I played this analysis in "the wrong" key of A minor because I had left my keyboard transposed for entirely another reason. By some extraordinary coincidence, or perhaps musical insight, (I don't believe in coincidences) here I discover that when Benny plays this piece, solo, on his Fazioli piano, he plays it in A minor. The same key I play it in here. Only two possibilities exist: 1. I'm playing it in Benny's key of choice or 2. Benny heard my analysis and transposed it to match. Both theories suit me fine. 🤩 I believe it was indeed written in A minor, as my musical analysis pretty much proves. You can disagree, and that's fine. Discussion is good. And BTW, Benny, if you're reading this, you're a genius.

mmm maybe re release this id buy it lol

Sent a little to you - hope it helps. Kevin

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Worst cover ever?

Sounds good even if with serious vibe.

I enjoyed this, very interesting. Do you know what the original key was, the version I’ve got is 3 flats (so the song starts Cm, Ab,G). You missed the best chord progression (in my opinion) the coda! The chords in it sound amazing: Cm, Bdim, Abdim, G, Cm, Adim, Cm/G, Gsus4, G, Cm. Maybe you could do a follow up!

and Nicki French mad it a amazing hit ! show the song can test the years to come! if played and sang correctly

So... How many keys does he use in the song? How man key changes? Think I counted 7??

Awesome

I just about getting there still having a bit of a problem

Man Aron.. Thanks so much. Sometimes it's the middle of the night you and just wanna be able to find someone who shares the same awe of a subject as you. And here we are. Your love for the perfection of the song and then to be able to explain it and have a fun conversation whilst doing it.. Is just so good. Thanks a lot dude.

A lot of the special melody and lyrics are origin in the Swedish language. Swedish is composed of a somewhat different vocal rhythm and a different stress in part of words and the melody of a sentence. What seems amazing to foreign ears sounds just very nice to Swedish ears. B t w the stress deference in some Swedish words are almost impossible for a non swede to learn. That being said, (you can't ever speak perfect Swedish), I will never, ever, learn more than a fraction of the English language.

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Beautiful! Brava and Encore! 👏🌤️✨🌷

It’s a great music here my Hammond version kzfaq.info/get/bejne/d9uoiLJoyN7Jp30.htmlsi=wNW9hTsMSi-78MSV

Excellent Aaron❤

TDBYC is my favorite song

Excellent analysis!

We walked along through Old Berlin A bottle of Fritz Kola hanging Loosely at my side Berlin is such a ride I sip the cola, it tastes great Stop to see a polished plate Embedded in the street: History at my feet CHORUS Take a shortcut home I'll never feel alone In Old Berlin Maybe it's just my thing Radio unknown I love the crazy music Of the words I've not yet learned I remain unconcerned In Old Berlin Ja ja ja, ja ja ja (Well it goes something like that) Alles ist zu schön I can't wait to return to Old Berlin I bought my breakfast in the U-Bahn, Came to join you on the roof The morning sun was warm The day was not yet born We rode around the cobbled streets Past walls and vans graffitied with The secrets of the East Ending up at Victory... and we'll... [TO CHORUS] Someone's made my bed They're one step ahead in this hotel They do things well Even fire drills run smoothly So I walk to Prager Platz If I had a flat I'd have it here I got a seat: tuna salad, sip my beer... and I'll... [TO CHORUS]

Oh Boy!

A minor....then bring it to C major...then ends A minor...F minor....D minor....Aaron is spot on...very good analysis....👍

Excellent analysis of this song! Such musical expression in this song by the careful manipulation of major and minor keys! How brilliantly you pointed this out in your analysis. I have always loved this song and do so even more now.

I sat here through 30 minutes of gibber jabber, hoping to hear you sing and play straight through, because what I did hear, sounded awesome, but then you started explaining... Verbosely explaining. Hope you made another video of you just singing and playing, straight through, though if so, I will likely NEVER find it.

This was rather fascinating. Thank you. It’s one of my fave songs of all time

I have no idea why (who knows how KZfaq algorithms work?) but this video is the one that always starts playing randomly when I'm watching KZfaq. It suits your voice so perfectly. Beautifully done, bro! xx

This is so beautiful!!! ❤

SO glad to finally see this!!! What a legacy! To make the actual songwriter reassess their own work is astounding. <3 Well done, bro. (You know how much I love that analysis.)

You should now do The Winner Takes it All… absolute tear-jerker!

Very very good!

Absolutely fascinating

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Suenan hermosos y apasionados, y necesito saber cómo sigue... 😃🙏

je vous aime tellement!!!!!

That's was absolutely fantastic I've never ever heard anybody get this song so much as you have. I always knew there were so many emotional layers to this song however I look at this song in even more depth now. Benny and Bjorn were masters of melody and songwriting. Just wanted to say thank you for giving that emotional and detailed analysis of The Day Before You Came 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

What are the chords

Good stuff

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"once upon a time I was falling in love" .. the C major chord is there both times (not Eb and then C) .. listen to the isolated piano track, it's obvious :) By the way, the piano in this song is just stunning, the guy never plays anything the same way twice. Sadly, it gets lost in the full arrangement of the song.

Bonjour, Voici ma correction : "Et je t'aime tellement On me demande comment Comment j'ai vécu sans toi; Mais je ne sais pas Je crois qu'ils comprennent La solitude de la vie Mais la vie a recommencé, Le jour Où tu as pris ma main Et oui, je sais La vie est solitaire Les ombres me suivent Et la nuit ne me libère pas Je ne connais pas La tristesse de la nuit Depuis que je suis Avec toi Et tu m'aimes aussi Tu ne pense qu'à moi Tu libères mon esprit Je suis heureux ainsi La livre de la vie est bref et une fois la page lue Tout est mort, sauf l'amour C'est ce que je crois" Je pense que c'est bien, mais je ne l'ai pas chanté avec ces paroles, j'essayerai ! :)

Thanks, Aaron. I join those who miss your take on the Albinoni-sounding lament. I would also like to add that the riff may sound like a bird, but also like the flute riffs of marching bands. That and the relentless beat speak to me of a robotic existence (not unlike The Piper or I’m a Marionette)

Now you need a Left Banke arrangement and Steve Martin to join you on vocals....

Original version with piano here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qc2GYMxn0N_YqqM.html

Ukulele version here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pb6lZ7aTudK5gYk.html

A rare occasion when I think Dr. Starkey's 'moral' positions arose out of a sense of 'victimhood' in one area not necessarily connected with the subject of the discussion. Then there's the so-called 'public health' issue: apparently I am horrendously bad because I smoke and for that reason all smoking should be banned as my health and even, allegedly, life can be affected by this (even though I can't actually pass on the resultant 'disease' from smoking to others). However the public health official thinks that people who engage in the even more risky but also voluntary case of *courting or spreading a disease like gonorrhea or syphilis from sexual contact* should be aided and protected from charges of illegality because it might affect their health. In other words I am supposed to be held legally and morally liable for the damage to *my* health personally, but a drug abuser or client of a prostitute (or a prostitute) should be protected by Govt. against the 'likely' consequences of their wholly chosen actions for the sake of *their* health This seems to be utterly self- contradictory. I think the state should either ban or keep legal the practices of each of us equally, otherwise it's a double standard.

A great job on one of the biggest mystery's in music ..Did she die and is she now a Sprit looking at her past, or was it by " YOU " ?

Thank you for demonstrating the complexity of this song and showing the genius of Jim Steinman.

I liked your very personal and kind dissection of this, but had hoped to hear a little about the synth-strings theme. It has been haunting me for several years, as I believe that it is some kind of copy of a classical theme that I´ve heard before.. Any comments anyone?

JS layed out the Chord structure... and Professor Bittan played it