Song Details
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| Header ▾ | |
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| Song Title | Walk like an Egyptian |
| Artist | The Bangles |
| Image Artist |  |
| Origin | USA |
| Album | Different light |
| Image Album |  |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 3:24 |
| Dur Grp | 3:00-3:29 |
| Year | 1984 |
| Decade | 1980-1989 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 103 BPM Spotify |
| BPM Grp | 100-104 |
| Umbrella | 080-119 |
| Key | B |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Major |
Play| Recording Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Rec Tag 1 | GEO related songs |
| Rec Tag 2 | Ending Fade out |
| Rec Tag 3 | No 1st inversion |
| Vocal Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Voc Info 1 | Lead (female) |
| Voc Info 2 | With BGV lyrics |
| Voc Info 3 | A cappella |
| Voc Info 4 | No BGV harmony |
| Modulations ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mod (Perm) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Perm) | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) | ❌ |
| Solo Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Info 1 | Starts on an unexpected chord |
| YT Solo Start | https://youtu.be/Cv6tuzHUuuk?t=91 |
| Solo Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Instrument 1 | Guitar (Electric) |
| Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Instr 1 | PERCUSSION |
| Strings | Strings are not included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Awards 1 | ❌ |
| Nominations 1 | MTV VMA - Best Group Video |
| Chart Type | Billboard Hot 100 |
| Premium | 🥇🥇🥇 |
| Certification | RIAA - Gold |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/bangles/walklikeanegyptian.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | Liam Sternberg |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ A hieroglyph in motion |
| Explanation | ✱ A specific way of moving is portrayed as the coming to life of ancient, static art forms. |
| MTag 1 | Body:Action:Movement |
| MTag 2 | Society:Art |
| MTag 3 | Irony |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Prog V | I-I-I-I |
| Ch Prog PC | IV-IV-IV-IV |
| Ch Prog C | I-I-I-I |
| Ch Prog B | bIII-bIII-bIII-bIII |
| Progr Category 1 | bIII |
| Used Chords# Fam | 3 |
| Chord Fam Prog | I, bIII, IV |
| CHORD C = V | Identical |
| Modes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mode 1 | Mixolydian |
| Mode 1 Chrds | I - Major, IV - Major, v - Minor |
| Mode Mixture | No |
| Mode 1 Link | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0LXXMinIYsGwz5p5O6Ef3Q?si=7fe509b247e743ae |
| YT Mode 1 Link | https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9sopW9fA9TgmFO4eil4YI5IbYONFpgAV |
| Visual |  |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 71 |
| Spot-Energy | 79 |
| Spot-Valance | 76 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 70-79 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 70-79 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 70-79 |
| Songbooks ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Songbook 1 | Bangles Super Best Score (The Bangles) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 1) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Mni3eUaF3s5LOhi9uiYKzKhOJJFCKqxz/view?usp=drive_link |
| SB Page 1 | 10 (Bangles Super Best Score) |
| Genre ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Genre 1 | Pop |
| Genre 2 | Rock |
| Style ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Style 1 | Pop Rock |