Unlike his huge 1980s hits, pop/soul artist Robert Palmer‘s 1994 release “Know By Now” was more subtle than flashy. It reached only #25 in the UK and garnered next to no airplay in the US. Sadly, in 2003, Palmer died of a heart attack at the age of only 54. The track, which Billboard magazine reviewed as “stick(ing) to the brain after one spin,” features key changes at almost every turn. The prominent placement of the word “honey” in the lyrics (1:35, etc.) seems to be a nod to the host album’s title.
Palmer told The Canadian Press in 1994: “I happen to think that it is probably the best song I’ve written for many reasons – first of all, it’s three songs in one, in that each piece of it was a separate inspiration at a different time, not merely a reason to get from A to C.”
0:00 C# Major (intro, after a brief F# Minor key of the moment)
0:38 E Minor (verse)
1:11 C# Major (pre-chorus)
1:36 F# Minor (chorus)
1:58 E Minor (verse)
2:30 C# Major (pre-chorus)
2:55 F# Minor (chorus to end)
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