*song BPM only--The Beatles Help!
Ian Schneider
album from their film Help!. We mesured the speeds to songs on the
album as:
1. "Help!"
meanspeed=190 beats per minute
meanspace=315 milliseconds per beat
2. "The Night Before"
meanspeed=170 beats per minute
meanspace=350 milliseconds per beat
3. "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away"
meanspeed=61 beats per minute
meanspace=985 milliseconds per beat
4. "I Need You"
meanspeed=134 beats per minute
meanspace=450 milliseconds per beat
5. "Another Girl"
meanspeed=178 beats per minute
meanspace=340 milliseconds per beat
6. "You're Going to Lose That Girl"
meanspeed=132 beats per minute
meanspace=455 milliseconds per beat
7. "Ticket to Ride"
meanspeed=122 beats per minute
meanspace=490 milliseconds per beat
Side two
1. "Act Naturally"
meanspeed=186 beats per minute
meanspace=320 milliseconds per beat
2. "It's Only Love"
meanspeed=113 beats per minute
meanspace=530 milliseconds per beat
3. "You Like Me Too Much"
meanspeed=179 beats per minute
meanspace=335 milliseconds per beat
4. "Tell Me What You See"
meanspeed=179 beats per minute
meanspace=335 milliseconds per beat
5. "I've Just Seen a Face"
meanspeed=120 beats per minute
meanspace=500 milliseconds per beat
6. "Yesterday"
meanspeed=97 beats per minute
meanspace=620 milliseconds per beat
7. "Dizzy Miss Lizzy"
meanspeed=137 beats per minute
meanspace=440 milliseconds per beat
Ian Schneider
Meanspeed Music
Jeff
I wish you could check out the meanspeed situation with the song "You
won't see me." The song speeds up..and then slows down again.
Ian Schneider
> won't see me." The song speeds up..and then slows down again.
I'm sure it does--it was recorded live.
In order to figure out fairly easuly exactly how fast a song is at any
time, you can use the 12 step "method" section I have on www.meanspeed.com.
If you are REALLY interested, as I did today with the song "yesterday"
on www.meanspeed.blogspot.com I will happily do for this song--let me
know!
Thanks for the feedback,
ian
Robert Johnson
the appropriate range of emotions for each song.
Ian Schneider
I tried that--but it gets repetive and I get tarred and feather 10x a
day for it---for the losers who cannot adapt to new information---
which is all I am providing.
This scale is on www.meanspeed.com and has not changed in its essence
since it was copyrighted in more descriptive for in Nov 1992:
all numbers are beats per minute:
54 and slower--[mixed slow]
55-58-melodrama
56-62-sincerity
63-69-ceremony
70-76-grace
77-78-bittersweetness
70-84-loneliness
85-89-renewal
90-97-enthusiasm
98-105-natural
105-113-lust
114-118-foreboding
119-128-victory
129 and faster-[mixed fast]
some examples of songs at the speed of foreboding, all recorded
between 1950 and 1995:
Doing It To Death Fred Wesley & The J.B.'s 114.6
Draggin'The Line Tommy James and The Shondells 114.6
Little House On The Prarie TV Theme 114.6
Open Your Heart Madonna
Live-Ciao Italia Video 114.6
Something Happened On The Way To Heaven Phil Collins 114.6
Strut Sheena Easton 114.6
This Is Hip John Lee Hooker 114.6
Till The Morning Comes Neil Young 114.6
Working My Way Back to You Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons 114.6
You'll Accompany Me Bob Seeger
Live-Boston 10/7/90 114.6
Allentown Billy Joel 114.7
Chinese Checkers Booker T. & The MG's 114.7
Everything She Wants Wham 114.7
Everywhere Fleetwood Mac 114.7
Late In The Evening Paul Simon
Live-Saturday Night Live 11/17/90 114.7
Lonely Bull Herb Alpert & TBJ 114.7
Mercedes Boy Pebbles 114.7
My Girl The Temptations
Live-Tonight Show with Johnny Carson 5/6/92 114.7
Prove It All Night Bruce Springsteen 114.7
Sweet Emotion Aerosmith
Live-Classics 114.7
This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody) Talking Heads 114.7
Watch Your Step Elvis Costello and the Attractions 114.7
All She Wants To Do Is Dance Don Hensley 114.8
Bad Sneakers Steely Dan 114.8
Deal Dr. John 114.8
Downtown Train Rod Stewart 114.8
Let The Music Play Shannon 114.8
Looking Through The Eyes Of Love The Partridge Family 114.8
Plenty Sarah McLauchlin 114.8
Promised Land Bruce Springsteen 114.8
Secret World Peter Gabriel 114.8
Soul Power Derek Martin 114.8
Superman R.E.M. 114.8
Sweet Freedom Michael McDonald 114.8
Try Your Luck The Four Coins 114.8
The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill The Beatles 114.9
Don't Bring Me Down Electric Light Orchestra 114.9
Don't Walk Away Tony Childs 114.9
Happiness Roberta Flack 114.9
In My Dreams Crosby, Stills & Nash 114.9
I Wouldn't Have Missed It For The World Ronnie Milsap 114.9
Let's Dance David Bowie 114.9
Mule Train Frankie Laine 114.9
One Of These Days Neil Young 114.9
On Dark Street Elton John 114.9
Sentimental Hygene Warren Zevon 114.9
Black Cat Janet Jackson 115.0
Black Or White Michael Jackson 115.0
Carribean Queen (No More Love On the Run) Billy Ocean 115.0
Cherchez La Femme Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band 115.0
Do They Know Its Christmas Band Aid 115.0
DJ Culture Pet Shop Boys 115.0
Live and Let Live Roberta Flack 115.0
Love Is Here and Now You're Gone Diana Ross 115.0
Miss You Much Janet Jackson 115.0
Only the Lonely The Motels 115.0
Respect Aretha Franklin 115.0
Secret World Peter Gabriel
Live-Secret World 115.0
Sunny Days Lighthouse 115.0
Steamroller Blues James Taylor
Live-Boston 1987 115.0
Teardrop Sea The Tonettes 115.0
Thank You For The Funk The Boys
Live-Showtime at The Apollo 4/13/91 115.0
Thank You For The Funk The Boys
Live-Showtime at The Apollo 4/15/91 115.0
Walking On Broken Glass Annie Lennox 115.0
(We Have)No Secrets Carly Simon 115.0
You Got Me Going Crazy The Boys
Live-Tonight Show with Johnny Carson 4/15/91 115.0
Baby, I Love You The Ronettes 115.1
Castle on a Cloud Les Meserables/English Cast 115.1
Come Back When You Grow Up Bobby Vinton 115.1
The Composer Diana Ross & The Supremes 115.1
Human Touch Bruce Springsteen 115.1
It's O.K. Fine Young Cannibals 115.1
Keep Your Hands To Yourself Georgia Satellites 115.1
The Lover In Me Sheena Easton 115.1
Miami Vice Jan Hammer TV Hits 115.1
Monster Steppenwolf 115.1
Possession Obsession Daryl Hall and John Oates 115.1
Wild Side Motley Crue 115.1
Bad Influence Eric Clapton 115.2
Bob Newhart Show TV Theme 115.2
Escapade Janet Jackson 115.2
Especially for You The Smithereens 115.2
Go Back To Your Woods Robbie Robertson
Live-Saturday Night Live 1/18/92 115.2
Handle With Care Traveling Wilburys 115.2
Hard Times Edie Brickell 115.2
Heart of Glass Blondie 115.2
It's For You Pat Metheny Group 115.2
Escapade Janet Jackson 115.3
Jump in The Line Harry Belefonte 115.3
Land Of Confusion Genesis 115.3
The Man Who Sold The World Nivana
Live-MTV Unplugged 115.3
Miss You Much Janet Jackson 115.3
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys Willy Nelson 115.3
Papa Was A Rolling Stone Temptations 115.3
Pink Houses John Mellencamp 115.3
Pink Panther TV Themes 115.3
The Streetbeater Theme From Sandford and Son 115.3
Sun City Artists United Against Apartheid 115.3
Sweet Seasons Carole King 115.3
This Is Not America David Bowie/Pat Metheny Group 115.3
The Wanderer Dion 115.3
California Girls David Lee Roth 115.3
The Cool, Cool River Paul Simon
Live-Grammy Awards 2/25/92 115.3
Do You Feel Good Richie Havens
Live-Richard P. Havens 115.3
Ghostbusters Ray Parker Jr. 115.3
Hogan's Heroes TV Theme 115.3
Is There A Difference? Howard Jones 115.3
Layla Derek and The Dominoes 115.3
Purple Haze Sting
Live-Hollywood Bowl 10/2/91 115.3
Rhinestone Cowboy Glenn Campbell 115.3
Running Back To You Vanessa Williams 115.3
Saint Agnes and The Burning Train Sting 115.3
Theme From Broadcast News Bill Conti 115.3
While My Guitar Gently Weeps The Beatles 115.3
Cold Turkey John Lennon 115.4
Handle With Care Traveling Wilburys 115.4
Hang On To Your Ego The Beach Boys 115.4
Let's Live Aaron Neville 115.4
A Little Help From My Friends Richie Havens
Live-Richard P. Havens 115.4
The Rhythm of The Night DeBarge 115.4
Rock Steady Whispers 115.4
Superwoman
(Where Were You When I Needed You) Stevie Wonder 115.4
Who's Making Love Johnnie Taylor 115.4
Express Yourself Madonna 115.5
Get Into The Groove Madonna
Live-Detroit 1985 115.5
He's A Rebel The Crystals 115.5
Hitch A Ride Boston 115.5
The Needle and The Damage Done Neil Young
Live-Rust 115.5
Land Of Confusion Genesis 115.5
New Sensation INXS 115.5
Sunshine Of Your Love Cream 115.5
Theme From Dragnet TV Theme 115.5
Bob Newhart Show TV Theme 115.6
Love Is Here and Now You're Gone Diana Ross & The Supremes 115.6
Polly Nirvana
Live-MTV Unplugged 115.6
Kiss The Art of Making Noise
Featuring Tom Jones 115.7
Mexico James Taylor 115.7
Once In A Lifetime Talking Heads 115.7
Layla Derek and The Dominoes 115.7
When Love Comes To Town U2 with B.B. King
Live-Rattle and Hum 115.7
World Turning Fleetwood Mac 115.7
Empty The Cranberries 115.8
I'd Be Surprisingly Good For You Evita/US Cast 115.8
In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed The Allman Brothers Band 115.8
The River Bruce Springsteen 115.8
Venus Frankie Avalon 115.8
You Won't See Me The Beatles 115.8
Deacon Blues Steely Dan 115.9
Traveling Man Stevie Wonder 115.9
Boogie Shoes KC & The Sunshine Band 116.0
Eleanor Rigby Ray Charles 116.0
Fever Madonna
Live-Saturday Night Live 1/16/91 116.0
Ice Ice Baby Vanilla Ice 116.0
Ice Ice Baby Vanilla Ice
Live-Saturday Night Live 1/12/91 116.0
I Know There's an Answer The Beach Boys 116.0
Legend In My Living Room Annie Lennox 116.0
A Long Time Ago Jim Croce 116.0
That Was Yesterday Foreigner 116.0
Vogue Madonna 116.0
Big Time Peter Gabriel 116.1
Have You Ever Seen The Rain? Credence Clearwater Revival 116.1
I Will Survive Gloria Gaynor 116.1
The Next Generation Nena Cherry 116.1
Spanish Harlem Aretha Franklin 116.1
Stand Back Stevie Nicks 116.1
Crying Bjork 116.2
Kokomo Beach Boys 116.2
Pleasure Principal Janet Jackson 116.2
Someday Soon Judy Colins 116.2
Out Of Touch Daryl Hall and John Oates 116.2
Sweet Lies Robert Palmer 116.2
Waiting For A Star To Fall Boy Meets Girl 116.2
Children's Crusade Sting 116.3
The Coast Paul Simon 116.3
Everybody's Talking At Me Spanky and Our Gang 116.3
In Memory of Elizabeth Reed The Allman Brothers
Live-Wipe The Windows 116.3
It's No Crime Baby Face 116.3
Knots Landing TV Theme 116.3
Moon Is Up Rolling Stones 116.3
Mother Popcorn James Brown 116.3
Valerie Steve Winwood 116.3
What You Need INXS 116.3
And She Is Mine Spanky And Our Gang 116.4
California Girls The Beach Boys 116.4
Private Dancer Tina Turner 116.4
Blue Bayou Roy Orbison 116.5
Junior John Mellencamp 116.5
Maps and Legends REM 116.5
We'll Be Together Sting 116.5
When I Think Of You Janet Jackson 116.5
The End Of Innocence Don Hensley 116.6
Swamp Talking Heads 116.6
Don't Take Me Half The Way Crystal Gayle 116.7
Leave My Monkey Alone Warren Zevon 116.7
Rikki, Don't Lose That Number Steely Dan 116.7
Run Like Hell Pink Floyd 116.7
All Revved Up With No Place To Go Meatloaf 116.8
All Right Now Free 116.8
Billy Jean Michael Jackson 116.8
I Heard It Through The Grapevine Marvin Gaye 116.8
Indian Girl The Hollies 116.8
Jacobs Ladder Bruce Hornsby and The Range 116.8
Point Blank Bruce Springsteen 116.8
The Rhythm of The Saints Paul Simon 116.8
She Won't Talk To Me Luther Vandross 116.8
Waiting On A Friend Rolling Stones 116.8
Countdown Lindsey Buckingham 116.9
Lowdown Boz Skaggs 116.9
Peg Steely Dan 116.9
Skateaway Dire Straits 116.9
The Shoop-Shoop Song
(It's In His Kiss) Cher 116.9
Stop!In The Name Of Love Diana Ross and The Supremes 116.9
Tuff Enough Fabulous Thunderbirds 116.9
Tunnel Of Love Bruce Springsteen 116.9
Good Beat Deee-Lite 117.0
I'm Not Satisfied Fine Young Cannibals 117.0
Jonas & Ezekiel Indigo Girls 117.0
Long Tall Cool One Bruce Hornsby 117.0
Perfect Circle REM 117.0
Pet Sounds The Beach Boys 117.0
I Don't Remember Peter Gabriel
Love-Plays Live 117.1
It's Different For Girls Joe Jackson 117.1
Suspicious Minds Elvis Presley 117.1
Chain of Fools Aretha Franklin 117.2
Cry To Me Solomon Burke 117.2
Evil Ways Santana 117.2
Like A Hurricane Neil Young
Live-Live Rust 117.2
The River Bruce Springsteen 117.2
Roll With It Steve Winwood 117.2
I Want You (She's So Heavy) The Beatles 117.3
Oh Lonesome Me Neil Young 117.3
Say, Say, Say Paul McCartney 117.3
The Unknown Soldier The Doors 117.3
Born On The Bayou Credence Clearwater Revival 117.4
Down the Dulce Vita Peter Gabriel 117.4
Every Breath You Take The Police 117.4
Jazzman Carole King 117.4
100% Sonic Youth 117.4
Mexico James Taylor
Live-Live 117.4
Ridiculous Thoughts The Cranberries 117.4
Smells Like Teen Spirit Nirvana 117.4
Something Happened On The Way To Heaven Phil Collins
Live-Berlin 1990 Video 117.4
Stay Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons 117.4
Think Of Me Phantom Of The Opera/US Cast 117.4
Witchcraft Frank Sinatra 117.4
On The Sunny Side Of The Street Manhattan Transfer 117.5
Out of Love Toto 117.5
Six Man Band The Association 117.5
Sixty Years On Elton John-Live-Live 117.5
Can't Fall Asleep To A Lullabye America 117.6
Everybody's Got Something To Hide But Me and My Monkey The Beatles
117.6
Glory Days Bruce Springsteen
Video Anthology 117.6
Holiday Madonna 117.6
It Never Rains In Southern California Albert Hammond 117.6
King Of Pain The Police 117.6
Long Train Running The Doobie Brothers 117.6
On A Plain Nirvana
Live-MTV Unplugged in NY 117.6
Ballad Of Big Genesis 117.7
Fun Sly and The Family Stone 117.7
In Memory of Elizabeth Reed The Allman Brothers
Live-Fillmore 117.7
My Hometown Bruce Springsteen 117.7
Setting Me Up Dire Straits 117.7
Since You've Been Gone Aretha Franklin 117.7
Calypso Breakdown Ralph MacDonald 117.8
Chris Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays 117.8
Exit U2 117.8
Good Day Sunshine The Beatles 117.8
Let Him Run Wild The Beatch Boys 117.8
Nick Of Time Bonnie Raitt 117.8
Stand By Me Ben E King 117.8
Thriller Michael Jackson 117.8
Your Mother Should Know The Beatles 117.8
Don't You Want Me Human League 117.9
Fall On Me REM 117.9
God Only Knows The Beach Boys 117.9
I Know What I Know Paul Simon 117.9
Sitting Cat Stevens 117.9
Rescue Me Madonna 117.9
Tell It To My Heart Taylor Dayne 117.9
Baba O'Reily The Who 118.0
Cloud Nine The Temptations 118.0
Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? Chicago 118.0
Graceland Paul Simon 118.0
Smooth Operator Sade 118.0
Take A Chance On Me Erasure 118.0
That's Not Her Style Billy Joel 118.0
Time (Clock of The Heart) Culture Club 118.0
True Blue Madonna 118.0
Amused To Death Roger Waters 118.1
It's a Plain Shame Peter Frampton
Live-Comes Alive 118.1
It's Going To Take Some Time This Time Carpenters 118.1
Love Boat TV Theme 118.1
Year of The Cat Al Stewart 118.2
Jacob's Ladder Huey Lewis and The News 118.2
Behind The Mask Eric Clapton
Live-Prince's Trust 1987, PBS TV 118.3
Black On Black Dalbello 118.3
Changes .. 118.3
The Jackson Song Patti Smith 118.3
Gimme Shelter The Rolling Stones 118.3
Lucky Star Madonna 118.3
Power Of Love Huey Lewis And The News 118.3
Walk Like A Man Howie Mandell, Mary Jane Girls, Ted Danson 118.3
Monty Got A Raw Deal REM 118.4
Ian Schneider
for people who are more open minded and willing to face the future.
Dude: do you really think that BPM column is on iTunes and has not
been deleted for...uh..nothing???? or because with or WITHOUT me, BPM
info is extreme power. Let's see in 2011 who's right. I discovered
this in 1988---and it takes a while to accept it---it was even for me,
and I noticed it. In fact, when I did, to me it was a discovery SO
obvious I just went to get "the book" on it---1988--no internet---nut
there was none---lexis nexis search---no one close. I wrote to the
best--I am talking about clinicians who are on the cover of (their
articles) of SCIENCE 3x a year (Russ van Gelder, for example).
Again---I am NOT pushing a system, I did not invent a thing, and I am
not selling a gadget---I'm passing on info, which some people actually
like, and will increasingly accept. There just is no stopping an
information flow once it is available--you are reading this--
therefore, you know that!
so keep throwing the sarcastic bullshit---what goes around has that
weird----freakishly compulsive---has that way of coming back around---
which you know, which is why you are a coward in regard to non-
archiving of your comments--in your gut, you know I'm right, and and
archive, even in a year, will make you look like the clown you are
making me look like now. Hope you're reveling.
Ian
X has left a new comment on your post "The Speeds of Rubber Soul by
The Beatles":
Excellent album! I'm starting to fill in the BPM column on my iTunes.
You are totally on to something dude. Keep up the good work and fight
the good fight!!
Disney Fun
Ian Schneider
> And the weather conditions for each take. That would be most helpful.
>
hurts that you don't know everything ya thought ya did, eh? tell me
something I do not know. You didn't think I got on these n-g's where
people like you would try to show off what cultural and scientific
superiors you are to me????? Ha! Why do you think iTunes has the BPM
column? Hmmmm??????
brilton
>
You are Stan Rosenthal and I claim my five pounds!
Manfred Noland
are going to do some mashup on some computer program ?
Robert Johnson
> I don't see the purpous of knowing the BPM. What use is this unless you
> are going to do some mashup on some computer program ?
Music in a certain tempo range is considered to affect listeners certain
way. Therefore, in public places were music is played you can
subconsciously affect how people feel (put them in the right mood for
your purposes) by choosing music from a certain tempo range, for example
in shops, restaurants etc.
Ian Schneider
> I don't see the purpous of knowing the BPM. What use is this unless you
> are going to do some mashup on some computer program ?
ask any studio engineer, any musician, any disc jockey. i have
defended myself enough in this discussion. dude, why do you think
they don't GIVE you the BPM--they have the column for it???? Because
it puts so much programming power in your hands that you will spend
more times making outrageously PERSONALLY BASED palylists for yourself
RATHER THAN blow moeny on the sxxx "music" that is coming out these
days. That the purpose.
Question appreciated! Let's move ahead,
ian
www.meanspeed.blog.com
Ian Schneider
exactly--and that's just the start. nice.
ian