The Myth of Happy Songs (Major Keys) and Sad Songs (Minor Keys) | The Daily Doug (Episode 65)

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In this episode of #TheDailyDoug, I'm referencing a song by Eric Clapton and a song by Pharrell Williams to help illustrate the point that a song's emotional content (happy or sad) is not determined by whether it's in a major key or minor key.



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