Signature
key confidence medium · relative G major · tempo confidence medium · double-time 202.9 · low end 33% · measured from the full recording · 2026-09-13 · how accurate
Character
Not tagged yet. The words are proposed and waiting for a person.
Good for
Nothing yet. The rules need the character words above before they can say.
Lineage
- CoveredAlain Bashungsource
- CoveredBettye LaVettesource
- CoveredBillie Davissource
- CoveredGlenn Hughessource
- CoveredGoosesource
- Written byJustin Haywardsource
- CoveredLondon Symphony Orchestrasource
- CoveredOctober Noir feat. Denis Paunasource
- CoveredRamsey Lewissource
- CoveredRoyal Philharmonic Orchestrasource
- CoveredThe Ed Palermo Big Bandsource
- CoveredThe Shadowssource
- CoveredTina Arenasource
Why it is here
- The 1972 single release of the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999. source
- Mike Pinder's Mellotron produced the orchestral-sounding textures in the main body of the song, a sound that came to define the band's signature style. source
- The song's spoken-word coda, "Late Lament," was written by drummer Graeme Edge and recited by keyboardist Mike Pinder. source
The full ledger entry: every chart it has been on, where it is live now.