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10 songs that feel like All the World Is Green

Matched to All the World Is Green by Tom Waits on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

All the World Is Green
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All the World Is Green
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moderate 36/100 intensity 90 BPM
Always You — Depeche Mode moderate 80 BPM

A 92% feel-match — carries the same romantic pull and runs a little hotter at 43/100.

Precious Angel — Bob Dylan moderate 92 BPM

92% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it runs a little hotter at 44/100. Same layered texture.

People Are Strange — The Doors moderate 92 BPM

Keeps the same contemplative pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (36/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (92 BPM).

Swan Song — Lana Del Rey moderate 72 BPM

Measures 90% the same. It runs a little hotter at 42/100. Same layered texture.

One More Cup of Coffee (Valley Below) — Bob Dylan moderate 72 BPM

A 90% feel-match — carries the same romantic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (32/100).

World Without Tears — Lucinda Williams moderate 85 BPM

92% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it runs a little hotter at 43/100. Same layered texture.

Just Like a Woman — Bob Dylan moderate 92 BPM

Keeps the same emotional pull — runs a little hotter at 44/100. Measured 92% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (92 BPM).

Ms. Jackson — Outkast moderate 92 BPM

Measures 92% the same. It runs a little hotter at 44/100. Same layered texture.

Concrete Jungle — Bob Marley and the Wailers moderate 76 BPM

A 91% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and runs a little hotter at 42/100.

Lemonworld — The National moderate 85 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (35/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when All the World Is Green is more than you want right now.

If I Were a Boy by Beyoncé
If I Were a Boy — Beyoncé safe 92 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 28/100, down from 36. Nearly the same tempo, too.

All of Me by Frank Sinatra
All of Me — Frank Sinatra safe 90 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 42/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Coney Island Baby by Lou Reed
Coney Island Baby — Lou Reed safe 80 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 18/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Speed of the Sound of Loneliness by John Prine
Speed of the Sound of Loneliness — John Prine safe 85 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 16/100, versus the original's 36. Nearly the same tempo, too.

The Tree of Forgiveness — John Prine safe 90 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 21/100, down from 36. Nearly the same tempo, too.

I Remember Everything by John Prine
I Remember Everything — John Prine safe 75 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 2 where the original climbs to 4, so it lands at 8/100 — the pull without the edge.

How Insensitive by Antonio Carlos Jobim
How Insensitive — Antonio Carlos Jobim safe 90 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 17/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Crazy by Willie Nelson
Crazy — Willie Nelson safe 76 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 14/100, versus the original's 36.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “All the World Is Green” by Tom Waits?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Always You” by Depeche Mode, “Precious Angel” by Bob Dylan, “People Are Strange” by The Doors — the top match scores 92% alike. Matching is by how the songs actually move (intensity, dynamic range, texture, tempo, predictability, vocal force), not by genre tag or popularity.

What songs are like “All the World Is Green” but calmer?

“If I Were a Boy” by Beyoncé, “All of Me” by Frank Sinatra, “Coney Island Baby” by Lou Reed keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “All the World Is Green”?

It measures 36/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 4/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 90 BPM.

How do you decide which songs are similar?

Every song in our catalog is measured on 8 dimensions — intensity, dynamic range, tempo, sudden changes, texture, predictability, vocal force and fine sound detail. Similarity is the distance between two songs across those measurements, so matches cross genres and eras. Shared mood tags break ties.

By the numbers: how this song compares

Computed from this song’s place among the 19,209 songs we’ve measured.

Where it sits in 19,000 songs

On our 19k-song scale this lands in the middle band — more energetic than 24% of songs, calmer than the other 76%. Its intensity reading of 36/100 comes from a dynamic range of 4/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and dynamic vocals. It shares this stretch of the spectrum with thousands of other tracks, so the finer fingerprint below is what really separates it.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is an unusually steady, even volume: more extreme on that axis than 97% of everything we've measured. At the far opposite end of the library sit the songs built on full chaos — sudden changes, huge quiet-to-loud swings, and relentless energy — the kind of track this one is the counterpoint to.

Feels almost identical to

Closest matches by feel across all 19,209 measured songs — not by genre or artist, by how they actually move.

What it’s good for

Sleep5/10
Focus9/10
Workout2/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype2/10

Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.

2002 in context

The 332 songs we’ve measured from 2002 average a dynamic range of 6.3/10. At 4/10, this track is gentler and steadier than its year.

Mixes smoothly with

Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.

The fingerprint

Intensity36
Dynamics33
Tempo28
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability0
Vocal force75
Trigger load25

The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.

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