I know this is really basic as harmonic devices go, but every time I play a well-set-up Picardy cadence, it feels like I'm channeling some kind of planetary conjunction and the skies are going to open.
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Might tickle your fancy – two pop songs I love that end their choruses on Picardy thirds:
The Zombies - Time of the Season [youtube.com/watch?v=pfw20G]
Dirty Projectors - Gun Has No Trigger [youtube.com/watch?v=AvCmBh]
(Both bands have classical influences, in their own ways.)
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