Here’s Michael Buble’s 2017 hit “I Believe In You.” The album which is home to the track, Nobody But Me, hit #2 on the Billboard album chart and was also a hit across Europe and much of Asia. The modulation is at 2:49.
Tag: 2010s
Jennifer Hudson | Where You At
Here’s some JHud with “Where You At,” the lead single from her 2011 album I Remember Me. Key change at 2:48.
DJ and the Yams | Start Again
This R&B ballad, written by the track’s lead vocalist, Desmond Scaife, Jr, was recorded live on stage at Boston’s Berklee College of Music in 2016.
The track features a quick modulation at 2:25, returning to the original key at 2:30.
Jonathan Read Gealt (feat. Natalie Weiss) | Quiet
Here is Jonathan Reid Gealt‘s “Quiet” (2011), sung by the incomparable Natalie Weiss. Key change from E to G at 1:24, and then back to E at 2:00.
Hal Crook (feat. Debo Ray) | Love Me If You Can
David Archuleta | Something ‘Bout Love
Here’s David Archuleta with “Something ‘Bout Love” (2010). Key change at 3:03.
Randy Rainbow | You Can’t Stop His Tweets
As I’ve said before, I try to stay away from politics on this page as much as possible, but Randy Rainbow came out with a new video today, and it’s too good to resist posting. The whole thing is just brilliant, but for our purposes here at MoTD the important moment is at 4:21. Enjoy!
Soul of a Man (from “Kinky Boots”)
Featuring some contemporary Broadway today with “Soul of a Man” from Kinky Boots (2013). Key change around 2:18.
Gabriel Kahane | Charming Disease
Pianist/vocalist/composer Gabriel Kahane writes chamber music for the classical stage, but also gigs regularly in bars and pubs with his genre-busting contemporary acoustic music. “Charming Disease” (2011) has a bridge which hits at about the 2:00 mark, modulates at 3:01, and then settles back into the original key at 3:13.
Arabian Nights (from “Aladdin”)
“Arabian Nights” is the opening number from the Broadway musical Aladdin (2014). There are a few internal modulations, but the big one is at 5:28.
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