Songs that use the Lydian mode

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Lydian is one of the more elusive modes. Less common in rock and pop music and prone to causing confusion, the Lydian mode is as curious and mystical as it sounds. SOURCES: Rick Beato on Lydian: https://youtu.be/O4IJnSTS84A Establishing Lydian as the tonic: https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/31445/how-to-make-c-lydian-not-sound-like-g-ionian George Russell Lydian Concept: https://www.thejazzpianosite.com/jazz-piano-lessons/modern-jazz-theory/lydian-chromatic-concept/ Lydian in rock modality: https://trace.tennessee.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1081&context=gamut&httpsredir=1&referer= Dubious article on “Teenage Dream”, “Dreams” and Lydian: https://www.ethanhein.com/wp/2016/musical-simples-teenage-dream/) You can stream my EP "The Longest March" at Spotify: https://sptfy.com/davidbennett or download it at Bandcamp: https://davidbennettpiano.bandcamp.com/ And, an extra special thanks goes to Vidad Flowers, Ivan Pang, Waylon Fairbanks, Jon Dye, Austin Russell, Christopher Ryan, Toot & Paul Peijzel, the channel’s Patreon saints! 😇 SUPPORT ME ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/davidbennettpiano 🎹 0:00 Introduction 0:21 "Yoda's Theme" 2:06 "Waltz #1" 2:24 "When We Dance" 2:44 "Possibly Maybe" 3:00 "Dancing Days" 3:29 "Oceans" 4:04 The Lydian vamp (I - II) 5:05 Lydian in film music 6:47 Lydian's harmonic instability 13:21 "Dreams" 14:59 "Sara" 15:48 "The Simpsons Theme" 16:39 "Pretty Ballerina" 16:58 "Blue Jay Way" 17:43 Outro