Song Details
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| Header ▾ | |
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| Song Title | I say a little prayer |
| Artist | Dionne Warwick |
| Image Artist |  |
| Origin | USA |
| Album | The windows of the world |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 3:08 |
| Dur Grp | 3:00-3:29 |
| Year | 1967 |
| Decade | 1960-1969 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 145 BPM Spotify |
| BPM Grp | 145-149 |
| Umbrella | 120+ |
| Key | Em |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Minor |
| Show | Yes |
Play| Recording Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Rec Tag 1 | Irregular measure |
| Rec Tag 2 | Does not start on I |
| Rec Tag 3 | No 1st inversion |
| Rec Tag 4 | Ending Fade out |
| Rec Tag 5 | Without a Bridge |
| Modulations ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mod (Perm) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Perm) | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) | ❌ |
| Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Strings Arranger 1 | 🎧 |
| Strings | Strings included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
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| Awards 1 | ❌ |
| Nominations 1 | Grammy - Best Contemporary Female Solo Vocal Performance |
| Chart Type | Billboard Hot 100 |
| Chart Position | 4 |
| Certification | RIAA - Gold |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/dionnewarwick/isayalittleprayer278898.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | Hal David |
| Author 2 | Burt Bacharach |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
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| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ A woven thread |
| Explanation | ✱ Prayer is portrayed as a constant background thought woven through all daily activities (like dressing or making coffee). |
| MTag 1 | Society:Comm:Verbal |
| MTag 2 | Connection |
| MTag 3 | Romance |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Prog V | vi-ii-ii-V-I-vii-III |
| Ch Prog PC | ❌ |
| Ch Prog C | IV-V/IV-iii-I, IV-IV-iii-I, IV-IV-iii-I-IV-III |
| Ch Prog B | ❌ |
| Used Chords# Fam | 8 |
| Chord Fam Prog | I, ii, III, iii, IV, V, vi, vii |
| CHORD C = V | Different |
| Modes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mode 1 | Ionian |
| Mode 1 Chrds | I - Major, IV - Major, V - Major |
| Mode Mixture | No |
| Visual |  |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 51 |
| Spot-Energy | 42 |
| Spot-Valance | 71 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 50-59 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 40-49 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 70-79 |
| Songbooks ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Songbook 1 | The Best of (Dionne Warwick) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 1) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Olzzd_9AS3EFQaMNzA0y8Fm-jU5aJns4/view?usp=drive_link |
| Songbook 2 | Best Fake Book Ever (Various Artists) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 2) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YR_wlEGAV7UKoFdX_IMLGSirH6vPvL7a/view?usp=drive_link |
| SB Page 1 | 322 (Best Fake Book Ever) |
| SB Page 2 | 26 (The Best of (Dionne Warwick)) |
| Genre ▾ | |
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| Genre 1 | Pop |
| Genre 2 | Soul |
| Style ▾ | |
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| Style 1 | Pop Soul |
| Style 2 | Brill Building |