This 1967 Beatles release (a “double A side” 45 with “Strawberry Fields”) reached the top 5 across Europe, the US, and Australia. Written about Paul McCartney‘s childhood neighborhood, the tune alternates between its verses and choruses and then nearly reaches its end before final modulation at 2:34.
Tag: rock
Reign of Kindo | The Hero, The Saint, The Tyrant + The Terrorist
The Reign of Kindo, a NYC-based quintet which frequently adds lots of extra instrumentation, has been releasing music somewhere between funk, jazz fusion, and progressive rock for over a decade. Featuring a 5/4 time signature, this 2013 tune modulates four times: during an instrumental break (3:13 and 3:20) and again at 3:28 and 3:42.
The Tubes | I Don’t Want to Wait Anymore
Here’s a vintage 1981 tune with, wait for it, a guitar-hurling preparation! The Tubes’ classic power ballad “I Don’t Want To Wait Anymore,” released on the 1981 concept album Completion Backwards Principle, modulates from C minor to Bb minor around 2:50. Enjoy.
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