Known for her utterly original comedic style and her status as the first cast member chosen for the premiere season of Saturday Night Live in 1975, Gilda Radner was the first to say that her singing voice wasn’t exactly her strongest suit. But her unfussy, warm delivery always let her huge personality shine through. “Honey (Touch Me With My Clothes On)”, featured in the current biopic film Love Gilda, was part of the comedienne’s 1980 live solo show Gilda Radner Live on Broadway.
The music doesn’t start until 0:55 — but her poignant intro is worth a listen! Key change at 2:59.
Tag: soundtrack
Get Out and Stay Out (from “9 to 5”)
Here’s Stephanie J Block singing “Get Out and Stay Out” from the 9 to 5: The Musical. Modulation at 3:30, but this whole performance is just epic.
Memory (from “Cats”)
A classic Broadway modulation: Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Memory” from his musical Cats (1981). Key changes at 2:19 and 3:03.
Jenny’s Blues (from “It Shoulda Been You”)
Here’s “Jenny’s Blues” from the Broadway musical It Shoulda Been You (2015) featuring the incredible Lisa Howard. The show’s music is by Barbara Anselmi and the book/lyrics by Brian Hargrove. The key change is at 1:34.
Key change at 1:34.
Marin Mazzie | And the World Goes Round
Marin Mazzie, an incredible actress who starred in Ragtime and Passion (and more recently Bullets Over Broadway and The King and I) on Broadway, performed Kander & Ebb’s “And the World Goes Round” in 1991. Mazzie passed away at age 57 after battling ovarian cancer for three years. Key change at 2:53.
9 to 5 (from “9 to 5”)
Happy Labor Day! Today we feature the title song from the Broadway musical “9 to 5” (2008). Brilliant vocal arranging by Stephen Oremus on this chart, with modulations at 1:30, 2:12, 3:21, and 3:58. Enjoy!
Raining (from “Rocky”)
Today we feature “Raining,” a beautiful song from the recent Lynn Ahrens & Stephen Flaherty Broadway musical Rocky (2012). Numerous modulations between B minor and Bb minor occur throughout the piece, at 0:31, 0:51, 1:01, 1:57, 2:07, 2:27, and 2:37.
Make Our Garden Grow (from “Candide”)
Here is the maestro Leonard Bernstein conducting his composition “Make Our Garden Grow” from Candide (1956). Key changes at 1:42 and 3:02.
Balcony Scene (from “West Side Story”)
This gorgeous rendition of the iconic balcony scene from Leonard Bernstein‘s West Side Story is accompanied by full symphony orchestra. Modulation at 3:33, plus many other key changes and key-of-the-moment passages. A review from its 1957 Broadway debut: “It takes up the American musical idiom where it was left when George Gershwin died. It is fascinatingly tricky and melodically beguiling, and it marks the progression of an admirable composer.”
Fly, Fly Away (from “Catch Me If You Can”)
Here’s Kerry Butler singing “Fly, Fly Away” from Catch Me If You Can The Musical (1998). Modulation comes at 3:12. It sounds like there’s another one at 3:26, but it is actually just coming to settle firmly in G Major after wandering to some distant tonal areas in the prior 24 seconds.
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