Paul Clayton, Jean Ritchie, Richard Chase's ' "The Riddle Song" was released on its scheduled release date, September 4, 1956. With This song being less than two minutes long, at 1:23, 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. The song is number 15 out of 15 in American Folk Tales and Songs by Paul Clayton, Jean Ritchie, Richard Chase. In terms of popularity, The Riddle Song 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 The Riddle Song by Paul Clayton, Jean Ritchie, Richard Chase 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 3/4.
This song has a musical key of E Major. This also means that this song has a camelot key of 12B. So, the perfect camelot match for 12B would be either 12B or 1A. While, 1B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 9B and a high energy boost can either be 2B or 7B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 12A or 11B will give you a low energy drop, 3B would be a moderate one, and 10B or 5B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 9A allows you to change the mood.
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| Track | Artist | Key | Energy | Camelot | BPM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| If the River Was Whiskey | Charlie Poole | E♭ Major | 3 | 5B | 98 BPM | ||
| The Snakebit Hoehandle | Paul Clayton, Jean Ritchie, Richard Chase | B Major | 2 | 1B | 95 BPM | ||
| Trouble | Connie Converse | C Major | 2 | 8B | 117 BPM | ||
| Haul Away Joe | Paul Clayton, The Foc'sle Singers | G Major | 0 | 9B | 139 BPM | ||
| The Bird's Courting Song | Elizabeth LaPrelle | F Major | 1 | 7B | 79 BPM | ||
| John Hardy | Frank Proffitt | B Major | 4 | 1B | 125 BPM | ||
| I Think of You | Rosalie Sorrels | A Major | 1 | 11B | 134 BPM | ||
| Turning Toward the Morning | Gordon Bok, Ann Mayo Muir, Ed Trickett | G Major | 1 | 9B | 71 BPM | ||
| Green Rolling Hills of West Virginia | Utah Phillips | D Major | 3 | 10B | 96 BPM | ||
| The Devil's Question | Paul Clayton, Jean Ritchie, Richard Chase | D Major | 1 | 10B | 85 BPM | ||
| Pretty Saro | Tatiana Hargreaves, Mark Schatz | E Major | 1 | 12B | 82 BPM | ||
| The Storms Are On the Ocean (with Mother Maybelle Carter) | Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs, Mother Maybelle Carter | D Major | 3 | 10B | 175 BPM | ||
| The Pebble and the Man | Bridget St John | B Major | 5 | 1B | 105 BPM | ||
| When I Was a Young Girl | Barbara Dane | E♭ Major | 3 | 5B | 98 BPM | ||
| As Time Draws Near | Tommy Jarrell | E♭ Major | 3 | 5B | 121 BPM | ||
| Old Fat Boat | Gordon Bok | E Major | 4 | 12B | 151 BPM | ||
| Satan, Your Kingdom Must Come Down | Frank Proffitt | D Major | 5 | 10B | 117 BPM | ||
| Don't Ease Me In | Henry Thomas | E♭ Major | 3 | 5B | 98 BPM | ||
| The Clover Saloon | Connie Converse | C Major | 1 | 8B | 99 BPM | ||
| Rambling Gambler | Alan Lomax | D Major | 3 | 10B | 169 BPM | ||
| Mistreated Mama Blues | Dock Boggs | D♭ Minor | 2 | 12A | 171 BPM | ||
| No Depression in Heaven | The New Lost City Ramblers | C Major | 3 | 8B | 103 BPM | ||
| Belle Star | The Kossoy Sisters | D Major | 3 | 10B | 94 BPM | ||
| Omie Wise | Roscoe Holcomb | B♭ Major | 4 | 6B | 117 BPM | ||
| South Australia | A. L. Lloyd, Ewan MacColl | A♭ Major | 4 | 4B | 97 BPM |