Why do tunes in a major key, such as Singin' intheRain, sound cheerful, while those in minor keys – Pink Floyd's Another Brick in the Wall, say – sound gloomy and depressing?
Travis starred on stage opposite Al Jolson in 1926, the song Singin' intheRain was written for her to sing in 1929 and she starred in a string of Hollywood movies in the 1920s.