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| Header ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Song Title | Centerfold |
| Artist | The J. Geils Band |
| Image Artist | ![]() |
| Origin | USA |
| Album | Freeze Frame |
| Image Album | ![]() |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 3:36 |
| Dur Grp | 3:30-3:59 |
| Year | 1981 |
| Decade | 1980-1989 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 115 BPM Spotify |
| BPM Grp | 115-119 |
| Umbrella | 080-119 |
| Key | G |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Major |
| Recording Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Rec Tag 1 | No 1st inversion |
| Rec Tag 2 | Ending on Tonic |
| Vocal Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Voc Info 1 | Lead (male) |
| Voc Info 2 | With BGV oo/aa |
| Voc Info 3 | Unison (male/male) |
| Voc Info 4 | No BGV harmony |
| Modulations ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mod (Perm) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Perm) | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) | ❌ |
| Solo Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Info 1 | ❌ |
| Solo Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Instrument 1 | ❌ |
| Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Instr 1 | HARMONICA |
| Instr 2 | ORGAN |
| Instr 3 | BASS GUITAR |
| Strings | Strings are not included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Awards 1 | ❌ |
| Nominations 1 | ❌ |
| Chart Type | Billboard Hot 100 |
| Certification | RIAA - Gold |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/jgeilsband/centerfold.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | Seth Justman |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ A frozen memory |
| Explanation | ✱ Views a photograph as a static, idealized version of a person that has been stripped of their true nature. |
| MTag 1 | Nostalgia |
| MTag 2 | Shock |
| MTag 3 | Past |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Used Chords# Fam | 0 |
| Modes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mode 1 | Mixolydian |
| Mode 2 | Ionian |
| Mode 1 Chrds | I - Major, IV - Major, v - Minor |
| Mode 2 Chrds | I - Major, IV - Major, V - Major |
| Mode Mixture | Yes |
| Mode 1 Link | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0LXXMinIYsGwz5p5O6Ef3Q?si=7fe509b247e743ae |
| YT Mode 1 Link | https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9sopW9fA9TgmFO4eil4YI5IbYONFpgAV |
| Visual | ![]() |
| HookTheory ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Complex | 19 |
| Mel Cmplx | 40 |
| Ch Mel Tens | 34 |
| Ch Prog Nov | 10 |
| Ch-Bs Mel | 55 |
| Ch Complex Grp | 10-19 |
| Mel Cmplx Grp | 40-49 |
| Ch Mel Tens Grp | 30-39 |
| Ch Prog Nov Grp | 10-19 |
| Ch-Bs Mel Grp | 50-59 |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 65 |
| Spot-Energy | 68 |
| Spot-Valance | 89 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 60-69 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 60-69 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 80-89 |
| Genre ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Genre 1 | Pop |
| Genre 2 | Rock |
| Style ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Style 1 | Pop Rock |
| Style 2 | Power Pop |
| Style 3 | Synth Rock |
| Style 4 | New Wave |



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