# This is so wrong! ("Yesterday", by Misplaced Modulation Theatre)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-so-wrong-yesterday-by-misplaced-modulation-theatre/546482>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [July 13, 2010, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-so-wrong-yesterday-by-misplaced-modulation-theatre/546482 "2010-07-13T01:40:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2010, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-so-wrong-yesterday-by-misplaced-modulation-theatre/546482/1 "2010-07-13T01:40:31Z")

</div>

I can’t top this explanation of what you are about to hear -

> [@](#):
>
> I swear drugs had nothing to do with it… but I’ve had this technique of playing Beatles songs whereby you modulate (change key) every bar, either going down or up 1 semi-tone, but then return to the home key in the next bar. It makes for some pretty challenging musical listening!!  
> Enjoy my painful rendition of Yesterday by the Silver Beetles!

[Yesterday](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98nhHhVYwLA&feature=related), orig. Lennon/McCartney, as performed by Misplaced Modulation Theatre.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Electric\_Warrior](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@Electric\_Warrior](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electric_Warrior)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2010, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-so-wrong-yesterday-by-misplaced-modulation-theatre/546482/2 "2010-07-13T01:54:04Z")

</div>

I’ve spent too much time singing choral arrangements of Broadway medleys, because this just reminded me of the excessive key changes in those. Hilarious!

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2010, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-so-wrong-yesterday-by-misplaced-modulation-theatre/546482/3 "2010-07-13T13:58:35Z")

</div>

I ain’t gonna change keys no more. . . .