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“Take On Me”, a-ha |unclassified tempo map of one of the most enthusiastic songs and creative videos ever made

“Take On Me”, a-ha |unclassified tempo map of one of the most enthusiastic songs and creative videos ever made

One of the most enthusiastic songs and videos of the late 20th century was a-ha’s “Take On Me.”

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a-ha, Take On Me

It is known as one of the “truly great pop songs” of the era. This video is the great story of the song –

No comment I read in public said it better than this on YouTube® –

“The interesting thing here is that the song was composed before they even met Morten, and still it appears to be written exactly for his vocal range There are very few singers who have volume and expression across more than two octaves. The riff and the refrain were created independently from each other but still it all fits together so nicely and organically.”

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Author Matherton HorowitzPosted on February 20, 2020Categories Frequency, generation, harmonic speed, mathematical-psychology, Newman Universal Tempo Scale Offered To World, TimingTags a-ha, Community, fast-songs, music, nostalgia, one-hit-wonderful, Take-On-Me, video

Whoopi Goldberg, Peter Bergman & Mick Jagger – “I was born in a crossfire hurricane.”

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To me, this is a song for the baby boomer set – people born before John Fitzgerald Kennedy was president.

Whoopi Goldberg, Peter Bergman & Mick Jagger – “I was born in a crossfire hurricane.”

What is it like to be born in a “crossfire hurricane?

To me, this is a song for the baby boomer set – people born before John Fitzgerald Kennedy was president.

Then again, as you’ll see with the next post, those in New Jersey of the Bewitched Generation also think if the opening track to Bruck Springsteen’sbest album imho, Darkness On The Edge Of Town.

I asked the world’s go-to fact site, Google and asked that question, and this came up

Keith Richards was born in crossfire hurricane | MPR News


https://www.mprnews.org/story/2018/06/19/jumpin_jack
Jun 19, 2018 – According to a biography of Keith Richards, the first line of the song, “I was born in a crossfire hurricane,” is a reference to the fact that Richards …

I was born in a crossfire hurricane, And… – The Rolling Stones …


https://en-gb.facebook.com/…born-in-a-crossfire-hurricaneand…-/213997098745766/
I was born in a crossfire hurricane, And I howled at my ma in the driving rain But it’s alright now, in fact it’s a gas.

I was born in a crossfire hurricane And… – The Rolling Stones | Facebook


https://www.facebook.com/…born-in-a-crossfire-hurricane…/10151874913158287/
I was born in a crossfire hurricane And I howled at my ma in the driving rain, But it’s all right now, in fact, it’s a gas! But it’s all right, I’m…

Lyrics containing the term: born in a crossfire hurricane by the rolling …


https://www.lyrics.com/…/born%20in%20a%20crossfire%20hurricane%20by%20the…
I was born in a cross-fire hurricane And I howled at my ma’ in the driving rain But it’s alright now, in fact it’s a gas But it’s … Moves Like Jagger/Jumpin’ Jack Flash.

What is Crossfire Hurricane? | Crossfire Hurricane Investigation


https://www.metro.us/president-trump/what-is-crossfire-hurricane
May 17, 2018 – The story mentioned “Crossfire Hurricane,” which Twitter … “Jumpin’ Jack Flash,” which begins: “I was born in a crossfire hurricane/And I howled … Donald Trump toilet brush wants to ‘make toilet bowls clean again’ 6 Pictures.

Jumpin’ Jack Flash – Wikipedia


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumpin%27_Jack_Flash
“Jumpin’ Jack Flash” is a song by English rock band the Rolling Stones, released as a single in … The phrase “Crossfire Hurricane” was later used as the code name for the F.B.I.’s Crossfire Hurricaneinvestigation …. 50th Anniversary Tour setlist, alongside another Rolling Stones song, “It’s Only Rock ‘n Roll (But I Like It) “.

What Is “Crossfire Hurricane”? The FBI Trump & Russia Probe Got Its …


https://www.bustle.com/…/what-is-crossfire-hurricane-the-fbi-trump-russia-probe-got-…
May 16, 2018 – In hindsight, “Crossfire Hurricane” does seem like quite an appropriate … In the book, Bockris wrote that the guitarist was born during the highly …

How the FBI should rebrand ‘Crossfire Hurricane’ | Media – Ad Age


https://adage.com/article/media/fbi-trump-russia…crossfire-hurricane…/313544/
May 16, 2018 – Just in case the FBI wants to rebrand its ‘Crossfire Hurricane‘ investigation, 7 suggestions. By Simon … I was born in a crossfire hurricane

The Rolling Stones – Jumpin’ Jack Flash Lyrics | Genius Lyrics


https://genius.com › R › The Rolling Stones
I was born in a crossfire hurricane / And I howled at the maw in the drivin’ rain / But it’s all right now, … Moves Like Jagger / Jumpin’ Jack Flash by Glee Cast.
How fast is the Rolling Stones version? Jonson and I measured these tempo charts:

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Author Matherton HorowitzPosted on November 25, 2018Categories Generation Bewitched, harmonic speed, TimingTags baby_boomers, Bewitched_Geberation, Community, Jumping_Jack_Flash, matherton_tempo_map, Peter_Bergman, Rolling Stones, Whoopi_Goldberg

Grey Street, James, Domino | Dave Matthews Band, Pat Metheny Group, Genesis |UNCLASSIFIED night tempo diagrams

Are these three songs best
a) at night;
b) during the day;
c) as night falls
d) depends​ on my mood?

Grey Street, James, Domino | Dave Matthews Band, Pat Metheny Group, Genesis |UNCLASSIFIED night tempo diagrams

Are these three songs best
a) at night;
b) during the day;
c) as night falls
d) depends​ on my mood?

Full disclosure, I love these​ three as songs of civil dusk. I have been blessed enough to listen and watch all three bands perform the songs that way, as can be seen in the​ links​ below.

Are the songs better
a) in their live versions;
b) in their studio versions;
c) it depends on my mood.

Full personal disclosure​ again: to me, I usually like these songs better at night, though my mood upon listening usually takes over. Nothing to brag of, I know! How about you?

I compose morning Episcopal music. The musicians on this page? THANK YOU 👉🏽❤️❤️❤️!!! It is an interesting thing to take a Martin Luther or Ralph Vaughn Williams or Martin Luther hymn and change some of the 1600s harmonies into 2018 harmonies. Hint: fewer diminished​ seconds, more 9ths in place of same. In some keys, as C, the major 3rd is a harsh interval as the E, to allow for equal temperament, stretches toward the perfect 4th, the dreaded F.

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Dave Matthews band – Grey STREET 

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James, The Pat Metheny Group, as played in the studio version on the masterful OFFRAMP

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Domino, Part I

 

Thanks for your help!

 

/matherton’s stepfather/

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Author Matherton HorowitzPosted on September 12, 2018Format ImageCategories Frequency, harmonic speed, Psychology, rhythm, Self-Control, speed of love, speed of rebirth, Tempo-Mapping, Thought Self-Control, TimingTags Apple, Boyd-Tinsley, Carter Beauford, Chester_Thompson, comfort, Community, Dave Matthews, Honesty is Beauty, Late Great LeRoi Moore, Late Great Michael Brecker, live music, Lyle Mays, Michael_Rutherford, MIcrosoft, mood, night music, Pat Metheny, peace, Phil-Collins, Steffan-Lessard, Tony_Banks, truth

Men of The Arena: Putin, McGraw, Jeter, Strawberry, Hernandez – ordinary declassified tempo maps

Heroic qualities are made and born.

Men of The Arena: Putin, McGraw, Jeter, Strawberry, Hernandez – ordinary declassified tempo maps

Heroic qualities are made and born.
Keith Hernandez​, Darryl Strawberry, President Vladimir, Dr. Phil McGraw, Derek Jeter are still the best around.

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Horse_With No_Name, America,
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Horse_With No_Name-America-matherton-univesal-tempo-diagram
Darryl Strawberry, Keith Hernandez, Shea Stadium speed
Darryl Strawberry, Keith Hernandez, Shea Stadium speed
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Mind​ Games, John Lennon feat Dr. Phiul

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speed measured and crunched by

Jackson von Jackson,
Matherton Horowitz,
Real BFJ,

introducing Gaspadin Tuckah [redacted]

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Author Matherton HorowitzPosted on September 10, 2018December 2, 2018Format ImageCategories emotion, Psychology, rhythm, Self-Control, Speed Is Individual, speed of love, speed of rebirth, Speed-Of-Boldness, Speed-Of-Enthusiasm, Stay Optimistic, Tempo-Mapping, The Speed of Group Reverence, The Speed Of Ritual, the speed of sincerity, Thought Self-Control, TimingTags America, Apple, comfort, Community, Darryl Strawberry, Derek Jeter, Dr. Phil McGraw, Hollywood, Horse With No Name, Keith Hernandez​, kindness, mood, music, peace, President Vladimir, truth

Revolution, The BEATLES | Declassified Matherton Harmonic speed diagram

Revolution was a song written by John Lennon and Sir Paul McCartney.

There measurements were synthesized by matherton, by himself.
The lyric in the song John says he wished he had not included was
“And if you go carrying pictures of Chairman Mao,
You ain’t gonna make it with anyone anyhow.”

An excellent blog post on this issue is found at POET AT THE EDGE, by someone who did not sign their name.

“The Revolution led to the destruction of much of China’s traditional cultural heritage and the imprisonment of a huge number of Chinese citizens, as well as creating general economic and social chaos in the country. Millions of lives were ruined during this period, as the Cultural Revolution pierced into every part of Chinese life . It is estimated that hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions, perished in the violence of the Cultural Revolution.

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Author Matherton HorowitzPosted on June 22, 2018June 27, 2018Format ImageCategories Drummers, emotion, Speed Is Individual, Thought Self-Control, TimingTags Beatles, Community, George-Harrison, John-Lennon, Paul-McCartney, Ringo-Starr

Sheryl Crow best bass-line groove? “My Favorite Mistake” | modern tempo probability charts copyrighted yet unclassified

Norm was inside the inside the business. He had a word of wisdom in regard to *any* good piece of music, especially popular songs:

“The song has *got* to have a different, new bass-line.”

Sheryl Crow best bass-line groove? “My Favorite Mistake” | modern tempo probability charts copyrighted yet unclassified

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The best co-writer I ever worked with was Norman Dozier. Real name.

Norm was inside the inside the business. He had a word of wisdom in regard to *any* good piece of music, especially popular songs:

“The song has *got* to have a different, new bass-line.”

Who am I to ever question Norman? I cannot say enough about the positive influence he had on me and New York City in general. I especially thank the organist Mollie Nichols for introducing me to and arranging the playing of new music written mostly by me.

So said: the orchestration was all Norm, and the orchestration of our version of Psalm 113 squeaked in the morning service with Bach, Vaughn Williams and others I have no right to name drop. Norm helped fit our hymn in the genre of modern classical. I have total respect for the rock n roll night services and the amplifiers and drums and keyboard samples – anything that flies your plane – but not at a Sunday morning 10:30 Episcopal service – for my taste.

What do you think of this song?

 

Thanks!

/dm/

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Author Matherton HorowitzPosted on December 15, 2017Categories Carpe-Diem Speed, mathematical-psychology, Newman Universal Tempo Scale Offered To World, speed of comfort and gratitude, Timing, Uncertainty and MusicTags bass-line, Community, modern tempo maps, My Favorite Mistake, Sheryl-Crow, tempo, unclassified harmonic tempo probability chart

What is similar about “Hey Jude” and McCartney/Lennon “Purple Rain” by Prince? – declassified tempo probability charts

What is similar about “Hey Jude” and McCartney/Lennon “Purple Rain” by Prince? – declassified tempo probability charts

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Prince Purple rain

Most of these charts were not intended to be classified when made.

However, when WordPress and Google merged, in a true “you get what you pay for” move, one ate the other along with 20-20K images I had posted.  I didn’t take it personally.  It happened to way better websites than mine.

Adam Levine carries on a tradition of beautifully played relative tempo.

 

Nullam Iudas malum non esse.
Take tristem et carmen facere meliorem.
Memento et ea in corde tuo,
Tunc vos can satus facere quod melius est.

Hey Jude, nolite timere.
Et facta ire et adepto eam.
Momento et non dimiserunt in vobis cutem,
Et hoc melius tu facere incipiunt.

Et aliquando vos sentio dolor, heu Judas abstinere,
Ne mundus super umeros portabunt.
Et optime nosti quod stultus est qui autem plays refrigescant
By faciens in mundo paulo frigidior.

Hey Jude, ne me.
Vos inveni eam: Nunc vadam, et vocem eius.
Memento et ea in corde tuo,
Tunc vos can satus facere quod melius est.

Dimiserunt ergo eam et sic in, heus Judae, inchoare,
Expectans aliquis ex vobis praestare.
Et non scis quod suus 'iustus es, heu Juda, et faciam:
Opus est motus de humero tuo.

Nullam Iudas malum non esse.
Take tristem et carmen facere meliorem.
Memento dimiserunt in vobis cutem,
Tunc youll incipiunt eam
Magis bonum magis bonum magis melius: O.

Na na na na na na na na, ... Hey Jude

Luckily it has happened before because usually yeah, it is true – you pay for what you get.  Google and WordPress have given me tremendous computer power for no money.  The only extra money I spent with WordPress was and is for extra storage space in order that the images be large and clear. I spend extra with WordPress for a url redirect as typing in “rooseveltparexperiment.wordpress.com” is too complicated for the age where a D-Wave computer is passé.

 

spiron + matherton

november 30, 2017

 

 

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Author Matherton HorowitzPosted on November 30, 2017Categories Beatles, Psychology, TimingTags Adama Levine, Carter Beauford, Community, drum lessons, George-Harrison, John-Lennon, Paul-McCartney, Prince, Purple-Rain, relative tempo, Ringo-Starr, roosevelt parks newman, tempo chart, The-Beatles, tribute

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