What dance fits “Bessie”?
How to count it
At 123 BPM one beat lasts 489 milliseconds. In 4/4 that is 30.6 bars per minute; in 3/4 it is 40.9.
Similar-tempo songs
| Song | Artist | BPM | Key | Dances | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catfish | Four Tops | 123 | A minor | Jazz Dance, West Coast Swing, Carolina Shag | 2004 |
| Goodbye | Lyfe Jennings | 123 | C# major | West Coast Swing, Carolina Shag | 2006 |
| Here’s to You | Skyy | 123 | E minor | Carolina Shag, Jazz Dance | 2003 |
| Joy | Marvin Gaye | 122 | D# minor | Jazz Dance, West Coast Swing, Carolina Shag | 2011 |
| Happiness | Lodi | 122 | F# minor | Jazz Dance, West Coast Swing, Carolina Shag | 2009 |
| This Hurt Is Real | O.V. Wright | 122 | A# minor | Jazz Dance, West Coast Swing, Carolina Shag | 1969 |
| A Fat Boy Can Cry | Billy Stewart | 123 | D# major | Jazz Dance, West Coast Swing, Carolina Shag | 1965 |
| Found True Love | Billy Butler & the Four Enchanters | 123 | F minor | Jazz Dance, West Coast Swing, Carolina Shag | 2013 |
| I Can’t Help but Love You | Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell | 123 | G minor | Jazz Dance, West Coast Swing, Carolina Shag | 1969 |
| So Is the Sun | World Column | 123 | G major | Jazz Dance, West Coast Swing, Carolina Shag | 2010 |
| Got to Give It Up | Marvin Gaye | 123 | A major | Carolina Shag, Jazz Dance | 1977 |
| You Don’t Know Like I Know | Sam & Dave | 122 | D# major | Jazz Dance, West Coast Swing, Carolina Shag | 1994 |
More by James Brown
| Song | Artist | BPM | Key | Dances | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Call Me Super Bad | James Brown | 147 | D minor | 1971 | |
| Fast Medley: I Can’t Stand It / Mother Popcorn / I Got the Feelin’ | James Brown | 77 | A# minor | Lyrical Dance | 1971 |
| Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved | James Brown | 120 | D major | Jazz Dance, Cha-Cha, West Coast Swing | 1971 |
| Hot Pants (She Got to Use What She Got to Get What She Wants) | James Brown | 107 | D minor | Jazz Dance, West Coast Swing, Breaking (Breakdance) | 1971 |
| So Long | James Brown | 124 | E major | West Coast Swing, Carolina Shag | 1976 |
| You’ve Got the Power | James Brown | 99 | C major | West Coast Swing | 1968 |
| (Call Me) Superbad | James Brown | 125 | G major | Jazz Dance, West Coast Swing, Breaking (Breakdance) | 1990 |
| Body Heat | James Brown | 114 | A# minor | Carolina Shag, Jazz Dance | 1998 |
| Bring It Up | James Brown | 90 | D# major | West Coast Swing, Popping | 1967 |
| Cross Firing | James Brown | 129 | G major | Jazz Dance, West Coast Swing, Breaking (Breakdance) | 1993 |
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