“Since U Been Gone” by Kelly Clarkson, all Eight Re-Mixes from the Jason Nevins' "Dance Vault Remixes"--42 minutes of the same speed--oh boy!

photo of mental ward courtesy of: spazioinwind.libero.it/grafica3d/autori2/unay.htm


The Meanspeed Frequencies™ for the Since U Been Gone, in each of the following Jason Nevin Edits:

a) Since U Been Gone, Jason Nevin, Rock da Club Edit;
b) Since U Been Gone, Jason Nevin, Instrumental Edit;
c) Since U Been Gone, Jason Nevin, Mixshow;
d) Since U Been Gone, Jason Nevin, Dub;
e) Since U Been Gone, Jason Nevin, Club Mix;
f) Since U Been Gone, Jason Nevin, Ambient Candlelight Mix;
g) Since U Been Gone, Jason Nevin, Reprise.


(all),

are:
Meanspeed=131.0 beats per minute;
Meanemotion=mixed fast;
Meanspace=0.458 seconds between beats;
Meanphase=2.183 beats per second;
Meanpitch=558.933 Hertz, 14 cents above C#5/Db5=554.365 Hertz, 86 cents below D5=587.330 Hertz.

Only in the "A Capella" does the underlying tempo go unsupported by percussion of any kind. So said, even in the a cappella version, the speed is precisely the same.

So: 45 minutes, 9 versions (including the original single), no speed variation at all. That does not mean there is a lack of creativity--what is being displayed is variation on top of variation of rhythm over the same speed. Rhythm and speed are related, but they are clearly not the same.

Ian Schneider
November 7, 2006
NY, NY--in my apartment
(NOT in a mental ward, as many iTunes reviewers predicted!!!)