Billy Joel, “Allentown” | matherton declassified tempo chart

Billy Joel, “Allentown” | matherton declassified tempo chart

Genesis | Afterglow | Matherton tempo diagram slide show, slides, video

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Genesis-speed-chart-Afterglow-bpm_chart-british-flag

Afterglow is a song written by Tony Banks of Genesis and usually performed between 62-69 beats per minute.

10,000 Maniacs | Candy Everybody Wants | Unclassified tempo map

The 10,000 Maniacs recorded this song in New York City as part of the MTC series called “Unplugged.”

The 10,000 Maniacs recorded this song in New York City as part of the MTV series called “Unplugged.”

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The Speed of the Rickroll

Speaking of which, someone is trying to rickroll my URL, so sometimes I have to get serious fat – as the chart above showing speed with the titles drawn with my finger on aniPad, Dr Phil style.

The speed of the Rickroll is 113 3/10 beats per minute.

Speaking of which, someone is trying to rickroll my URL, so sometimes I have to get serious- as the chart above showing speed with the titles drawn with my finger on an iPad®, Dr Phil style.

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IMG_0054grey-street-dvae-matthews-band-speed-of-music

No person under pressure? No story! unclassified tempo diagram of Bowie/Queen “Under Pressure”

President Obama is a very admired man. In part he knew he was history I the making.

That’s some severe pressure!

President Obama is a very admired man. In part he knew he was history in the making.

That’s some severe pressure!

Here, very well captured by David Bowie and Queen

illustration of tempo metrics of UNDER PRESSURE as recordered by Queen and David Bowie
UNDER PRESSURE, median expected tempo=113 1/2 beats_per_minute

Us and Them – Pink Floyd – modern tempo maps, unclassified

Roger Waters wrote this song as a protest to was and classism

This two a unclassified tempo map of Us & Them by Pink Floyd.

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Us and Them, PInk Floyd

Otis Redding – (Sittin’ On) the Dock of the Bay – unclassified 3D modern tempo map

One of the first great cross-over hits of all time was Otis Redding’s Sitin’ On The Dock Of The Bay.

One of the first great cross-over hits of all time was Otis Redding’s (Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay.

Otis Redding – Sittin On The Dock Of The Bay

Wikipedia has an excellent analysis of this song