What dance fits “Hey Willy Boy”?
No dance in our list matches both the tempo and the genre of this recording. By tempo alone, 149 BPM suits: Contemporary Dance, Lyrical Dance, Tap Dance, Musical Theatre Dance, East Coast Swing.
How to count it
At 149 BPM one beat lasts 402 milliseconds. In 4/4 that is 37.3 bars per minute; in 3/4 it is 49.7.
Similar-tempo songs
| Song | Artist | BPM | Key | Dances | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boogie Chillen | John Lee Hooker | 149 | E minor | 1960 | |
| Green Onions | Byron Lee and the Dragonaires | 149 | A# major | Zumba | 2004 |
| This Land Is Nobody’s Land | John Lee Hooker | 149 | E minor | 1991 | |
| Heartbeat Song | Kelly Clarkson | 149 | — | 2015 | |
| Oye compay Juan | Ska Cubano | 149 | F minor | Zumba | 2005 |
| A permuta dos Santos | Chico Buarque | 149 | A major | East Coast Swing, Zumba | 1990 |
| Adalida | George Strait | 149 | B major | 1994 | |
| And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine | Ella Fitzgerald with The Song Spinners and Johnny Long and His Orchestra | 149 | A# major | Tap Dance, Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing | 1945 |
| Aqui e agora | Gilberto Gil | 149 | A minor | 1977 | |
| Big, Big Love | Waylon Jennings | 149 | B major | 1999 | |
| Let’s Make It | John Lee Hooker | 149 | E major | 1992 | |
| Mambo A La Kenton | Pérez Prado & His Orchestra | 149 | C# major | Zumba | 1990 |
More by Townes Van Zandt
| Song | Artist | BPM | Key | Dances | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alone and Forsaken | Townes Van Zandt | 144 | A minor | Clogging | 1999 |
| Billy, Boney and Ma | Townes Van Zandt | 150 | G# major | Texas Two-Step | 1994 |
| Goin’ Down to Memphis | Townes Van Zandt | 108 | A minor | West Coast Swing, Line Dancing, Contra Dance | 1994 |
| If I Was Washington | Townes Van Zandt | 172 | B major | Texas Two-Step, West Coast Swing | 1994 |
| Katie Belle Blue | Townes Van Zandt | 112 | A major | West Coast Swing, Line Dancing, Contra Dance | 1994 |
| Lover’s Lullaby | Townes Van Zandt | 134 | C major | Line Dancing, Clogging | 1994 |
| Niles River Blues | Townes Van Zandt | 145 | B major | 1994 | |
| Stopping Off Place | Townes Van Zandt | 110 | A# minor | West Coast Swing, Line Dancing, Contra Dance | 1999 |
| (I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle | Townes Van Zandt | 129 | D major | West Coast Swing, Line Dancing, Square Dance | 1997 |
| A Joke (Spoken Word) | Townes Van Zandt | 163 | E major | Texas Two-Step, West Coast Swing | 2002 |
Measured by AcousticBrainz · recording on MusicBrainz (CC0). Check the tempo by ear with our tap tempo tool.