Leon Redbone's ' "Why" was released on its scheduled release date, 1981. With this song being about 5 minutes long, at This song is fairly a long song compared to the average song length. This song does not have an "Explicit" tag, making it safe for all ages. The song is number 7 out of 11 in Branch To Branch by Leon Redbone. Going off of the ISRC code of this track, we detected that the origin of this track is from United States. In terms of popularity, Why is currently not that popular. Since there is more of a neutral sound being played, this makes the track somewhat danceable.
The tempo marking of Why by Leon Redbone is Andante (at a walking pace), since this song has a tempo of 97 BPM. With that information, we can conclude that the song has a slow tempo. The time signature for this track is 4/4.
This song is in the music key of B♭ Major. This also means that this song has a camelot key of 6B. So, the perfect camelot match for 6B would be either 6B or 7A. While, 7B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 3B and a high energy boost can either be 8B or 1B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 6A or 5B will give you a low energy drop, 9B would be a moderate one, and 4B or 11B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 3A allows you to change the mood.
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| Track | Artist | Key | Energy | Camelot | BPM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haunted House - Remastered 2025 | Lonnie Johnson, Elmer Snowden | E♭ Major | 1 | 5B | 179 BPM | ||
| Jugband Song | David Bromberg | C Major | 3 | 8B | 91 BPM | ||
| Lydia the Tattooed Lady | Bobby Short | C Major | 2 | 8B | 116 BPM | ||
| Oriental Swing | Lil Armstrong | A Major | 6 | 11B | 90 BPM | ||
| Bird On the Wire | Tim Hardin | G Major | 3 | 9B | 126 BPM | ||
| Suffering in silence | Mark Grumpfuzzit Geary | G Major | 6 | 9B | 120 BPM | ||
| The Dutchman Blues | Chip Taylor, The New Ukrainians | B♭ Major | 3 | 6B | 102 BPM | ||
| Yellow Roses | Ry Cooder | B Major | 1 | 1B | 70 BPM | ||
| Where Do You Go ? | Hailey Tuck | C Major | 2 | 8B | 67 BPM | ||
| Buzz Fledderjohn | John Hammond | E Minor | 3 | 9A | 102 BPM | ||
| Only a Rose | Geraint Watkins | G Major | 3 | 9B | 186 BPM | ||
| Song for the Life | Rodney Crowell | F Major | 1 | 7B | 82 BPM | ||
| My Bucket's Got a Hole in It | Chip Taylor, Carrie Rodriguez | C Major | 5 | 8B | 182 BPM | ||
| Low Down Man | Squirrel Nut Zippers | E♭ Major | 4 | 5B | 84 BPM | ||
| Why | Leon Redbone | B♭ Major | 0 | 6B | 97 BPM | ||
| I Found A Dream - Remastered 2025 | Lonnie Johnson, Elmer Snowden | G Major | 0 | 9B | 176 BPM | ||
| Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries | Jack Hylton & His Orchestra | D♭ Minor | 4 | 12A | 155 BPM | ||
| I'm Going Back Home | Tuba Skinny | A Major | 5 | 11B | 172 BPM | ||
| Mama Said | Nick Lowe | E Major | 1 | 12B | 96 BPM | ||
| She Ain't Rose | Leon Redbone | B♭ Major | 3 | 6B | 180 BPM | ||
| Burgundy Street Blues | George Lewis | D Minor | 2 | 7A | 79 BPM | ||
| Down to Seeds and Stems Again | Bill Kirchen | G Major | 6 | 9B | 116 BPM | ||
| Lately I've Let Things Slide | Nick Lowe | B♭ Major | 2 | 6B | 103 BPM | ||
| Pack up Your Sorrows | Barbara Dane, The Chambers Brothers | G Major | 2 | 9B | 109 BPM | ||
| In My Heart | Matt Short | D♭ Major | 3 | 3B | 75 BPM |