Australian comedy group 'Axis Of Awesome' perform a sketch from the 2009 Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Footage courtesy of Network Ten Australia. See http://www.axisofawesome.net/ for more details of the comedy trio including Jordan Raskopoulos, Lee Naimo, & Benny Davis. Journey - Don't Stop Believing James Blunt - You're Beautiful Alphaville - Forever Young Jason Mraz - I'm Yours Mika - Happy Ending Alex Lloyd - Amazing The Calling - Wherever You WIll Go Elton John - Can You Feel The Love Tonight Maroon 5 - She Will Be Loved The Last Goodnight - Pictures Of You U2 - With Or Without You Crowded House - Fall At Your Feet Kasey Chambers - Not Pretty Enough The Beatles - Let it Be Red Hot Chili Peppers - Under the Bridge Daryl Braithwaite - The Horses Bob Marley - No Woman No Cry Marcy Playground - Sex and Candy Men At Work - Land Down Under Banjo Patterson's Waltzing Matilda A Ha - Take On Me Green Day - When I Come Around Eagle Eye Cherry - Save Tonight Toto - Africa Beyonce - If I Were A Boy The Offspring - Self Esteem The Offspring - You're Gonna Go Far Kid Pink - You and Your Hand Lady Gaga - Poker Face Aqua - Barbie Girl The Fray - You Found Me 30h!3 - Don't Trust Me MGMT - Kids Tim Minchin - Canvas Bags Natalie Imbruglia - Torn Five For Fighting - Superman Axis Of Awesome - Birdplane Missy Higgins - Scar

Reddit discussion:

http://www.reddit.com/r/Music/comments/140fi6/40_songs_everyone_has_heard_the_same_4_chords_the/

Apparently these are all variations of Johann Pachelbel's Canon in D.

As pointed out by Rob Paravonian in his Pachelbel Rant:

Blues Traveler famously parodied this concept in their song "Hook":

Axis of Awesome -- the official music video:

SONGS in 4 CHORDS Journey "Don't Stop Believing" James Blunt "You're Beautiful" Black Eyed Peas "Where Is the Love" Alphaville -- "Forever Young" Jason Mraz -- "I'm Yours" Train "Hey Soul Sister" The Calling -- "Wherever You Will Go" Elton John -- "Can You Feel The Love Tonight" (from The Lion King) Akon -- "Don't Matter" John Denver -- "Take Me Home, Country Roads" Lady Gaga -- "Paparazzi" U2 -- "With Or Without You" The Last Goodnight -- "Pictures of You" Maroon Five -- "She Will Be Loved" The Beatles -- "Let It Be" Bob Marley -- "No Woman No Cry" Marcy Playground -- "Sex and Candy" Men At Work -- "Land Down Under" Theme from America's Funniest Home Videos Jack Johnson -- "Taylor" Spice Girls -- "Two Become One" A Ha -- "Take On Me" Green Day -- "When I Come Around" Eagle Eye Cherry -- "Save Tonight" Toto -- "Africa" Beyonce -- "If I Were A Boy" Kelly Clarkson -- "Behind These Hazel Eyes" Jason DeRulo -- "In My Head" The Smashing Pumpkins -- "Bullet With Butterfly Wings" Joan Osborne -- "One Of Us" Avril Lavigne -- "Complicated" The Offspring -- "Self Esteem" The Offspring -- "You're Gonna Go Far Kid" Akon -- "Beautiful" Timberland featuring OneRepublic -- "Apologize" Eminem featuring Rihanna -- "Love the Way You Lie" Bon Jovi -- "It's My Life" Lady Gaga -- "Pokerface" Aqua -- "Barbie Girl" Red Hot Chili Peppers -- "Otherside" The Gregory Brothers -- "Double Rainbow" MGMT -- "Kids" Andrea Bocelli -- "Time To Say Goodbye" Robert Burns -- "Auld Lang Syne" Five for fighting -- "Superman" The Axis of Awesome -- "Birdplane" Missy Higgins -- "Scar"

I had not heard of Missy Higgins "Scar" until Axis of Awesome sang her.

Yup, pretty much exactly the same song as all the others.

More:

http://pandawhale.com/post/19202/this-is-literally-every-hit-song-these-days

How to make a hit pop song:

http://pandawhale.com/post/46573/how-to-make-a-hit-pop-song-you-look-sexy-when-you-do-that

Reddit comments:

http://reddit.com/r/videos/comments/29pil1/there_is_a_reason_most_pop_songs_sound_the_same/

Radiohead "Creep" is the same song as Hollies "Air That I Breathe".

http://pandawhale.com/post/49477/patrice-oneal-hilariously-breaks-down-radioheads-creep

When I come around... 

http://pandawhale.com/post/53785/honeyblood-covers-green-day-av-club