The Old Dope Peddler by Tom Lehrer Song Details

Tom Lehrer's ' "The Old Dope Peddler" was released on its scheduled release date, January 1, 1953. With This song being less than two minutes long, at 1:24, we are fairly confident that this song is not explicit and is safe for all ages. Based on the duration of this song, this song duration is much smaller than the average song duration. There are a total of 12 in the song's album "Songs by Tom Lehrer". In this album, this song's track order is #2. Furthermore, we believe that the track originated from United States. In terms of popularity, The Old Dope Peddler is currently not that popular. The overall tone is very danceable, especially with its high energy, which produces more of a euphoric, cheerful, or happy vibe.

BPM and Tempo

With The Old Dope Peddler by Tom Lehrer having a BPM of 97 with a half-time of 48 BPM and a double-time of 194 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. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song has a musical key of C Major. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, this song has a camelot key of 8B. So, the perfect camelot match for 8B would be either 8B or 9A. While, 9B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 5B and a high energy boost can either be 10B or 3B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 8A or 7B will give you a low energy drop, 11B would be a moderate one, and 6B or 1B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 5A allows you to change the mood.

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