Category: Rob

Wang Chung | Everybody Have Fun Tonight

Score another mod for MotD member Rob Penttinen, who suggested this tune:

The UK’s Wang Chung had a few huge new wave/pop hits in the 80s, including 1986’s “Everybody Have Fun Tonight.” The verse and choruses seem pretty straightforward, but then the bridge (2:32) catches us off guard with a few distinct sections — and two modulations — before returning to the original key at 3:29.

Michael Jackson | Rock With You

From MotD member Rob Penttinen, who happened across this modulation while casually listening to the radio as he did housework(!)

The hit Michael Jackson 1979 release Off the Wall, featuring the smash hit single “Rock With You,” was produced by the legendary Quincy Jones. The 4-on-the floor groove was the sound of the clearly waning phase of Disco. Key change at 2:32.