Ewan MacColl's ' "The Fortress Song" was released on its scheduled release date, August 9, 2017. With This song being less than two minutes long, at 1:49, we are fairly confident that this song is not explicit and is safe for all ages. Based on the duration of this song, this song duration is much smaller than the average song duration. The song is number 15 out of 18 in Bless 'Em All by Ewan MacColl. Based on our statistics, The Fortress Song's popularity is not that popular right now. The overall tone is very danceable, especially with its high energy, which produces more of a euphoric, cheerful, or happy vibe.
The tempo marking of The Fortress Song by Ewan MacColl is Allegro (fast, quick, and bright), since this song has a tempo of 123 BPM. With that information, we can conclude that the song has a fast tempo. This song can go great with walking. The time signature for this track is 4/4.
G Major is the music key of this track. This also means that this song has a camelot key of 9B. So, the perfect camelot match for 9B would be either 9B or 10A. While, 10B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 6B and a high energy boost can either be 11B or 4B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 9A or 8B will give you a low energy drop, 12B would be a moderate one, and 7B or 2B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 6A allows you to change the mood.
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| Track | Artist | Key | Energy | Camelot | BPM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| She Moves Through the Fair | Anne Briggs | B Major | 0 | 1B | 111 BPM | ||
| Jock Stuart | The McCalmans | D Major | 2 | 10B | 130 BPM | ||
| A Man's a Man for A' That | Ewan MacColl | C Major | 1 | 8B | 89 BPM | ||
| The Manchester Rambler | Ewan MacColl | D Major | 3 | 10B | 170 BPM | ||
| Ye Jacobites by Name | Ewan MacColl, Peggy Seeger | F Major | 5 | 7B | 132 BPM | ||
| Byker Hill - Live | The Young Tradition | C Major | 2 | 8B | 104 BPM | ||
| Father's Song | Ewan MacColl | F Minor | 0 | 4A | 138 BPM | ||
| Last Call | Dave Van Ronk | A Major | 0 | 11B | 174 BPM | ||
| Lovely Joan | Martin Carthy, Dave Swarbrick | E Major | 5 | 12B | 120 BPM | ||
| No Gods & Precious Few Heroes | Dick Gaughan | E Major | 1 | 12B | 135 BPM | ||
| The Red Flag | Billy Bragg | A Major | 6 | 11B | 105 BPM | ||
| We Have Fed You All A Thousand Years - Live From Victoria, Courtenay, And Vancouver, British Columbia / February, 1981 | Utah Phillips | D Major | 5 | 10B | 123 BPM | ||
| The North Country Maid | The Watersons | F Minor | 1 | 4A | 138 BPM | ||
| Matty Groves | Fairport Convention | D Major | 5 | 10B | 91 BPM | ||
| The Shoals of Herring | Ewan MacColl, Peggy Seeger | A♭ Major | 0 | 4B | 112 BPM | ||
| Higher Germanie | Shirley Collins, Dolly Collins | E♭ Major | 1 | 5B | 134 BPM | ||
| Some Old Salty | Lal Waterson, Oliver Knight | B♭ Minor | 4 | 3A | 71 BPM | ||
| Song Of The Old Communist | Leon Rosselson | A Minor | 3 | 8A | 88 BPM | ||
| Santy Anno | The Kingston Trio | D Major | 3 | 10B | 143 BPM | ||
| The Bonny Ship the Diamond | A. L. Lloyd | D Minor | 4 | 7A | 208 BPM | ||
| Which Side are You On? | The Almanac Singers | G Minor | 3 | 6A | 176 BPM | ||
| Connolly Was There | Declan Hunt | C Major | 5 | 8B | 111 BPM | ||
| Arthur Mcbride - New Recording | Paul Brady | C Major | 2 | 8B | 131 BPM | ||
| The Weary Whaling Grounds | A. L. Lloyd | D Minor | 1 | 7A | 101 BPM | ||
| The Final Trawl | Gordon Bok, Ann Mayo Muir, Ed Trickett | B♭ Minor | 0 | 3A | 128 BPM |