One Red Shoe
Dances tango competitively and writes songs about losing on purpose
vex on it
after hoursHonest use case: people who appreciate dramatic, moody, and slightly theatrical storytelling in a modern tango setting.
Exhibit: “One shoe is no reason to stay”
style
the numbers
- bpm
- 112
- key
- D major
- energy
- 0.72
- dance
- 0.93
- valence
- 0.44
- vocal at
- 8.1s
- length
- 3:24
- words
- 170
- clichés
- 0
- language
- Sp
most sung: “quedate” ×17 · “never” ×7 · “stay” ×6
lyrics
(a heel clicks on marble) (ah, ah...) You left one red shoe on the stair You knew I'd know that you'd been there I poured two glasses out of spite And drank them both at midnight (quédate... quédate...) The tango says what I won't say (won't say, won't say) Come close, then throw it all away Quédate — stay till the record ends Quédate — we were never friends Quédate — the bandoneón knows Quédate — it never lets go (quédate, quédate) Your coat came home with new perfume It walked ahead of you through the room I hung it out on the balcón By dawn the evidence was gone (qué lástima) Quédate — stay till the record ends Quédate — we were never friends Quédate — the bandoneón knows Quédate — it never lets go One shoe is no reason to stay (stay, stay) But I never needed one anyway Quédate — stay till the record ends Quédate — we were never friends Quédate — the bandoneón knows Quédate — it never lets go Quédate... (the record spins its last groove)