cxxvii. FRANKS, Michael (1944- )
Your Secret's Safe With Me (1985)
MF, Vocals
Joe Caro, backing vocals
Vivian Cherry, backing vocals
Kacey Cisyk, backing vocals
Bobby Floyd, backing vocals
Leslie Miller, backing vocals
Rob Mounsey, keboards, backing vocals
Will Lee, bass, backing vocals
Ron Carter, bass
Mark Egan, bass
Neil Jason, bass
Marcus Miller, bass
Steve Gadd, drums
Danny Gottlieb, drums
Andy Newmark, drums
Chris Parker, drums
Dave Bargeron, euphonium
Jon Faddis, flugelhorn
Bill Evans, flute
Lawrence Feldman, flute
George Young, flute
Peter Gordon, French Horn
Hiram Bullock, guitar
Walter Becker, guitar
Steve Khan, guitar
Hugh McCracken, guitar
Jeff Miranov, guitar
Manolo Badrena, percussion
Sue Evans, percussion
Warren Bernhardt, piano
Clifford Carter, piano
Michael Brecker, saxophone
Ronnie Cuber, saxophone
David Sanborn, saxophone
(2:31)
from Skin Dive.
During the 80's, raising two little girls (the third didn't come until '92), I spent a lot of time watching MTV -- more watching the jazz/rock on VH1.
This catchy song was one that I thoroughly enjoyed, every single time I watched it. My Spotify algorithm brought it back to my attention the other day, and I decided I had to transcribe it, and figure out what makes it so appealing:
First of all, that's a wonderful bass line (Mark Egan, Marcus Miller?) and it's that A7 chord -- a semitone above the dominant -- that makes it so interesting.
Franks changes things around for the chorus -- look at that leap, landing on the Supertonic -- going to F#7 before moving up the A7 (which is now a #9 chord) and down to the dominant.
He never studied music formally -- but earned a B.A. from UCLA in comparative literature and an M.A. from the University of Oregon.
No wonder his lyrics are so well-formed and tell some kind of secret story!
A fabulous piece of work.
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