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/)


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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