I don't know what any of the actual notes are, but do you mean the way they transition from one key to the next?

This classic from the same era as "I Want It That Way" also closes with a key change youtu.be/ZlJnJ2VQT9s?...

I had to go back and listen because I was a little confused about what you described and don't remember everything about that song, but it's definitely a modulation - many 20th century pop songs do a key change with the final chorus to make the repetition seem less redundant

I say it is a modulation

congratulations on that achievement!

Hahaha, I'm sure that's what the OP is referring to

I posted about it yesterday! I gasped when I saw the black chickpeas - I'm SO excited to cook them

(then @stephen-fine.bsky.social and I discussed favorite bean dishes)

you don't need to come after me like this

lol

This kind of thing has happened before in one of the classes I teach and it is wonderful to discover

I didn't even think of this and how my and my family's lives will be impacted as a result

I think you need to start working on getting a MacArthur Genius grant because that sounds like an expensive instrument

We need more humanities and arts education in this country

You're doing God's work