Song Details
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| Header ▾ | |
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| Song Title | Son Of A Preacher Man |
| Artist | Dusty Springfield |
| Image Artist |  |
| Origin | United Kingdom |
| Album | Dusty in Memphis |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 2:28 |
| Dur Grp | 2:00-2:29 |
| Year | 1968 |
| Decade | 1960-1969 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 88 |
| BPM Grp | 085-089 |
| Umbrella | 080-119 |
| Key | E |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Major |
| Recording Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Rec Tag 1 | Blues scale |
| Rec Tag 2 | Ending Fade out |
| Vocal Info ▾ | |
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| Voc Info 1 | Lead (female) |
| Voc Info 2 | With BGV lyrics |
| Voc Info 3 | SSA |
| Voc Info 4 | With BGV oo/aa |
| Voc Info 5 | 2nd voice add (female) |
| Modulations ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mod (Perm) 1 | Fourth Up |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | ❌ |
| Spot Mod | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6w2GsZbZIu0DSLrAbo8svQ?si=rATQbKu4Q5Ks8fV7brPxzg |
| Solo Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Info 1 | ❌ |
| Solo Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Instrument 1 | ❌ |
| Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Instr 1 | EP |
| Instr 2 | BRASS |
| Strings | No Strings included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
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| Awards 1 | ❌ |
| Nominations 1 | Grammy - Best Female Pop Vocal Performance |
| Chart Type | UK Singles |
| Chart Position | 9 |
| Certification | BPI - Multi Platinum |
| Awards Won | ❌ |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/dustyspringfield/sonofapreacherman.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | John Hurley |
| Author 2 | Ronnie Wilkins |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ A forbidden garden |
| Explanation | ✱ A narrative about a young woman's first encounter with a deep, soulful connection. |
| MTag 1 | Discovery |
| MTag 2 | Desire |
| MTag 3 | Story |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Prog V | I-I-IV-I, I-I-V-V |
| Ch Prog PC | ❌ |
| Ch Prog C | I-I-IV-I |
| Ch Prog B | bVII-IV-IV-V |
| Used Chords# Fam | 4 |
| Chord Fam Prog | I, IV, V, bVII |
| CHORD C = V | Different |
| Modes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mode 1 | Ionian No7 |
| Mode 2 | Minor Pentatonic |
| Mode 1 Chrds | i - Minor, IV - Major |
| Mode 1 Link | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5iWy9061MNd9aXX6QIjZ9y?si=4PThOQ1wS4GBxsPWOkh3RQ |
| YT Mode 1 Link | https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd6Ov6WracDM |
| HookTheory ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Complex | 55 |
| Mel Cmplx | 62 |
| Ch Mel Tens | 16 |
| Ch Prog Nov | 47 |
| Ch-Bs Mel | 18 |
| Ch Complex Grp | 50-59 |
| Mel Cmplx Grp | 60-69 |
| Ch Mel Tens Grp | 10-19 |
| Ch Prog Nov Grp | 40-49 |
| Ch-Bs Mel Grp | 10-19 |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 40 |
| Spot-Energy | 43 |
| Spot-Valance | 64 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 40-49 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 40-49 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 60-69 |
| Songbooks ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Songbook 1 | Best Fake Book Ever (Various Artists) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 1) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YR_wlEGAV7UKoFdX_IMLGSirH6vPvL7a/view?usp=drive_link |
| SB Page 1 | 659 (Best Fake Book Ever) |
| Genre ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Genre 1 | Country |
| Genre 2 | Soul |
| Style ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Style 1 | Blue eyed Soul |