Surly Buddy by Ivor Cutler Song Details

Ivor Cutler's ' "Surly Buddy" was released on its scheduled release date, January 1, 1976. With this song being around four minutes long, at 4:16, the duration of this song is pretty average compared to other songs. This track is safe for children and doesn't appear to contain any foul language, since the "Explicit" tag was not present in this track. The track order of this song in Ivor Cutler's "Jammy Smears" album is number 20 out of 30. The popularity of Surly Buddy is currently not that popular right now. Even with the track produces more of a neutral energy, it is pretty danceable compared to others.

BPM and Tempo

We consider the tempo marking of Surly Buddy by Ivor Cutler to be Vivace (lively and fast) because the track has a tempo of 170 BPM, a half-time of 85BPM, and a double-time of 340 BPM. Based on that, the speed of the song's tempo is fast. The time signature for this track is 5/4.

Music Key

This song is in the music key of F Minor. Because this track belongs in the F Minor key, the camelot key is 4A. So, the perfect camelot match for 4A would be either 4A or 3B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 4B or 5A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 1A and a high energy boost can either be 6A or 11A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 3A would be a great choice. Where 7A would give you a moderate drop, and 2A or 9A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 7B allows you to change the mood.

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