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highplainsdem

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8. Great song! Link to a page about the song you might like:

Reply to Walleye (Reply #2)

Fri Dec 9, 2022, 08:46 AM

Dec 2022

https://www.criticsatlarge.ca/2013/07/arc-of-song-on-broadway.html

In this beautifully balanced recording, the sound of hopefulness is musically reflected in two key changes: once after the first verse and again after the second. It then settles into a nice groove with angelic “on broadway” responses from the rest of the group. To me, The Drifters sing about tenacious ambition.

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Rick Beato - The Death of Key Changes: How Popular Music Got Boring [View all] highplainsdem Dec 2022 OP

I like Beato Ferrets are Cool Dec 2022 #1

Generally Agree ProfessorGAC Dec 2022 #13

Very interesting. I'm not a musician but the key change song from the 60s I like is On Broadway Walleye Dec 2022 #2

Great song! Link to a page about the song you might like: highplainsdem Dec 2022 #8

One from the beginning of a song is Me and Bobby McGee (Janis version) Blues Heron Dec 2022 #3

And another whole step at 3:06? nilram Dec 2022 #5

I believe that is just returning to the 1 of the new key Blues Heron Dec 2022 #6

Oh, thanks. I looked down on this song when I was a kid nilram Dec 2022 #7

we've also lost GenXer47 Dec 2022 #4

Yes. Even a short song like the Beatles' "Things We Said Today" could be highplainsdem Dec 2022 #10

Unless you are into progressive, like I am...then you can turn to Steven Wilson for all the above. Ferrets are Cool Dec 2022 #14

Another classic rock hit with a key change - Bowie's "Young Americans": highplainsdem Dec 2022 #9

Nice Catch! ProfessorGAC Dec 2022 #11

Thanks for the Hooktheory page! I haven't done much messing with highplainsdem Dec 2022 #12