Describe the structure of "Spinning Wheel" by Blood, Sweat and Tears (1968).
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Tempo 96 beats per minute with 4 beats per bar, but the speed doubles during the instrumental section that precedes the last A section. The last A section returns to the beginning tempo; Form: Most sections are 8 bars, with some extensions; Features: The recording begins with a crescendo in the horn section, then the horns playing one bar of sixteenth notes (4 notes to a beat); Even beat subdivisions are used except during the bebop jazz-style trumpet solo; Stop time is used in the a sections; Drums sometimes accent the backbeat, not always; The meter changes to 9 eighth notes per bar at the end; The recording ends with maracas shaking and band members making casual comments; Lyrics: The spinning wheel compares life to gambling and fate; Charts: Pop, #2 for three weeks, R&B, #5.
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