“My next video will be called Seven Chords; it will feature every song ever.”

Has every popsong ever been already written?

Axis of Awesome: Four Chord Song 2009, Four Chords 2011.

BennyThe Jukebox: Another Four Chords and Six Chords. He writes: “More songs that sound alike to me. My next video will be called Seven Chords; it will feature every song ever.”

This hasn’t been a recent trend, it started all the way back in the 18th century with Georg Friedrich Händel, as proven by the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain with their song Fly Me Off The Handel.

What Teachers Make

Ideas.TED.com: Teachers open up about the (mostly lousy) economics of their dream job.

“Through the TED-Ed network, we asked 17 public school teachers working in locations from Kildare to Kathmandu, Johannesburg to Oslo, to tell us what they earned last month, and to give us a sense of how they spent their salaries.”

Also: Taylor Mali: What Teachers Make (YouTube, 3:23min), text available here.

Living Legend

BBC Radio 4: Mastertapes special: Paul McCartney. “In this filmed version of Mastertapes, Paul McCartney talks to John Wilson about his career and answers questions from the audience at Maida Vale studios.” (Video, 46 minutes, 24 May 2016)

In case you prefer the audio version without video, it’s available here.