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| From | Ken Kase <kenkase@nighttimes.com> |
| Subject | Re: Bum notes |
| Date | Fri, 20 May 2005 21:08:49 -0500 |
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On 5/20/05 6:52 PM, "Chuck Warner" <chuck@hyped2death.com> wrote:
> It's been mentioned elsewhere many times, I'm sure, but the grandaddy
> of all "bum notes" must be Little Stevie Wonder's ENTIRE "Mary had a
> little lamb" harmonica break on "Fingertips (Part 2)" which he played
> in the wrong key... It came out so excruciatingly wrong that it was,
> of course, perfect.
Sorry, Chuck, but I have to chime in on this one:
The song in question is in the key of C minor. Stevie's aside was not such a
dramatic deviation as he played "Mary Had a Little Lamb" in the key of C
major and then trilled the #9 of that chord as the band joined him again.
This was not "wrong", but witty. In short, he knew what he was doing and
therefore I have a hard time considering this a "bum note".
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