Subvert Expectations

I'm the last to say I'm musically inclined, but I have taken a shine to Charles Cornell on YouTube deconstructing songs to see what makes them work:

I like what he says about this song setting up expectations and then subverting them in subtle but surprising ways. I need to remember to do that in my writing. And that's probably why I like listening to him. Though he's talking about music, what he has to say has applicaiton across many creative disciplines.

I need to set up some guidelines as I write, and "subvert expectations like Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley" is going to be on it.

And though I'll always hear this song in Gene Wilder's voice, I also like the Ben Vereen version:

I will admit Wilder's version lets the song take center stage, while other versions have a bit too much of the singer in them. The mild wockachas don't add much to the Ben Vereen version.