Kathy's Song by Paul Simon Song Details

Paul Simon's 'Kathy's Song' had a release date set for August 1, 1965. The duration of This song is about 3 minutes long, at 3:28. Based on our data, This song appears to be safe for all ages and is not considered explicit. This track is about the average length of a typical track. There are a total of 14 in the song's album "The Paul Simon Songbook". In this album, this song's track order is #8. Furthermore, we believe that the track originated from United States. In terms of popularity, Kathy's Song is currently below average in popularity. In our opinion, the overall tone is not very danceable and projects negative sounds, such as being sad, depressed, or angry.

BPM and Tempo

With Kathy's Song by Paul Simon having a BPM of 94 with a half-time of 47 BPM and a double-time of 188 BPM, we would consider this track to have a Andante (at a walking pace) tempo marking. Because of this, we believe that the song has an overall slow tempo. Looking at the BPM of this song, this song might go great with yoga or pilates. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song has a musical key of F♯ Major. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, this song has a camelot key of 2B. So, the perfect camelot match for 2B would be either 2B or 3A. While, 3B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 11B and a high energy boost can either be 4B or 9B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 2A or 1B will give you a low energy drop, 5B would be a moderate one, and 12B or 7B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 11A allows you to change the mood.

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Popularity
Loudness
-14.365 dB
Acousticness
88%
Danceability
32%
Energy
19%
Instrumentalness
0%
Liveness
11%
Loudness
76%
Speechiness
3%
Valence
22%

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ISRC
USSM10401241
Label
L-M Records/RCA Records