Rubber Soul

My second Beatles album, Rubber Soul, has similar characteristics to Sgt. Peppers. Out of 14 songs, 2 of them conformed to the Golden Section.

song # 10 "Im Looking Through You"

duration = 147 seconds
dramatic solo = 91 seconds
147/91 = 1.1615

song #11 "In My Life"
duration = 148 seconds
dramatic solo = 92 seconds is right at the beginning of the long piano solo
148/92 = 1.608

Just like with Sgt. Pepper, the most well known song on the album (In My Life) conforms to the Golden Section Rule.

However, unlike Sgt. Pepper, Rubber Soul as an album does not directly relate to the rule.

I'll keep you updated on more Beatles albums! If the Fab Four's music keeps corresponding to the fibonacci sequence, than you know something must be true about it.

the Supremes

Another oldie for you guys.

I happen to run across this one on my playlist, Diana Ross and the Supremes' Band of Gold. This one's an oldie but goodie, I'm sure im not the only one who knows it.

Duration- 176 seconds
climax- 110 seconds

Slightly lower than fibonacci's 1.618, but at 1.6 even , it sure seems close enough to me. I wonder how many more of the Supremes' songs i can find that fit this ratio.

I never had to

Whats up guys

I think almost everyone knows the Mighy Mighty bosstones' song, Knock on Wood. It's a real staple of any 90's mix CD. Anyway I found it pretty weird when i ran the fibonacci test on this one:

Duration- 196 seconds
Climax- 121 seconds.

this comes out to 1.619, amazingly close to the true fibonacci number, 1.618. Crazy.

Classic Rock

I'll go a little old school with this one. "Funk #49" by The James Gang, lead by Joe Walsh of the Eagles fame. Probably one of the most well known introductions of any song discussed so far.

Duration: 234 seconds

Climax: 142 seconds when the bass kicks in after that famous guitar riff starts up again.

234 by 142 gives a 1.6479 or another song that has a golden section as per the rules we've come up with. Although one could argue that the climax occurs at the very beginning with the distinctive guitar riff.

Sgt. Peppers

I decided to start my research off with the best album of all time (fact, not opinion!) Sgt. Peppers Lonley Hearts Club Band by the Beatles. I wanted to see if this classic album had any relation to the golden section, and I found some pretty cool stuff. Only 1 song on the album really conformed to the sequence and that was "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds", which is probably the most commercially successful song on the album.

- the climax of the song comes at about 128 seconds in when John Lennon yells and there's a short solo
- the song is 208 seconds/128 seconds = 1.62 (very close to the 1.618 ratio!!)

As an avid Beatles fan, I knew that I needed to check to see if the album as a whole had any relation to the Fibonacci sequence. This album is definltey meant to be played straight through and it is also one of the most well known and best reviewed albums, so it would be really cool if Sgt. Peppers had any relation to the golden section.

The entire album is exactly 37:05 long. In order for the album to conform to the Fibonacci sequence, there has to be some dramatic climax/instrumental solo at around 23:30. 23:30 into Sgt. Peppers is about halfway through the song "Within You, Without You." Now this song is pretty much all instrumental and there is a huge climactic instrumental part at that EXACT time in the song. So that means that the hugely popular and historical Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band fits exactly into the Fibonacci sequence!

This is crazy guys, I can't believe that this is actually working and we are finding this stuff. Keep it up, we can definitely find some awesome relationships soon. I'm gonna work on all the other Beatles' albums.

Study Break

I'm in the middle of studying for an accounting exam, but I figured that I'd take alittle study break from projected benefit obligations and off balance sheet transactions and post about a song.

The song is "The Way We Get By" by Spoon. My cousin introduced me to this song and artist at his brother's wedding in late September. I actually flew out to California to attend. Anyway here are the vitals:

Duration: 160 seconds

Climax: 96 seconds, alittle piano slow followed by some drums for your listening pleasure

160 by 96 = 1.6667, to date the furthest away from the 1.618 but still relatively close considering how short the song is. The optimal would have been for the climax to start at 99 seconds, but +/- 3 seconds seems like a decent range for considering if the song has the golden section. Anyone opposed to adopting +/- 3 seconds as the rule?

We need some pop music

Ok boys, I know you all like your classic and indie rock, but we all know that the songs that stick around the longest are the pop songs (sorry, i'm a girl, that's what i like!). I started off with one of the original boy bands, The Jackson 5.

"ABC"

duration = 172 seconds
dramatic climax: between 105-110 seconds (symbol solo)

172/107.5 = 1.6

not quite there but close enough, especially with the 5 second climax.

lets see if the King of Pop has any more golden section music up his sleave....