Don Covay's ' "A Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Waste" was released on its scheduled release date, January 1, 1988. This song is about six minutes long, preciously at 5:58, making this song fairly long compared to other songs. The song is number 7 out of 16 in Checkin' In With Don Covay by Don Covay. Based on our statistics, A Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Waste's popularity is not that popular right now. Even with the track produces more of a neutral energy, it is pretty danceable compared to others.
The tempo marking of A Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Waste by Don Covay is Moderato (at a moderate speed), since this song has a tempo of 120 BPM. With that information, we can conclude that the song has a fast tempo. This song can go great with walking. The time signature for this track is 3/4.
G Major is the music key of this track. This also means that this song has a camelot key of 9B. So, the perfect camelot match for 9B would be either 9B or 10A. While, 10B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 6B and a high energy boost can either be 11B or 4B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 9A or 8B will give you a low energy drop, 12B would be a moderate one, and 7B or 2B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 6A allows you to change the mood.
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| Track | Artist | Key | Energy | Camelot | BPM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respect Yourself | The Staple Singers | B Minor | 5 | 10A | 111 BPM | ||
| Hard To Handle | Patti Drew | C Major | 8 | 8B | 198 BPM | ||
| I Got Love - Remastered Version | Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band | G Major | 5 | 9B | 102 BPM | ||
| Walk A Mile In My Shoes | Willie Hightower | B Major | 6 | 1B | 97 BPM | ||
| Ain't Love Good, Ain't Love Proud | Tony Clarke | E♭ Major | 9 | 5B | 91 BPM | ||
| Funky Broadway | Wilson Pickett | A Major | 3 | 11B | 121 BPM | ||
| Ain't There Something Money Can't Buy | Young-Holt Unlimited | A Minor | 6 | 8A | 81 BPM | ||
| I'm a Good Woman | Barbara Lynn | B Minor | 6 | 10A | 132 BPM | ||
| As Long As I Have You | Garnet Mimms | D Minor | 7 | 7A | 176 BPM | ||
| Heavy Makes You Happy (Sha-Na-Boom Boom) | The Staple Singers | C Major | 7 | 8B | 124 BPM | ||
| (I Wanna) Testify (Mono Single Version) | The Parliaments | E Major | 5 | 12B | 141 BPM | ||
| The Slummer the Slum | The "5" Royales | A♭ Major | 6 | 4B | 152 BPM | ||
| Rhythm | Major Lance | D♭ Major | 7 | 3B | 118 BPM | ||
| Ain't That Good | Eddie Floyd, Mavis Staples | A Major | 6 | 11B | 137 BPM | ||
| Get Ta' Steppin' | Robert Parker | F Major | 7 | 7B | 172 BPM | ||
| Funky Walk Part 1 (East) | Dyke & The Blazers | D♭ Major | 7 | 3B | 112 BPM | ||
| MORE AND MORE | Little Milton | B Minor | 6 | 10A | 132 BPM | ||
| Must I Holler | Jamo Thomas | E Minor | 6 | 9A | 149 BPM | ||
| Betty Jean | Don Covay | F Major | 7 | 7B | 112 BPM | ||
| Ride Your Pony | Lee Dorsey | E♭ Major | 6 | 5B | 124 BPM | ||
| Stealin' in the Name of the Lord | Paul Kelly | G Major | 5 | 9B | 82 BPM | ||
| Mean Man | Betty Harris | B Major | 5 | 1B | 107 BPM | ||
| Let's Make A Better World | Earl King, Sam Charters | A Major | 8 | 11B | 128 BPM | ||
| What Did I Do Wrong - 2024 Remastered | Betty Harris | C Major | 5 | 8B | 119 BPM | ||
| One Way Street | Little Ann | D Minor | 7 | 7A | 99 BPM |