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| Header ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Song Title | Walking in Memphis |
| Artist | Marc Cohn |
| Image Artist | ![]() |
| Origin | USA |
| Album | Marc Cohn |
| Image Album | ![]() |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 4:12 |
| Dur Grp | 4:00-4:29 |
| Year | 1991 |
| Decade | 1990-1999 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 130 BPM Spotify |
| BPM Grp | 130-134 |
| Umbrella | 120+ |
| Key | C |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Major |
| Show | Yes |
| Recording Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Rec Tag 1 | Piano/Pad |
| Rec Tag 2 | GEO related songs |
| Rec Tag 3 | Date/Time related songs |
| Rec Tag 4 | Ending on Tonic |
| Rec Tag 5 | No 1st inversion |
| Rec Tag 6 | Rubato |
| Vocal Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Voc Info 1 | Lead (male) |
| Voc Info 2 | With BGV |
| Modulations ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mod (Perm) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Perm) | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) | ❌ |
| Solo Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Info 1 | ❌ |
| Solo Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Instrument 1 | ❌ |
| Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Instr 1 | PIANO |
| Instr 2 | ORGAN |
| Strings | Strings are not included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Awards 1 | ❌ |
| Nominations 1 | Grammy - Song of the Year |
| Nominations 2 | Grammy - Best New Artist |
| Chart Type | Billboard Hot 100 |
| Chart Position | 13 |
| Certification | ❌ |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/marccohn/walkinginmemphis.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | Marc Cohn |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ A gospel choir / Wings |
| Explanation | ✱ The city of Memphis acts as a catalyst for artistic and spiritual rebirth, where the path feels like a holy route. |
| MTag 1 | Society:Built:City |
| MTag 2 | Religion:Praise |
| MTag 3 | Power |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Used Chords# Fam | 0 |
| Modes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mode 1 | Ionian |
| Mode 1 Chrds | I - Major, IV - Major, V - Major |
| Mode Mixture | No |
| Visual | ![]() |
| HookTheory ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Complex | 7 |
| Mel Cmplx | 76 |
| Ch Mel Tens | 21 |
| Ch Prog Nov | 6 |
| Ch-Bs Mel | 30 |
| Ch Complex Grp | 0-9 |
| Mel Cmplx Grp | 70-79 |
| Ch Mel Tens Grp | 20-29 |
| Ch Prog Nov Grp | 0-9 |
| Ch-Bs Mel Grp | 30-39 |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 57 |
| Spot-Energy | 51 |
| Spot-Valance | 33 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 50-59 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 50-59 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 30-39 |
| Songbooks ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Songbook 1 | Greatest Hits so far (Cher) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 1) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zIECTETw8D0uYVTWbV1C7HfhPDWoDhzZ/view?usp=drive_link |
| SB Page 1 | 50 (Greatest Hits so far) |
| Genre ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Genre 1 | Rock |
| Style ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Style 1 | Soft Rock |



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