In Popular Music
All eight songs on The Raveonettes' Whip It On album are in the key of B-flat minor. Sune Rose Wagner said it was "Because Shostakovich's symphony no. 13 was in B flat minor."
British soul singer-songwriter Adele's 2007-2008 single, "Hometown Glory", is written in B♭ minor.
The song "Say Say Say," written by Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson is written in B-flat minor.
All Of The Lights by Kanye West is a recent example of a hip-hop song written in B-Flat minor.
B-flat minor is popular amongst saxophonists since B-flat is a common Saxophone tuning. Notable B-flat minor Saxophone solos in popular music include Gold by Spandau Ballet and Baker Street by Gerry Rafferty
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