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| Header ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Song Title | The soul cages |
| Artist | Sting |
| Image Artist | ![]() |
| Origin | United Kingdom |
| Album | The soul cages |
| Image Album | ![]() |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 5:51 |
| Dur Grp | 5:30-5:59 |
| Year | 1991 |
| Decade | 1990-1999 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 105 BPM Spotify |
| BPM Grp | 105-109 |
| Umbrella | 080-119 |
| Key | Em |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Minor |
| Recording Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Rec Tag 1 | Tonality switch |
| Rec Tag 2 | Major / 1st inversion |
| Rec Tag 3 | Ending Fade out |
| Vocal Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Voc Info 1 | Lead (male) |
| Voc Info 2 | 2nd voice add (male) |
| Voc Info 3 | With BGV lyrics |
| Voc Info 4 | TTB |
| Modulations ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mod (Perm) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | Whole Up |
| Mod (Temp) 2 | Whole Down |
| Mod (Temp) 3 | Whole Up |
| Mod (Temp) 4 | Whole Down |
| Mod (Temp) 5 | Whole Up |
| Mod (Temp) 6 | Whole Down |
| Spot Mod | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6w2GsZbZIu0DSLrAbo8svQ?si=rATQbKu4Q5Ks8fV7brPxzg |
| Mod T Type 1 | Pump Up (TrDrMod) |
| Mod T Type 2 | Near Key |
| Mod T Type 3 | Pump Up (TrDrMod) |
| Mod T Type 4 | Near Key |
| Mod T Type 5 | Pump Up (TrDrMod) |
| Mod T Type 6 | Near Key |
| Mod (Perm) | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) | Whole Up, Whole Down, Whole Up, Whole Down, Whole Up, Whole Down |
| Solo Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Info 1 | INTERLUDE |
| YT Solo Start | https://youtu.be/fo5c8Qplfco?t=120 |
| Solo Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Instrument 1 | Soprano Sax |
| Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Instr 1 | EG |
| Instr 2 | BASS GUITAR |
| Instr 3 | DRUMS |
| Instr 4 | SYNTH |
| Instr 5 | SAX |
| Strings | Strings are not included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Awards 1 | Grammy - Best Rock Song |
| Nominations 1 | ❌ |
| Chart Type | UK Singles |
| Chart Position | 57 |
| Certification | ❌ |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/sting/thesoulcages.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | Sting |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ A lobster pot / Prison |
| Explanation | ✱ The body and the material world are seen as cages that keep the soul trapped at the bottom of the sea. |
| MTag 1 | Society:Built:Structures |
| MTag 2 | Soul |
| MTag 3 | Death |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Prog V | i-i-i-IV |
| Ch Prog PC | ❌ |
| Ch Prog C | i-i-bIII-IV |
| Ch Prog B | I/III-IV-ii-vi, ii-I/III-IV-V |
| Progr Category 1 | bIII |
| Progr Category 2 | I-ii-IV-V |
| Used Chords# Fam | 8 |
| Chord Fam Prog | I, i, ii, bIII, IV, V, vi, biii |
| CHORD C = V | Different |
| Modes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mode 1 | Dorian |
| Mode 1 Chrds | i - Minor, IV - Major, v - Minor |
| Mode Mixture | No |
| Mode 1 Link | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2eKxB67lavR3W1GcgHr21X?si=41d2af03b99048ed |
| YT Mode 1 Link | https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9sopW9fA9TgtfjhENFNHMyoR315H_2tC |
| Visual | ![]() |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 57 |
| Spot-Energy | 73 |
| Spot-Valance | 50 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 50-59 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 70-79 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 50-59 |
| Songbooks ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Songbook 1 | The Anthology (Sting) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 1) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ihAkoy9d34m4aUVl53QHKw0LzVmKhO0g/view?usp=drive_link |
| SB Page 1 | 157 (The Anthology (Sting)) |
| Genre ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Genre 1 | Pop |
| Genre 2 | Rock |
| Style ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Style 1 | Art Rock |
| Style 2 | Pop Rock |
| Style 3 | Folk Rock |



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