Daily Archives: June 3, 2008

KISS ME – Sixpence None The Richer – meanspeed music changes category name from ‘natural’ to ‘comfort’ at 98-105 bpm

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photo: copyright © 2006 by Julianna


Meanspeed-Carlton Summary
song title=”Kiss Me”
performer=Sixpence None The Richer
mean speed/average tempo=100.0 beats per minute;
mean emotion=comfort;
beat frequency=1.67 beats per second;
average length/beat=600 milliseconds;
average length/measure=2400 milliseconds between measures mean slow phase=1.55 cycles per second;
corresponding pitch= 426.67 Hertz, 46 cents above G#4/Ab4=415.305, 54 cents below A4=440.000 Hertz.

Ian Schneider
Princeton, New Jersey
June 3, 2008

“I can’t see me lovin nobody But You/For All my life!” – HAPPY TOGETHER” – meanspeed conjecture category=victory – speed=120.1 bpm / with rare live video embed

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Happy Together is a popular song by the group the Turtles.
It is defined by a victory speed and uses a key change to drive home its everlasting love. Specifically, while the verses are in E *minor*, the chorus is a beautifully harmonized E *major*. The whole time, subconsciously, you know that they are victorious by the speed territory dominating the rhythm and groove.

MeanSpeed-Carlton Summary

mean speed/average tempo=120.1 beats per minute
mean emotioncategory within mean speed music theory=victory
average beat=0.4996 seconds
beat rate=2.0017 cycles per second.
corresponding pitch=512.427 Hertz, 64 cents above B4=493.883 Hertz, 36 cents below C5=523.251 Hertz

Ian Schneider

June 3, 2008