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Bon Jovi: Livin’ On A Prayer

Livin on a Prayer

But did you hear the other thing? They’re SO EXCITED to play this song, and to KICK IT OUT, that they just skip a fucking beat. The last measure before the key change only has three beats. And in doing that, they’re shouting LET’S GO, PEOPLE, GET ON WITH IT, LET’S LIVE HARD. (via Song Parts Dot Biz.)

How did I never notice this before? I knew there was something different and exciting about that moment, but I couldn’t put my finder on it. Rock bands change meter so infrequently, I never considered it.

Also, if you don’t get SongParts.biz, it is a joke-blog started by Scott Simpson of You Look Nice Today fame. It’s funny.