Song Details
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| Header ▾ | |
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| Song Title | Papa dont preach |
| Artist | Madonna |
| Image Artist |  |
| Origin | USA |
| Album | True blue |
| Image Album |  |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 4:28 |
| Dur Grp | 4:00-4:29 |
| Year | 1986 |
| Decade | 1980-1989 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 121 BPM Spotify |
| BPM Grp | 120-124 |
| Umbrella | 120+ |
| Key | Fm |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Minor |
Play| Recording Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Rec Tag 1 | Ending Fade out |
| Rec Tag 2 | No 1st inversion |
| Rec Tag 3 | Without a Bridge |
| Vocal Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Voc Info 1 | Lead (female) |
| Voc Info 2 | With BGV lyrics |
| Voc Info 3 | SAT |
| Voc Info 4 | 2nd voice add (female) |
| 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/G333Is7VPOg?t=149 |
| Solo Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Instrument 1 | Guitar (Acoustic) |
| Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Instr 1 | SYNTH BASS |
| Instr 2 | STRINGS SECTION |
| Instr 3 | DRUMS |
| Instr 4 | SYNTH |
| Strings Arranger 1 | Bill Meyers |
| Arr 1 Spotify | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0cA8ALvI6PnBizOe8CN10C?si=ncKXlbrzS8Cu-PdMe6Sn8A |
| Strings | Strings included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Awards 1 | MTV VMA - Best Female Video |
| Nominations 1 | Grammy - Best Pop Vocal Performance (Female) |
| Nominations 2 | Juno - International Single of the Year |
| Nominations 3 | MTV VMA - Best Cinematography in a Video |
| Nominations 4 | MTV VMA - Best Overall Performance in a Video |
| Chart Type | Billboard Hot 100 |
| Chart Position | 1 |
| Premium | 🥇🥇🥇 |
| Certification | RIAA - Platinum |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/madonna/papadontpreach.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | Brian Elliot |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ A crossroads in the rain |
| Explanation | ✱ A young woman's plea for understanding while making a life-altering decision. |
| MTag 1 | Choice |
| MTag 2 | Conflict |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Prog V | i-bVII/I-bVI/I-bVII/I, bVI-bVII-bVI-bVII, bVI-bVII-bVI-V |
| Ch Prog PC | ❌ |
| Ch Prog C | i-bVII-bVI-bVII-v, iv-iv-i-bVII-bVI-bVI |
| Ch Prog B | ❌ |
| Used Chords# Fam | 7 |
| Chord Fam Prog | I, i, iv, V, v, bVI, bVII |
| CHORD C = V | Different |
| Modes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mode 1 | Aeolian |
| Mode 1 Chrds | i - Minor, iv - Minor, v - Minor |
| Mode Mixture | No |
| Mode 1 Link | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1hnph2UC75SlCfQdVpF2rZ?si=7bb6f0b4584f4140 |
| YT Mode 1 Link | https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9sopW9fA9Thpm4gjTBNITt7umbhs-1v8 |
| Visual |  |
| HookTheory ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Complex | 53 |
| Mel Cmplx | 65 |
| Ch Mel Tens | 56 |
| Ch Prog Nov | 50 |
| Ch-Bs Mel | 32 |
| Ch Complex Grp | 50-59 |
| Mel Cmplx Grp | 60-69 |
| Ch Mel Tens Grp | 50-59 |
| Ch Prog Nov Grp | 50-59 |
| Ch-Bs Mel Grp | 30-39 |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 83 |
| Spot-Energy | 93 |
| Spot-Valance | 96 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 80-89 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 90+ |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 90+ |
| Genre ▾ | |
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| Genre 1 | Pop |
| Style ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Style 1 | Dance Pop |