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| Song Title | Dont let the sun go down on me |
| Artist | George Michael |
| Image Artist |  |
| Origin | United Kingdom |
| Album | Ladies & Gentlemen |
| Basics ▾ | |
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| Duration | 5:46 |
| Dur Grp | 5:30-5:59 |
| Year | 1974 |
| Decade | 1970-1979 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 68 BPM Spotify BPM YouTube |
| BPM Grp | 065-069 |
| Umbrella | 000-079 |
| Key | C |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Major |
| Show | Yes |
Play| Recording Tags ▾ | |
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| Rec Tag 1 | Does not start on I |
| Rec Tag 2 | Rubato |
| Rec Tag 3 | Major / 1st inversion |
| Rec Tag 4 | Without a Bridge |
| Rec Tag 5 | Ending on Tonic |
| Vocal Info ▾ | |
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| Voc Info 1 | Lead (male) |
| Voc Info 2 | With BGV oo/aa |
| Voc Info 3 | SAT |
| Voc Info 4 | With BGV lyrics |
| Voc Info 5 | 2nd voice add (male) |
| Voc Info 6 | Ad Lib (male) |
| Modulations ▾ | |
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| Mod (Perm) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Perm) | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) | ❌ |
| Solo Info ▾ | |
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| Solo Info 1 | ❌ |
| Solo Instruments ▾ | |
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| Solo Instrument 1 | ❌ |
| Instruments ▾ | |
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| Instr 1 | PIANO |
| Strings | Strings are not included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
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| Awards 1 | ❌ |
| Nominations 1 | Grammy - Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals |
| Chart Type | Billboard Hot 100 |
| Chart Position | 1 |
| Premium | 🥇🥇🥇 |
| Certification | RIAA - Gold |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
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| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/georgemichael/dontletthesungodownonme.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | Elton John |
| Author 2 | Bernie Taupin |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
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| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ I cant light no more of your darkness |
| Explanation | ✱ Describes reaching a limit in providing emotional support or 'light' for another person's deep struggles. |
| MTag 1 | Nature:Cosmic:Sun |
| MTag 2 | Dark |
| MTag 3 | Exhaustion |
| MTag 4 | Support |
| Chords ▾ | |
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| Ch Prog V | V-V-IV/I-I, IV-IV-V-V |
| Ch Prog PC | IV-IV-I/V-V |
| Ch Prog C | I-I/bVII-vi-II/#IV, ii-I/III-IV-I/V-ii/V-I |
| Ch Prog B | ❌ |
| Progr Category 1 | I-ii-IV-V |
| Progr Category 2 | I-IV-V |
| Used Chords# Fam | 8 |
| Chord Fam Prog | I, II, ii, IV, V, bVI, vi, bVII |
| CHORD C = V | Different |
| Modes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mode 1 | Ionian |
| Mode 1 Chrds | I - Major, IV - Major, V - Major |
| Mode Mixture | No |
| Visual |  |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
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| Spot-Dance | 44 |
| Spot-Energy | 55 |
| Spot-Valance | 26 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 40-49 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 50-59 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 20-29 |
| Songbooks ▾ | |
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| Songbook 1 | #1 Adult Contemporary Hits of the 90s (Various Artists) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 1) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Wuzrswoseo_G8tFPN9iX40smHEUY2wSn/view?usp=drive_link |
| Songbook 2 | Best Fake Book Ever (Various Artists) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 2) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YR_wlEGAV7UKoFdX_IMLGSirH6vPvL7a/view?usp=drive_link |
| Songbook 3 | Ladies & Gentlemen - The Best of (George Michael) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 3) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/19G52HxrwdEvYQSkijKbJbBJiGu-Kmm2C/view?usp=drive_link |
| SB Page 1 | 24 (#1 Adult Contemporary Hits of the 90s) |
| SB Page 2 | 186 (Best Fake Book Ever) |
| SB Page 3 | 41 (Ladies & Gentlemen - The Best of) |
| Genre ▾ | |
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| Genre 1 | Pop |
| Style ▾ | |
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| Style 1 | Orchestral Pop |