Song Details
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| Header ▾ | |
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| Song Title | The sun always shines on TV |
| Artist | A-ha |
| Image Artist |  |
| Origin | Norway |
| Album | Hunting high and low |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 5:02 |
| Dur Grp | 5:00-5:29 |
| Year | 1985 |
| Decade | 1980-1989 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 127 BPM Spotify |
| BPM Grp | 125-129 |
| Umbrella | 120+ |
| Key | C |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Major |
| Show | Yes |
Play| Recording Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Rec Tag 1 | Non Chord note(s) |
| Rec Tag 2 | Minor / 1st inversion |
| Rec Tag 3 | Ending on Tonic |
| Vocal Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Voc Info 1 | Lead (male) |
| Voc Info 2 | With BGV oo/aa |
| Voc Info 3 | With BGV lyrics |
| Voc Info 4 | SAT |
| Modulations ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mod (Perm) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Perm) | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) | ❌ |
| Solo Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Info 1 | Has no odds (time/key) |
| YT Solo Start | https://youtu.be/a3ir9HC9vYg?t=243 |
| Solo Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Instrument 1 | Keys |
| Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Instr 1 | PIANO |
| Instr 2 | SYNTH |
| Instr 3 | SYNTH BASS |
| Strings | Strings are not included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Awards 1 | MTV VMA - Best Editing |
| Awards 2 | MTV VMA - Best Cinematography in a Video |
| Nominations 1 | MTV VMA - Best Art Direction in a Video |
| Chart Type | UK Singles |
| Chart Position | 1 |
| Premium | 🥇🥇🥇 |
| Certification | BPI - Silver |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/aha/thesunalwaysshinesontv.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | Pal Waaktaar |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ A neon sun |
| Explanation | ✱ The artificial world of media is compared to a sun that always shines but provides no real warmth. |
| MTag 1 | Nature:Elements:Light |
| MTag 2 | Society:Comm:Media |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Prog V | vi-vi-IV/I-ii-ii-V-V, I/III-I/III-vi-iii/V-IV-IV-ii-IV |
| Ch Prog PC | vi-vi-vi-II |
| Ch Prog C | iii-iii-vi-IV-I-I-V-V, iii-iii-vi-IV-vi-I/V-IV-V |
| Ch Prog B | ❌ |
| Used Chords# Fam | 8 |
| Chord Fam Prog | I, II, ii, iii, IV, V, VI, vi |
| CHORD C = V | Different |
| Modes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mode 1 | Ionian |
| Mode 1 Chrds | I - Major, IV - Major, V - Major |
| Mode Mixture | No |
| Visual |  |
| HookTheory ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Complex | 52 |
| Mel Cmplx | 61 |
| Ch Mel Tens | 28 |
| Ch Prog Nov | 54 |
| Ch-Bs Mel | 30 |
| Ch Complex Grp | 50-59 |
| Mel Cmplx Grp | 60-69 |
| Ch Mel Tens Grp | 20-29 |
| Ch Prog Nov Grp | 50-59 |
| Ch-Bs Mel Grp | 30-39 |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 49 |
| Spot-Energy | 84 |
| Spot-Valance | 22 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 40-49 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 80-89 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 20-29 |
| Songbooks ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Songbook 1 | Ultimate 80s Songs (Various Artists) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 1) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tkPHRfMlz-WeGc9Bd_eRbfqByrcTLlFy/view?usp=drive_link |
| SB Page 1 | 128 (Ultimate 80s Songs) |
| Genre ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Genre 1 | Pop |
| Style ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Style 1 | Synth Pop |