Ha, I had to ask my composer/perfect-pitch-having cousin why it was so weird, and he actually confirmed what I thought, but couldn't articulate. By changing the key, it basically changes the way that the melody relates to the key. So our brains, completely trained in Western music and musical relationships, have a hard time dealing with it.
Riley: Maybe I should just let you rest. Buffy: You sure? I bet if you just lay down with me- Riley: Nothing you are about to say will lead to rest.
'Lessons'
Buffista Music 4: Needs More Cowbell!
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
Dana - Jan 21, 2013 3:52:04 pm PST #5504 of 6436
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
Sophia Brooks - Jan 21, 2013 4:11:34 pm PST #5505 of 6436
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I deleted part of my reply on FB that said "it must be a part of being ear trained in Western music" because I thought it might sound stupid! But it is like the tonic is in the wrong place because they didnt transpose the whole thing, right?
Dana - Jan 21, 2013 4:20:10 pm PST #5506 of 6436
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
Yep.
tommyrot - Jan 22, 2013 5:05:08 am PST #5507 of 6436
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Huh. Interesting.
I wonder if the guy who did this just didn't transpose everything? Or did he do it like this on purpose just to mess with our brains?
dcp - Jan 22, 2013 4:17:13 pm PST #5508 of 6436
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
I listened to it, and the original version on YouTube, and I've been going back and forth between them, but I'm having a hard time telling that there is any difference.
Jon B. - Jan 23, 2013 10:03:10 am PST #5509 of 6436
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
tommyrot - Jan 23, 2013 10:19:06 am PST #5510 of 6436
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I'm having a hard time telling that there is any difference.
Huh. That seems... weird to me.
Theres no love song finer
But how strange the change
From major to minor
Every time we say goodbye
shrift - Jan 23, 2013 10:23:05 am PST #5511 of 6436
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Okay, Losing My Religion wasn't bad, Nothing Else Matters started to freak me out, and by the time I got to Riders on the Storm, I hit JESUS CHRIST IT'S A LION GET IN THE CAR.
tommyrot - Jan 23, 2013 10:29:43 am PST #5512 of 6436
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Yeah, I didn't get all the way through "Riders on the Storm."
One of the ways our brains enjoy music we've heard before is the anticipation we feel for the next few notes-when they arrive, it causes pleasure. These changed versions seem to cause discomfort when the anticipated note is not the same as the arriving note.
Doing this on a note that changes the chord from minor to major makes it much more annoying, I bet.
Amy - Jan 26, 2013 6:37:32 am PST #5513 of 6436
Because books.
Fall Out Boy together again? Man, I hope so.