(Wow, I've managed to screw up the formatting on my reply thingy here on Dreamwidth! I shall have to come back and work on it.)

When I played V-VI-I, it was like "... I know that song ... can't place it ... is Jerry Lee Lewis in the building?" and realized it must be quite common. XD

Thanks - I'd heard the term backbeat, but didn't know what it was.

Sleep: not so much, unfortunately as I seem to have picked up a stomach bug. I got little enough sleep that I took the day off, as my brain is foggy.