# The Most Efficient Pop Songs

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [May 24, 2012, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-efficient-pop-songs/622979 "2012-05-24T18:18:28Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 28, 2012, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-efficient-pop-songs/622979/41 "2012-05-28T18:03:51Z")

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Kraftwerk has charted a few efficient songs.

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**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2012, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-efficient-pop-songs/622979/42 "2012-05-29T02:38:12Z")

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> [@TreacherousCretin](#):
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> TNK has two chords: C, and Bb. I think.

Correct (according to my sheet music).  
mmm

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**Author:** ![tellyworth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/977dab/32.png) [@tellyworth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tellyworth)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2012, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-efficient-pop-songs/622979/43 "2012-05-29T06:16:20Z")

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Nice bit of trivia: the video for Once In A Lifetime was directed by Toni Basil, of Mickey fame.

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**Author:** ![ExTank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/35a633/32.png) [@ExTank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExTank)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2012, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-efficient-pop-songs/622979/44 "2012-05-29T06:29:27Z")

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Lowrider, by War.

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**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2012, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-efficient-pop-songs/622979/45 "2012-05-29T06:41:50Z")

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What about “Don’t Worry Be Happy” …no instruments at all 😃

Or what about “We Will Rock You” Isn’t that just a bunch of stomping and clapping with vocals? I guess there is some real instrumental stuff eventually later on in the song, but for the beginning I don’t remember any.

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