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| Header ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Song Title | Eternal flame |
| Artist | The Bangles |
| Image Artist | ![]() |
| Origin | USA |
| Album | Everything |
| Image Album | ![]() |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 3:55 |
| Dur Grp | 3:30-3:59 |
| Year | 1989 |
| Decade | 1980-1989 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 79 BPM Spotify |
| BPM Grp | 075-079 |
| Umbrella | 000-079 |
| Key | G |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Major |
| Recording Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Rec Tag 1 | Tonality switch |
| Rec Tag 2 | Major / 1st inversion |
| Rec Tag 3 | Without a Bridge |
| Rec Tag 4 | Ending Fade out |
| Vocal Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Voc Info 1 | Lead (female) |
| Voc Info 2 | With BGV oo/aa |
| Voc Info 3 | With BGV |
| Modulations ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mod (Perm) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Perm) | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) | ❌ |
| Solo Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Info 1 | Quick start - skip measure |
| YT Solo Start | https://youtu.be/PSoOFn3wQV4?t=86 |
| Solo Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Instrument 1 | Guitar (Electric) |
| Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Instr 1 | SYNTH |
| Instr 2 | VOCALS |
| Strings | Strings are not included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Awards 1 | ASCAP - Most Performed Song |
| Nominations 1 | ❌ |
| Chart Type | Billboard Hot 100 |
| Premium | 🥇🥇🥇 |
| Certification | RIAA - Gold |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/bangles/eternalflame.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | Billy Steinberg |
| Author 2 | Tom Kelly |
| Author 3 | Susanna Hoffs |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ A pilot light |
| Explanation | ✱ Love is depicted as a small, inextinguishable fire that burns even in the darkest, loneliest moments. |
| MTag 1 | Nature:Elements:Light |
| MTag 2 | Time:Eternity |
| MTag 3 | Passion |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Prog V | I-vi-IV-V, vi-III-vi-II-V |
| Ch Prog PC | ❌ |
| Ch Prog C | V-v-I/V-V, IV-I/III-ii-IV/I |
| Ch Prog B | ❌ |
| Progr Category 1 | I-IV-V-vi |
| Used Chords# Fam | 10 |
| Chord Fam Prog | I, II, ii, III, iii, IV, V, v, vi, bVII |
| CHORD C = V | Different |
| Modes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mode 1 | Ionian |
| Mode 1 Chrds | I - Major, IV - Major, V - Major |
| Mode Mixture | No |
| Visual | ![]() |
| HookTheory ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Complex | 55 |
| Mel Cmplx | 40 |
| Ch Mel Tens | 23 |
| Ch Prog Nov | 66 |
| Ch-Bs Mel | 55 |
| Ch Complex Grp | 50-59 |
| Mel Cmplx Grp | 40-49 |
| Ch Mel Tens Grp | 20-29 |
| Ch Prog Nov Grp | 60-69 |
| Ch-Bs Mel Grp | 50-59 |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 52 |
| Spot-Energy | 23 |
| Spot-Valance | 40 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 50-59 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 20-29 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 40-49 |
| Songbooks ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Songbook 1 | Ultimate 80s Songs (Various Artists) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 1) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tkPHRfMlz-WeGc9Bd_eRbfqByrcTLlFy/view?usp=drive_link |
| Songbook 2 | Bangles Super Best Score (The Bangles) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 2) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Mni3eUaF3s5LOhi9uiYKzKhOJJFCKqxz/view?usp=drive_link |
| SB Page 1 | 50 (Ultimate 80s Songs) |
| SB Page 2 | 43 (Bangles Super Best Score) |
| Genre ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Genre 1 | Rock |
| Style ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Style 1 | Soft Rock |



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