also, it's important to remember that Lindsey usually makes up his own tunings - hence the 17 or so guitars he has backstage. Like Joni Mitchell, and a handful of other rock/folk guitar players, Lindsey - always tunes his guitars to what sounds good. Then he often loosens the strings to the point where most other players would find the sound too slack and "minor" keyish.
I imagine Chris is the same with her piano.
One of the reasons I've always been able to get FM songs under my skin is because they are a bit off center. To the untrained ear they sound sunny and major-chord oriented. But to me, I always hear the minor chords. I think it's the same reason I love Neil Young so much.
So - no FM songs are not out of tune. They are simply tuned to what they want them to be, even though it may not fit into what the mainstream fan may consider "normal".
If you want normal tunings please refer to Celine Dion or any of the other garbage on the radio today.
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