Oedipus Rex by Tom Lehrer Song Details

On January 1, 1959, the song "Oedipus Rex" was released by Tom Lehrer. With This song being less than two minutes long, at 1:41, 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 track order of this song in Tom Lehrer's "More of Tom Lehrer" album is number 5 out of 11. On top of that, United States appears to be the country where this track was created. In terms of popularity, Oedipus Rex is currently below average in popularity. The overall tone is very danceable, especially with its high energy, which produces more of a euphoric, cheerful, or happy vibe.

BPM and Tempo

We consider the tempo marking of Oedipus Rex by Tom Lehrer to be Moderato (at a moderate speed) because the track has a tempo of 112 BPM, a half-time of 56BPM, and a double-time of 224 BPM. Based on that, the speed of the song's tempo is moderate. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song has a musical key of C Major. This also means that 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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