feeling" and "Boom Boom". It's an extremely well-done remix, but it worries me at the same time.

All 25 songs fit nice and neatly into the four-chord progression of "I've Got a Feeling" which means that all the top songs while different lyrically and in tempo (speed) are pretty much simplistic enough to all be mashed together rhythmically. Jason Mraz's "I'm Yours" for example shares the exact same chord progressions as the Black Eyed Peas - "Use Somebody" by Kings of Leon simplifies it even further by just using only a three-chord progression that also works nicely for this remix. Simple is good... and there are some great songs in the top 25 this year, but really when ALL of them are this simple is that a good thing? Does it reflect peoples' taste in music or does it mean that songwriters are getting lazy? Is it a conscious return to the simple 50's-esque rock and roll song structure or does it reflect the fact today's performers aren't great musicians and today's singers are no longer songwriters too? Who is the next great talent who can write, play, AND sing a song in more than just 4 chords and convince us to love it...

This year's 25 most popular songs:
The Black Eyed Peas - BOOM BOOM POW
Lady Gaga - POKER FACE
Lady Gaga Feat. Colby O'Donis - JUST DANCE
The Black Eyed Peas - I GOTTA FEELING
Taylor Swift - LOVE STORY
Flo Rida - RIGHT ROUND
Jason Mraz - I'M YOURS
Beyonce - SINGLE LADIES (PUT A RING ON IT)
Kanye West - HEARTLESS
The All-American Rejects - GIVES YOU HELL
Taylor Swift - YOU BELONG WITH ME
T.I. Feat. Justin Timberlake - DEAD AND GONE
The Fray - YOU FOUND ME
Kings Of Leon - USE SOMEBODY
Keri Hilson Feat. Kanye West & Ne-Yo - KNOCK YOU DOWN
Jamie Foxx Feat. T-Pain - BLAME IT
Pitbull - I KNOW YOU WANT ME (CALLE OCHO)
T.I. Featuring Rihanna - LIVE YOUR LIFE
Soulja Boy Tell 'em Feat. Sammie - KISS ME THRU THE PHONE
Jay Sean Feat. Lil Wayne - DOWN
Miley Cyrus - THE CLIMB
Drake - BEST I EVER HAD
Kelly Clarkson - MY LIFE WOULD SUCK WITHOUT YOU
Beyonce - HALO
Katy Perry - HOT N COLD