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Header ▾
Song TitleFrom a distance
ArtistBette Midler
Image Artist
OriginUSA
AlbumSome people's lives
Image Album
Basics ▾
Duration4:36
Dur Grp4:30-4:59
Year1987
Decade1980-1989
ContentSecular
BPM65 BPM Spotify
BPM Grp065-069
Umbrella000-079
KeyG
Time4/4
MajMinMajor
Sites ▾
Scorehttps://drive.google.com/file/d/1Xrtj6gSQ1PrNOeoMQv8tkN9uVLZ1p6Wo/view?usp=drive_link
MIDIPlay  |  Download
Chordshttps://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/bette-midler/from-a-distance-chords-810801
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/From_a_Distance
Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/track/48eiLW57CqSmCYNZRM2J8M
Songfactshttps://www.songfacts.com/facts/Bette-Midler/From-a-distance
Multitrackhttps://www.karaoke-versie.nl/custombackingtrack/bette-midler/from-a-distance.html
Youtubehttps://youtu.be/lN4AcFzxtdE
Apple Musichttps://music.apple.com/gb/song/from-a-distance/76156610
YT_Streams20,308,395
Recording Tags ▾
Rec Tag 1Arpeggiator
Rec Tag 2Major / 1st inversion
Rec Tag 3Minor / 1st inversion
Rec Tag 4Feel Good Song
Rec Tag 5Rubato
Rec Tag 6Skip Measure
Rec Tag 7Add Measure
Rec Tag 8Ending on Tonic
Vocal Info ▾
Voc Info 1Lead (female)
Voc Info 2With BGV lyrics
Voc Info 3SAT
Modulations ▾
Mod (Perm) 1❌
Mod (Temp) 1❌
Mod (Perm)❌
Mod (Temp)❌
Solo Info ▾
Solo Info 1INTERLUDE
Solo Instruments ▾
Solo Instrument 1❌
Instruments ▾
Instr 1SYNTH
Instr 2EP
StringsStrings are not included
Qualification ▾
Awards 1Grammy - Best Vocal Performance (Female)
Awards 2Grammy - Record of the Year
Awards 3Grammy - Song of the Year
Nominations 1Grammy - Record of the Year
Nominations 2Grammy - Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
Nominations 3BMA - Top Single
Nominations 4BMA - Top Adult Contemporary Track
Chart TypeBillboard Hot 100
Chart Position10
CertificationRIAA - Platinum
Lyrics ▾
LyricsLinkhttps://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/bettemidler/fromadistance.html
Profane🆗
Improper🆗
Anti-Chr🆗
Author 1Julie Gold
Meta Tags ▾
Lyrics Metaphor✱ From a distance the ocean meets the stream
Explanation✱ Seeing the world as a harmonious whole when one takes enough distance from the messy details.
MTag 1Nature:Elements:Water
MTag 2Vision
MTag 3Perspective
Chords ▾
Ch Prog VI-IV/I-V/I-I, I-IV-V/VII-I
Ch Prog PC❌
Ch Prog CIV-V-vi-vi
Ch Prog BIV-V-I-vi
Progr Category 1I-IV-V
Progr Category 2I-IV-V-vi
Used Chords# Fam7
Chord Fam ProgI, ii, iii, IV, V, VI, vi
CHORD C = VDifferent
Modes ▾
Mode 1Ionian
Mode 1 ChrdsI - Major, IV - Major, V - Major
Mode MixtureNo
VisualIonian
Spotify Attributes ▾
Spot-Dance?54
Spot-Energy?24
Spot-Valance?33
Spot-Dance Grp50-59
Spot-Energy Grp20-29
Spot-Valance Grp30-39
Songbooks ▾
Songbook 1100 Pop Hits of the 90s (Various Artists)
Songbook URL (Songbook 1)https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sAdPw2lYasLcdbjIPnKWXsjwsevBPTrj/view?usp=drive_link
Songbook 2#1 Adult Contemporary Hits of the 90s (Various Artists)
Songbook URL (Songbook 2)https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Wuzrswoseo_G8tFPN9iX40smHEUY2wSn/view?usp=drive_link
Songbook 3Best Fake Book Ever (Various Artists)
Songbook URL (Songbook 3)https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YR_wlEGAV7UKoFdX_IMLGSirH6vPvL7a/view?usp=drive_link
SB Page 1410 (100 Pop Hits of the 90s)
SB Page 241 (#1 Adult Contemporary Hits of the 90s)
SB Page 3224 (Best Fake Book Ever)
Genre ▾
Genre 1Pop
Style ▾
Style 1CCM
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