We’ve posted this song before, but it is high time Eydie Gorme made her debut on MotD. They don’t make them like this anymore. From the musical Oliver (1960), written by Lionel Bart. This 1969 performance features a key change at 2:16.
Category: Henry
Helen Forrest + Harry James Orchestra | Skylark
An exquisite performance of Mercer & Carmichael’s “Skylark” by Helen Forrest and the Harry James Orchestra (1942).Key changes at 1:08, 2:38, and 3:00.
Sam Cooke | This Little Light of Mine
Here’s Sam Cooke’s rendition of the spiritual “This Little Light of Mine” (1964), which played a prominent role throughout the Civil Rights movement. Key changes at 1:09 and 1:43.
My Bathroom (from “Bathtubs Over Broadway”)
The documentary Bathtubs Over Broadway included this tune, “My Bathroom,” from a 1969 industrial musical entitled The Bathrooms are Coming. There’s a key change at 1:26. For more on what an industrial musical is, check out https://www.industrialmusicals.com.
Bob Crewe Generation | Music to Watch Girls By
This 1966 tune, “Music to Watch Girls By” by Bob Crewe Generation, went to #15 (Pop) #2 (Easy Listening) positions on the charts. The key change is at 1:10.
Jeremy Jordan + Laura Osnes | The Next Ten Minutes Ago (from “R+H Goes Pop!”)
From the Rodgers & Hammerstein Goes Pop! series, Laura Osnes and Jeremy Jordan sing a mash-up of “Ten Minutes Ago” from R&H’s Cinderella with “The Next Ten Minutes” from Jason Robert Brown‘s The Last Five Years. There are a few key changes, but the big one is at 3:48. The track starts at 0:25.
Monster (from “Frozen”)
Here’s “Monster” from Frozen (2018): an epic key change at 3:07.
Westlife | If I Let You Go
Westlife’s “If I Let You Go” (1999) features a key change for the chorus at 0:48, reverts back for the second verse at 1:11, changes for the second chorus at 1:53, and then goes up one more step to close it out at 2:46.
With You (from “Ghost”)
“With You” from the musical Ghost (2011) was based on the 1990 film of the same name. It features a rare downward modulation at 3:37.
Peter Hollens | Shenandoah
Peter Hollens’ a cappella cover of “Shenandoah” (2012) features a key change at 1:13, and a return to the original key at the end.