Richard Marx - Right Here: Waiting -zeno Music R...

Marx moves from C major to E-flat major before the chorus. That sudden lift isn't just dramatic—it’s desperate. It feels like your heart skipping a beat when you see a familiar face in a crowd.

But recently, while diving into the archive (and their excellent breakdown of power ballads), I stumbled upon their technical and emotional analysis of Richard Marx’s 1989 masterpiece. And it made me realize: we’ve been listening to this song wrong for 30 years. Richard Marx - Right Here Waiting -Zeno Music R...

— Written with inspiration from the Zeno Music archives. Marx moves from C major to E-flat major before the chorus