Bruce Springsteen, Tunnel Of Love, sheet music directions, meanspeeds and meanemotions of all 12 songs

In 1987, Bruce Springsteen released an album called Tunnel of Love, a most informative article about which may be found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunnel_of_Love_%28album%29. This album is a personal favorite of mine (some of you may recall Mission Springsteen, summer 2006) and is #475 on Rolling Stones’ list of the Top 500 Albums of All Time.
I measured all the elemental speeds of each song. In addition, I have the sheet music and will include the “official” Columbia Pictures sheet music directions.

The key line, according to my brother, comes at the end of the song Brilliant Disguise. “Tonight the bed is cold/I’m lost in the darkness of our love/God have mercy on the man/Who doubts what he’s sure of.”

The meanspeeds and meanemotions of the 12 songs on the album are by Meanspeed Music, the Sheet music directions are by Columbia Pictures Sheet Music:

Tr #1 "Ain't Got You"
sheet music directions=Moderate country rock, quarter note=112
meanspeed=108.2 beats per minute
meanemotion=lust

Tr #2 "Tougher Than the Rest"
sheet music directions=Moderate slow rock, quarter note=100
meanspeed=99.0 beats per minute
meanemotion=natural

Tr #3 "All That Heaven Will Allow"
sheet music directions=Moderate rock, quarter note=126
meanspeed=123.7 beats per minute
meanemotion=victory

Tr #4 "Spare Parts"
sheet music directions=Moderate driving rock, quarter note=120
meanspeed=119.6 beats per minute
meanemotion=victory

Tr #5 "Cautious Man"
sheet music directions=Slowly, half note=56
meanspeed=58.3 beats per minute
meanemotion=melodrama

Tr #6 "Walk Like a Man"
sheet music directions= Moderate rock, quarter note=116
meanspeed=101.9 beats per minute
meanemotion=natural

Tr #7 "Tunnel of Love"
sheet music directions= Moderate rock, quarter note=120
meanspeed=116.9 beats per minute
meanemotion=foreboding

Tr #8 "Two Faces"
sheet music directions=Moderately, quarter note=120
meanspeed=121.5 beats per minute
meanemotion=victory

Tr #9 "Brilliant Disguise"
sheet music directions=Moderately bright rock, quarter note=126
meanspeed=125.8 beats per minute
meanemotion=victory

Tr #10 "One Step Up"
sheet music directions=Moderately slow, half note=72
meanspeed=125.8 beats per minute
meanemotion=victory

Tr #11 "When You're Alone"
sheet music directions=Moderate rock, quarter note=104
meanspeed=108.3 beats per minute
meanemotion=lust

Tr #12 "Valentine's Day"
sheet music directions=Slowly, quarter note=100
meanspeed=121.4 beats per minute
meanemotion=victory waltz


Ian Schneider
February 26, 2007
Meanspeed Music