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Songwriter Harlan Howard once said "country music is three chords and the truth." [2] Lou Reed said "One chord is fine. Two chords is pushing it. Three chords and you're into jazz." [3] Reed nevertheless wrote many songs with unique or complex chord progressions himself, such as the material on Berlin.
Common chords are frequently used in modulations, in a type of modulation known as common chord modulation or diatonic pivot chord modulation. It moves from the original key to the destination key (usually a closely related key) by way of a chord both keys share. For example, G major and D major have 4 chords in common: G, Bm, D, Em.
The song is a blend of R&B and electronica [2] in the key of D♭ Major, with a tempo of 93 beats per minute. The intro and chorus repeats the chords D♭ Major, C♭ Major, G♭ Major and F♭ Major over a bass pedal point of D♭, while the bridge remains on E♭ minor throughout.
Though power chords are not true chords per se, as the term "chord" is generally defined as three or more different pitch classes sounded simultaneously, and a power chord contains only two (the root, the fifth, and often a doubling of the root at the octave), power chords are still expressed using a version of chord notation.
The song was a number one hit on the US Billboard Hot 100,US Cash Box Top 100 and Adult Contemporary charts. [3] [4] [5] The song was also a hit in Canada, Spain and Japan, while having moderate success in the rest of Europe, where Estefan had always been popular.
The reverse version of the song is not included on the original Warner Bros. album, although the title is shown on the front cover, where the title is actually spelled backward. [ 8 ] In his Book of Rock Lists , rock music critic Dave Marsh calls the B-side the "most obnoxious song ever to appear in a jukebox ", saying the recording once ...
[2] According to Esther Williams, the producers of Neptune's Daughter had planned to use a different Loesser song, "(I'd Like to Get You on a) Slow Boat to China", but studio censors thought it was too suggestive and replaced it with "Baby." [3] The song won the 1950 Academy Award for Best Original Song. [4] [5]
In August 2010, The Chords went back on the road with their original line-up, promoting the single, "Another Thing Coming", and playing gigs across the UK. They also toured Australia and Japan in 2012. A DVD, What Became of the People We Used To Be - The History of The Chords was available from May 2012, charting the band's rise to cult status.