My Johnny Was a Shoemaker by Steeleye Span Song Details

On June 1, 1970, the song "My Johnny Was a Shoemaker" was released by Steeleye Span. With This song being less than two minutes long, at 1:10, 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 track order of this song in Steeleye Span's "Hark! The Village Wait" album is number 9 out of 12. On top of that, United Kingdom appears to be the country where this track was created. In terms of popularity, My Johnny Was a Shoemaker is currently below average in popularity. The overall tone is very danceable, especially with its high energy, which produces more of a euphoric, cheerful, or happy vibe.

BPM and Tempo

We consider the tempo marking of My Johnny Was a Shoemaker by Steeleye Span to be Andante (at a walking pace) because the track has a tempo of 98 BPM, a half-time of 49BPM, and a double-time of 196 BPM. Based on that, the speed of the song's tempo is slow. The time signature for this track is 1/4.

Music Key

This song has a musical key of B Minor. This also means that this song has a camelot key of 10A. So, the perfect camelot match for 10A would be either 10A or 9B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 10B or 11A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 7A and a high energy boost can either be 12A or 5A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 9A would be a great choice. Where 1A would give you a moderate drop, and 8A or 3A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 1B allows you to change the mood.

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