Why Does Every Song Sound the Same? | Too Old For Gen Alpha Music

Has modern pop music officially run out of melodies? Or is something else going on. Today Jesse reacts to Carl E. Martin's viral video essay, The Gen Alpha Melody, which breaks down how hundreds of recent pop hits share a ridiculously specific 4-note melodic framework. Is it subconscious inspiration, blatant copying, or just the inevitable limit of pop songwriting? And more importantly is he too old for it? Catch the FULL LENGTH version of this video over on the Patreon:   / jessecox   New Merch at the store l https://store.dftba.com/collections/j... New Merch at the store! http://store.jessecox.com/ Become a subscriber ►► http://goo.gl/HPFQis • Interested in helping me create content? Support the Patreon:   / jessecox   • Watch Cox n' Crendor on    / coxncrendor   • Listen to Cox n' Crendor in the Morning! The best PODCAST! On iTunes!:   / coxncrendor   http://feeds.feedburner.com/soundclou... • Stay connected! Twitter -   / jessecox   Facebook -   / thejessecox   • Cox Omnimedia: Founder/Executive Producer: Jesse Cox Project Manager: Alex Del Campo Editors: Mari Locsin, Kristina Hays, Alejandro Rios Animation: ManicRToons #TooOldForThis #JesseCox #Music #CarlEMartin #Reaction