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| Header ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Song Title | Say you say me |
| Artist | Lionel Richie |
| Image Artist | ![]() |
| Origin | USA |
| Album | Dancing on the ceiling |
| Image Album | ![]() |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 4:01 |
| Dur Grp | 4:00-4:29 |
| Year | 1985 |
| Decade | 1980-1989 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 63 BPM Spotify |
| BPM Grp | 060-064 |
| Umbrella | 000-079 |
| Key | Ab |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Major |
| Show | Yes |
| Recording Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Rec Tag 1 | Major / 1st inversion |
| Rec Tag 2 | Irregular measure |
| Rec Tag 3 | Rubato |
| Rec Tag 4 | Picardy 3rd |
| Rec Tag 5 | Pentatonic Scale |
| Rec Tag 6 | Movie |
| Vocal Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Voc Info 1 | Lead (male) |
| Voc Info 2 | 2nd voice add (male) |
| Voc Info 3 | Without 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 |
| Strings Arranger 1 | James Anthony Carmichael |
| Arr 1 Spotify | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7KRL0FKLzWzEQCq9AROvvy?si=gPIVZYrIT2ipZJ6lBSPFuw |
| Strings | Strings included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Awards 1 | Academy Award - Best Original Song |
| Awards 2 | Golden Globe Award - Best Original Song |
| Nominations 1 | ❌ |
| Chart Type | Billboard Hot 100 |
| Chart Position | 1 |
| Premium | 🥇🥇🥇 |
| Certification | RIAA - Gold |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/lionelrichie/sayyousayme.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | Lionel Richie |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Prog V | I-V/VII-vi-I/V, iii-ii-I-bVII-V |
| Ch Prog PC | ❌ |
| Ch Prog C | I-V/VII-vi-I/V, iii-IV-IV/V-I |
| Ch Prog B | bIII-bVII-IV-I, bIII-bVII-bV-v, bIII-IV-V |
| Progr Category 1 | bIII |
| Used Chords# Fam | 10 |
| Chord Fam Prog | I, ii, bIII, iii, IV, V, v, vi, bVII, bV |
| CHORD C = V | Different |
| Modes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mode 1 | Ionian |
| Mode 1 Chrds | I - Major, IV - Major, V - Major |
| Mode Mixture | No |
| Visual | ![]() |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 64 |
| Spot-Energy | 41 |
| Spot-Valance | 26 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 60-69 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 40-49 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 20-29 |
| Songbooks ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Songbook 1 | The very best of Lionel Richie (Lionel Richie) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 1) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MqdRhe4GDmmm5-n0SWiSSgd0PcLKLXdo/view?usp=drive_link |
| Songbook 2 | Lionel Richie Anthology (Lionel Richie) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 2) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oB-DvCsISBHtDalqj7A40BtYRRh0LXfk/view?usp=drive_link |
| SB Page 1 | 129 (Lionel Richie Anthology) |
| SB Page 2 | 63 (The very best of Lionel Richie) |
| Genre ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Genre 1 | Pop |
| Genre 2 | Soul |
| Style ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Style 1 | Synth Pop |



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