Howard St. John's ' "Progress Is the Root of All Evil" was released on its scheduled release date, 1956. The duration of This song is about 3 minutes long, at 3:02. 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. The track order of this song in Original Broadway Cast of Li'l Abner's "Li'l Abner (Original Broadway Cast Recording)" album is number 14 out of 20. In terms of popularity, Progress Is the Root of All Evil is currently not that popular. Since there is more of a neutral sound being played, this makes the track somewhat danceable.
We consider the tempo marking of Progress Is the Root of All Evil by Howard St. John to be Moderato (at a moderate speed) because the track has a tempo of 114 BPM, a half-time of 57BPM, and a double-time of 228 BPM. Based on that, the speed of the song's tempo is moderate. The time signature for this track is 3/4.
This song is in the music key of A Major. This also means that this song has a camelot key of 11B. So, the perfect camelot match for 11B would be either 11B or 12A. While, 12B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 8B and a high energy boost can either be 1B or 6B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 11A or 10B will give you a low energy drop, 2B would be a moderate one, and 9B or 4B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 8A allows you to change the mood.
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| Track | Artist | Key | Energy | Camelot | BPM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brimstone and Treacle Pt. 1 - Live | Claire Moore | A Major | 3 | 11B | 99 BPM | ||
| A Hymn to Him | Harry Hadden-Paton | D Major | 5 | 10B | 64 BPM | ||
| Hand For The Hog - 1985 Original Broadway Cast | Roger Miller, John Short | C Major | 5 | 8B | 129 BPM | ||
| Little Abigail And The Beautiful Pony | Shel Silverstein | F♯ Major | 1 | 2B | 103 BPM | ||
| Something's Cooking | James Royal Valcq, Original off-Broadway Cast | F Major | 3 | 7B | 136 BPM | ||
| Shopping Around (From Wish You Were Here) [Live] | Victoria Gordon | B♭ Major | 4 | 6B | 144 BPM | ||
| On a Stormy Night | Lawrence Clayton | C Minor | 1 | 5A | 82 BPM | ||
| Perfectly Nice | Mary Stout, Bruce Dow, Marla Schaffel, Andrea Bowen | G Major | 3 | 9B | 62 BPM | ||
| The Bells of St. Sebastian | Raul Julia, Nine Ensemble | G Minor | 3 | 6A | 89 BPM | ||
| Something Wonderful (Finale) - Remastered 2001 | Chorus, The 20th Century-Fox Orchestra, Darcy M. Proper, Jen Wyler | A Major | 2 | 11B | 63 BPM | ||
| Overture / Great Workers for the Cause / Where Is Matthew Going? | The Charlottetown Festival | A Minor | 3 | 8A | 131 BPM | ||
| Cabaret: Finale | John Kander, Cabaret Ensemble, Harold Hastings | D Major | 2 | 10B | 83 BPM | ||
| Say It with Gin | The New Yorkers 2017 Encores! Male Ensemble, Cole Porter | G Major | 7 | 9B | 138 BPM | ||
| A Little Brains, A Little Talent | Gwen Verdon | F Major | 1 | 7B | 145 BPM | ||
| Chimp in a Suit | Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Original Broadway Cast | B♭ Major | 3 | 6B | 105 BPM | ||
| Trial by Jury: Oh, Joy Unbounded | Gilbert & Sullivan Society of Houston | D Major | 4 | 10B | 132 BPM | ||
| Secret Love | Farah Alvin | E♭ Major | 1 | 5B | 120 BPM | ||
| The Phone Call | Stuart Zagnit | A Major | 2 | 11B | 115 BPM | ||
| When Federic Was a Little Lad | The Pirates Of Penzance | F Minor | 3 | 4A | 110 BPM | ||
| Letter to the Governor | Don Chastain | E♭ Minor | 1 | 2A | 79 BPM | ||
| A Difficult Transition | Nunsense 30th Anniversary Cast | D Major | 4 | 10B | 118 BPM | ||
| He's Loose | Fred Applegate, Ensemble | B♭ Minor | 6 | 3A | 81 BPM | ||
| Take Back Your Mink | Brian Greene, Emily Loesser | E♭ Major | 3 | 5B | 172 BPM | ||
| The Biggest Ain't the Best | Nunsense 30th Anniversary Cast | B♭ Minor | 3 | 3A | 121 BPM | ||
| Notes/Prima Donna | Canadian Cast of 'Phantom Of The Opera' | F Major | 2 | 7B | 81 BPM |