Listen to the first 30 seconds of this:

[sir pball]

Then speed it up in your head and listen to this:

She's never confirmed it, but it's blindingly obvious; she's literally said "when you learn Bach inversions*, it has the same sort of modulations between the chords. It’s all about tension and release."

*–yes, she meant inversions not inventions…two different musical concepts that are beyond the scope of this post, but she didn't misspeak.

[progressoid]

1. That darn Bach

[sir pball]

2. Oh, for sure The Master has inspired just about everyone...

…but literally starting off with one of his most important and iconic compositions is kind of a next-level tribute. I mean, she's spoken about how much he's influenced her in very deep ways…

“I was classically trained as a pianist and that innately teaches you how to write a pop song, because when you learn Bach inversions, it has the same sort of modulations between the chords. It’s all about tension and release. But I want to do something that speaks to everyone. To me there is nothing more powerful than one song that you can put on in a room anywhere in the world and somebody gets up and dances. If you put a classical piece on, everyone’s not gonna mobilize. It’s gotta be something that resonates on a visceral level.”