Song Details
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| Header ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Song Title | What a fool believes |
| Artist | The Doobie Brothers |
| Image Artist |  |
| Origin | USA |
| Album | Minute by minute |
| Image Album |  |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 3:43 |
| Dur Grp | 3:30-3:59 |
| Year | 1978 |
| Decade | 1970-1979 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 122 BPM Spotify |
| BPM Grp | 120-124 |
| Umbrella | 120+ |
| Key | Db |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Major |
| Show | Yes |
Play| Recording Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Rec Tag 1 | Major / 1st inversion |
| Rec Tag 2 | Ending Fade out |
| Rec Tag 3 | Tritone |
| Vocal Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Voc Info 1 | Lead (male) |
| Voc Info 2 | 2nd voice add (male) |
| Voc Info 3 | With BGV lyrics |
| Voc Info 4 | Ad Lib (male) |
| Modulations ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mod (Perm) 1 | Minor Third Up |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | ❌ |
| Spot Mod | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6w2GsZbZIu0DSLrAbo8svQ?si=rATQbKu4Q5Ks8fV7brPxzg |
| Mod P Type 1 | Relative Minor > Major |
| Mod (Perm) | Minor Third Up |
| Mod (Temp) | ❌ |
| Solo Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Info 1 | ❌ |
| Solo Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Instrument 1 | ❌ |
| Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Instr 1 | VOCALS |
| Instr 2 | PIANO |
| Strings | Strings are not included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Awards 1 | Grammy - Song of the Year |
| Awards 2 | Grammy - Record of the Year |
| Nominations 1 | ❌ |
| Chart Type | Billboard Hot 100 |
| Chart Position | 1 |
| Premium | 🥇🥇🥇 |
| Certification | RIAA - Gold |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/doobiebrothers/whatafoolbelieves.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | Kenny Loggins |
| Author 2 | Michael McDonald |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ A hall of mirrors |
| Explanation | ✱ The protagonist lives in a mental construction where he only sees what he wants to believe about a past love. |
| MTag 1 | Body:Mind |
| MTag 2 | Deception |
| MTag 3 | Illusion |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Prog V | V-V/IV-I/III, ii-V-bvi-vi |
| Ch Prog PC | vi-vi-bVI-V-V, ii-V-I-bVII-VI-ii-V-vi |
| Ch Prog C | ii-V-I-vi |
| Ch Prog B | ❌ |
| Used Chords# Fam | 10 |
| Chord Fam Prog | I, ii, IV, bv, V, bVI, VI, vi, bVII, bvi |
| CHORD C = V | Different |
| Modes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mode 1 | Ionian |
| Mode 1 Chrds | I - Major, IV - Major, V - Major |
| Mode Mixture | No |
| Visual |  |
| HookTheory ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Complex | 95 |
| Mel Cmplx | 99 |
| Ch Mel Tens | 52 |
| Ch Prog Nov | 57 |
| Ch-Bs Mel | 81 |
| Ch Complex Grp | 90+ |
| Mel Cmplx Grp | 90+ |
| Ch Mel Tens Grp | 50-59 |
| Ch Prog Nov Grp | 50-59 |
| Ch-Bs Mel Grp | 80-89 |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 76 |
| Spot-Energy | 38 |
| Spot-Valance | 99 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 70-79 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 30-39 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 90+ |
| Songbooks ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Songbook 1 | The Doobie Brothers Anthology (The Doobie Brothers) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 1) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1E-lazcnNMKNVSVd2MeEQ7u7dQhYCf5el/view?usp=drive_link |
| SB Page 1 | 78 (The Doobie Brothers Anthology) |
| Genre ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Genre 1 | Rock |
| Style ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Style 1 | Yacht Rock |
| Style 2 | Soft Rock |
| Style 3 | Blue eyed Soul |