Song Details
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| Header ▾ | |
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| Song Title | Let the river run |
| Artist | Carly Simon |
| Image Artist |  |
| Origin | USA |
| Album | Working girl |
| Image Album |  |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 3:16 |
| Dur Grp | 3:00-3:29 |
| Year | 1988 |
| Decade | 1980-1989 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 90 BPM Spotify |
| BPM Grp | 090-094 |
| Umbrella | 080-119 |
| Key | C |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Major |
| Recording Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Rec Tag 1 | Major / 1st inversion |
| Rec Tag 2 | Ending on Tonic |
| Modulations ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mod (Perm) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Perm) | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) | ❌ |
| Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Strings | Strings are not included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Awards 1 | Golden Globe Award - Best Original Song |
| Awards 2 | Grammy - Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television |
| Awards 3 | Academy Award - Best Original Song |
| Nominations 1 | ❌ |
| Chart Type | Billboard Hot 100 |
| Chart Position | 49 |
| Certification | ❌ |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/carlysimon/lettheriverrun.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | Carly Simon |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ A rising tide |
| Explanation | ✱ An optimistic and powerful song about the opportunities and energy of a new day. |
| MTag 1 | Ambition |
| MTag 2 | New Beginning |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Prog V | I-I-IV/I-IV/I-I-I-vi-V, IV-bVII/IV-IV-vi-V |
| Ch Prog PC | vi-II-IV-I/III, vi-bVII-V-V |
| Ch Prog C | I-I-IV/I-IV/I-I-I-vi-V |
| Ch Prog B | ❌ |
| Progr Category 1 | I-IV-V-vi |
| Used Chords# Fam | 6 |
| Chord Fam Prog | I, II, IV, V, vi, bVII |
| 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 | 40 |
| Spot-Energy | 32 |
| Spot-Valance | 14 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 40-49 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 30-39 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 10-19 |
| Songbooks ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Songbook 1 | 100 of the Best Movie Songs Ever (Various Artists) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 1) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1m7iKuKgCacVBnohWvwhF94lAgodx_xOk/view?usp=drive_link |
| SB Page 1 | 201 (100 of the Best Movie Songs Ever) |
| Genre ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Genre 1 | Soundtrack |
| Genre 2 | Rock |
| Genre 3 | Pop |
| Style ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Style 1 | Gospel |