What dance fits “Somedays You Write the Song”?
How to count it
At 172 BPM one beat lasts 348 milliseconds. In 4/4 that is 43.1 bars per minute; in 3/4 it is 57.4.
Similar-tempo songs
| Song | Artist | BPM | Key | Dances | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burning Hell | John Lee Hooker | 172 | G# minor | Texas Two-Step, West Coast Swing | 1991 |
| Don’t Answer the Door, Parts One and Two | B.B. King | 172 | A# major | Tap Dance, Lindy Hop, Texas Two-Step | 1992 |
| If I Was Washington | Townes Van Zandt | 172 | B major | Texas Two-Step, West Coast Swing | 1994 |
| Baby Please Don’t Go | Lightnin’ Hopkins | 172 | E minor | West Coast Swing, Texas Two-Step | 1949 |
| Clarkson Blues | Chris Rea | 172 | G minor | Texas Two-Step, West Coast Swing | 2005 |
| Goin’ Through the Big D | Mark Chesnutt | 172 | A# major | Texas Two-Step, West Coast Swing | 1994 |
| I Put My Trust in You | John Lee Hooker | 172 | C minor | Texas Two-Step, West Coast Swing | 1966 |
| Lovin’ All Night | Patty Loveless | 172 | E minor | Texas Two-Step, West Coast Swing | 2003 |
| Pledging My Love | Emmylou Harris | 172 | C# major | Texas Two-Step, West Coast Swing | 1983 |
| Wicked Twisted Road | Reckless Kelly | 172 | A major | Texas Two-Step, West Coast Swing | 2005 |
| Delta Dawn (1972) | Waylon Jennings | 172 | E major | Texas Two-Step, West Coast Swing | 1997 |
| Drink to Me | Johnny Cash | 172 | E minor | Texas Two-Step, West Coast Swing, Jive | 1959 |
More by Guy Clark
| Song | Artist | BPM | Key | Dances | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas 1947 | Guy Clark | 106 | E major | West Coast Swing, Line Dancing | 1975 |
| Let Him Roll | Guy Clark | 164 | C major | Texas Two-Step, West Coast Swing | 1975 |
| A Nickel for the Fiddler | Guy Clark | 107 | C major | West Coast Swing, Line Dancing | 1975 |
| Better Days | Guy Clark | 134 | A# major | Line Dancing, Clogging | 1983 |
| Blowin' Like a Bandit | Guy Clark | 91 | A# major | West Coast Swing, Texas Two-Step | 1983 |
| Calf‐Rope | Guy Clark | 100 | B major | West Coast Swing, Line Dancing | 1981 |
| Fool in the Mirror | Guy Clark | 96 | E major | West Coast Swing, Texas Two-Step | 1983 |
| Fools for Each Other | Guy Clark | 126 | D major | West Coast Swing, Line Dancing, Square Dance | 1978 |
| Funny Bone | Guy Clark | 142 | G# minor | Clogging | 2006 |
| Homegrown Tomatoes | Guy Clark | 86 | C major | West Coast Swing, Texas Two-Step | 1983 |
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