Why Old Men Cry by Dick Gaughan Song Details

Dick Gaughan's 'Why Old Men Cry' had a release date set for September 1, 2002. This song is about six minutes long, preciously at 5:56, making this song fairly long compared to other songs. There are a total of 21 in the song's album "Prentice Piece". In this album, this song's track order is #16. Furthermore, we believe that the track originated from United Kingdom. Based on our statistics, Why Old Men Cry's popularity is not that popular right now. Although the tone can be danceable to some, this track does projects more of a negative sound rather than a postive one.

BPM and Tempo

With Why Old Men Cry by Dick Gaughan having a BPM of 142 with a half-time of 71 BPM and a double-time of 284 BPM, we would consider this track to have a Allegro (fast, quick, and bright) tempo marking. Because of this, we believe that the song has an overall fast tempo. Looking at the BPM of this song, this song might go great with jogging or cycling. The time signature for this track is 3/4.

Music Key

B Major is the music key of this track. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, this song has a camelot key of 1B. So, the perfect camelot match for 1B would be either 1B or 2A. While, 2B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 10B and a high energy boost can either be 3B or 8B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 1A or 12B will give you a low energy drop, 4B would be a moderate one, and 11B or 6B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 10A allows you to change the mood.

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