The film suddenly ends on this bleak and downbeat note. The musical composition has downbeat atmosphere, with lyrical content focusing on personal themes. The bass drum and vocals emphasize the downbeat on every song. The mono mixes feature cowbell from the start of the rhythm downbeat. So no way I'm going to write a downbeat ending. A number of episodes feature notably downbeat or tragic elements. Sinatra would include a blues-based selection such as this on each of his "downbeat" albums. In the 1970s Maltin also reviewed recordings in the jazz magazine, "Downbeat". It ends on a half cadence on the downbeat of bar 21. Placebo's take on the song is more downbeat than the original. The minuets tend to have a strong downbeat and a clearly popular character. The "downbeat" is the first beat of the bar, i.e. number 1. Norris has described his childhood as downbeat. In 1963, he received "Downbeat" magazine's New Star Award. He was elected to the "DownBeat" Hall of Fame in 1988.