Do you cringe the same with Ramble on Rose? I do the first go around of both tunes!
Prepare to feel my pain!...
Here's the deal with the I to II change, for me... I play/played Pedal Steel with
alot of "singer/songwriters" types of guys/gals over the last 30 years, and the I to II chord change, imho, is often "square pegged into a round hole" in place of, imho, actual songwriting mojo.
(I guess i do know why it bugs me?!
)
In RR, the I to II change makes perfect sense, musically and rhythmically (helping to provide a storytone cadence), and therefore does not sound dis-pleasing to my ear in any way... the listener does not even hear it because of the exquisite songwriting.
fwiw, If there is a Masons where everyone plays the right chords and sings the right harmonies, let me know and I will re-evaluate my take on the song in leu of the I>II thing.
To me the song immediately hits a nerve with the I to II chord change, and progresses from there with an overly rambunctious <sp?> and cacophonic delivery that makes me wonder... <scratching head and wincing>... what
did happen to Rosemary's baby?
Interestingly "overly rambunctious and cacophonic"... I would have it no other way on Viola Lee... go figer.