Mark Wadsworth: Friday Night Xmas Gearchange

Friday, 16 December 2016

Cliff Richard, "21st Century Christmas", up a full tone at 2 min 37.

James Higham said...: Up a full tone at 2:37.

The bastard!; 18 December 2016 at 09:21
Mark Wadsworth said...: JH, up an honest, in your face full tone. It's the sneaky semi-tine gear changes that are really sickening, they think they can get away with it.; 18 December 2016 at 11:06
benj said...: Is a "gear change" acknowledgement that a song has is running out of puff and will prematurely grind to a halt unless its re-energised with a key change?

Has there ever been more than one gear change in a song? Surely the sign of something truly dreadful.; 18 December 2016 at 14:26
Mark Wadsworth said...: BJ: "Is a "gear change" acknowledgement that a song has is running out of puff and will prematurely grind to a halt unless its re-energised with a key change?"

Yes.

"Has there ever been more than one gear change in a song? Surely the sign of something truly dreadful."

Occasionally. This is referred to as a Christian Gear Change as it used is in gospel music to symbolise climbing higher and higher to heaven.

Devout Christians Eternal did three semi tone gear changes in Wanna be the only one. Great song despite that.; 18 December 2016 at 20:20

Friday, 16 December 2016