2017Released
6:57

Did You Know?

Interesting facts and trivia about The Court of the Crimson King. By Songfacts®.

This is the best-known song from one of the pioneers of the progressive rock movement. It evokes imagery of a black queen, funeral march and fire witch in a medieval royal court.

Since this is nine minutes long, it was not released as a single, but received radio play nonetheless.

The turnaround on Mellotron (played by Ian McDonald) was inspired by James Brown.

Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of The Court of the Crimson King.
EKey
MinorMode
4/4Time Signature
138BPM

Album

The album The Court of the Crimson King is released on.

Released By

The record label that has released The Court of the Crimson King.
Discipline Global Mobile
2016 Discipline Global Mobile
2016 Discipline Global Mobile

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