Skywatcher
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The demo reminds me a lot of The Girl is Mine demo. I don't like how it's been pitched down about a quarter of a semitone. It makes the song sound flat (they did the same thing with TGIM demo when it was released officially). It actually starts in Bflat Major and transitions to B major in the bridge, but it's not very obvious. Timbo's mix stays in Bflat major throughout, transitioning back at the end of the bridge bridge. He also changed the first buildup to the chorus to the same as the one after the bridge - he pitched it down and copypasted. "and I've been feeling down and blue and it's cloudy in my head" (original) vs "'cause I've been feeling down and blue and it's cloudy in my head" (remix) and "I'll stay home instead" (original version) vs "I'll stay home in bed" (remix)
So Pentum was right there is a LOT of vocal processing in Timbaland's remix.
There is an interesting "snort" or something after MJ sings "I can really feel it when you're near".
So it wasn't just me who thought it sounded out of tune in places? Why did they change the key?