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| Header ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Song Title | The power of love |
| Artist | Huey Lewis and the News |
| Image Artist | ![]() |
| Origin | USA |
| Album | Back to the Future |
| Image Album | ![]() |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 3:54 |
| Dur Grp | 3:30-3:59 |
| Year | 1985 |
| Decade | 1980-1989 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 119 BPM Spotify |
| BPM Grp | 115-119 |
| Umbrella | 080-119 |
| Key | C |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Major |
| Show | Yes |
| Recording Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Rec Tag 1 | Movie |
| Rec Tag 2 | Major / 1st inversion |
| Rec Tag 3 | Ending Fade out |
| Vocal Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Voc Info 1 | Lead (male) |
| Voc Info 2 | Without BGV |
| Modulations ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mod (Perm) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | Minor Third Down |
| Mod (Temp) 2 | Minor Third Up |
| Spot Mod | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6w2GsZbZIu0DSLrAbo8svQ?si=rATQbKu4Q5Ks8fV7brPxzg |
| Mod T Type 1 | Relative/Parallel Combination |
| Mod T Type 2 | Relative Minor > Major |
| Mod (Perm) | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) | Minor Third Down, Minor Third Up |
| Solo Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Info 1 | Has no odds (time/key) |
| YT Solo Start | https://youtu.be/WK0z87WrhGo?t=150 |
| Solo Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Instrument 1 | Guitar (Electric) |
| Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Instr 1 | EG |
| Instr 2 | SYNTH |
| Strings | Strings are not included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Awards 1 | ❌ |
| Nominations 1 | Academy Award - Best Original Song |
| Chart Type | Billboard Hot 100 |
| Premium | 🥇🥇🥇 |
| Certification | RIAA - Gold |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/hueylewisthenews/thepoweroflove.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | Huey Lewis |
| Author 2 | Johnny Colla |
| Author 3 | Chris Hayes |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ A sudden bolt / Drug |
| Explanation | ✱ Love is an unpredictable force that makes you stronger than a train, but can also make you 'sick' with longing. |
| MTag 1 | Nature:Elements:Light |
| MTag 2 | Energy |
| MTag 3 | Emotion |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Prog V | i-IV-i-IV, IV-bVII-IV-i |
| Ch Prog PC | ❌ |
| Ch Prog C | I-I/III-IV-IV/V, bVII-IV-V |
| Ch Prog B | bIII-V/II-i-IV, bvi-bIII/V-iv-bVII |
| Progr Category 1 | bIII |
| Used Chords# Fam | 9 |
| Chord Fam Prog | I, i, II, bIII, IV, iv, V, bVII, bvi |
| CHORD C = V | Different |
| Modes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mode 1 | Ionian |
| Mode 1 Chrds | I - Major, IV - Major, V - Major |
| Mode Mixture | No |
| Visual | ![]() |
| HookTheory ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Complex | 61 |
| Mel Cmplx | 40 |
| Ch Mel Tens | 57 |
| Ch Prog Nov | 55 |
| Ch-Bs Mel | 63 |
| Ch Complex Grp | 60-69 |
| Mel Cmplx Grp | 40-49 |
| Ch Mel Tens Grp | 50-59 |
| Ch Prog Nov Grp | 50-59 |
| Ch-Bs Mel Grp | 60-69 |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 77 |
| Spot-Energy | 83 |
| Spot-Valance | 96 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 70-79 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 80-89 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 90+ |
| Songbooks ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Songbook 1 | Huey Lewis and the News Rock Score (Huey Lewis and the News) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 1) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ADvLIU2UjYxGIlU8f4TZD4erOOiiRdnG/view?usp=drive_link |
| SB Page 1 | 62 (Huey Lewis and the News Rock Score) |
| Genre ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Genre 1 | Rock |
| Style ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Style 1 | Pop Rock |
| Style 2 | Blue eyed Soul |



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