The King, "Heartbreak Hotel," #45 on Rolling Stone 's 500 Greatest of All-Time--Elemental speed spreadspeeds and graphs

Song #45 on the Rolling Stone magazine list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All-Time is by the King--Elvis's "Heartbreak Hotel."
Sophia St. John Newman measured the speed of the Elvis song for meanspeed.com. She used the technique exactly as described on meanspeed.com in the method section.



Summary of Speed-
mean time=2 minute, 2.2 seconds
beats counted=192
meanspeed=94.2 beats per minute
meanspace=637 milliseconds per beat
meanemotion according to meanspeed music theory=enthusiasm (songs at 90-97 bpm)















An article by the Stone regarding its choice of the King's "Heartbreak Hotel" can be seen at
http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/11028260/the_rs_500_greatest_songs_of_all_time/1


Sophia St. John Newman,
Ian Schneider
meanspeed.com
June 14, 2007