Song Details
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| Header ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Song Title | Perfect day |
| Artist | Lou Reed |
| Image Artist |  |
| Origin | USA |
| Album | Transformer |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 3:45 |
| Dur Grp | 3:30-3:59 |
| Year | 1972 |
| Decade | 1970-1979 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 48 BPM Spotify |
| BPM Grp | 045-049 |
| Umbrella | 000-079 |
| Key | Bb |
| Time | 6/8 |
| MajMin | Major |
Play| Recording Tags ▾ | |
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| Rec Tag 1 | Irregular measure |
| Rec Tag 2 | Minor > Major |
| Rec Tag 3 | Major > Minor |
| Rec Tag 4 | Ending on Tonic |
| Modulations ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mod (Perm) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Perm) | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) | ❌ |
| Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Strings Arranger 1 | Mick Ronson |
| Strings | Strings included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Awards 1 | ❌ |
| Nominations 1 | ❌ |
| Chart Type | UK Singles |
| Chart Position | 1 |
| Certification | BPI - Gold |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/loureed/perfectday.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | Lou Reed |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ A bittersweet shadow |
| Explanation | ✱ On the surface a simple day, but with an underlying tone of tragic dependence. |
| MTag 1 | Melancholy |
| MTag 2 | Simplicity |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Used Chords# Fam | 0 |
| Modes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mode 1 | Aeolian |
| Mode 2 | Ionian |
| Mode 1 Chrds | i - Minor, iv - Minor, v - Minor |
| Mode 2 Chrds | I - Major, IV - Major, V - Major |
| Mode Mixture | Yes |
| Mode 1 Link | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1hnph2UC75SlCfQdVpF2rZ?si=7bb6f0b4584f4140 |
| YT Mode 1 Link | https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9sopW9fA9Thpm4gjTBNITt7umbhs-1v8 |
| Visual |  |
| HookTheory ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Complex | 56 |
| Mel Cmplx | 16 |
| Ch Mel Tens | 58 |
| Ch Prog Nov | 52 |
| Ch-Bs Mel | 86 |
| Ch Complex Grp | 50-59 |
| Mel Cmplx Grp | 10-19 |
| Ch Mel Tens Grp | 50-59 |
| Ch Prog Nov Grp | 50-59 |
| Ch-Bs Mel Grp | 80-89 |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 40 |
| Spot-Energy | 27 |
| Spot-Valance | 9 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 40-49 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 20-29 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 0-9 |
| Genre ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Genre 1 | Rock |
| Genre 2 | Pop |
| Style ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Style 1 | Glam Rock |
| Style 2 | Pop Rock |
| Style 3 | Ballad |