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10 songs that feel like Apples and Bananas

Matched to Apples and Bananas by Raffi on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

The song you love
Apples and Bananas
Raffi
safe 16/100 intensity 120 BPM
If You're Happy and You Know It — Traditional safe 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same playful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (16/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Head Shoulders Knees and Toes — Traditional safe 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (16/100). Same smooth texture.

Wind the Bobbin Up — Traditional safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same playful pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (16/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

This Old Man — Traditional safe 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (16/100). Same smooth texture.

The Farmer in the Dell — Traditional safe 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same playful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (16/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

I'm a Little Teapot — Traditional safe 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (16/100). Same smooth texture.

Jack Be Nimble — Traditional safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same playful pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (16/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Rubber Duckie — Jim Henson (as Ernie) safe 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (16/100). Same smooth texture.

One of These Things — Sesame Street safe 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same playful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (16/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

It's a Small World (After All) — Sherman Brothers safe 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (16/100). Same smooth texture.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Apples and Bananas” by Raffi?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “If You're Happy and You Know It” by Traditional, “Head Shoulders Knees and Toes” by Traditional, “Wind the Bobbin Up” by Traditional — the top match scores 99% alike. Matching is by how the songs actually move (intensity, dynamic range, texture, tempo, predictability, vocal force), not by genre tag or popularity.

How intense is “Apples and Bananas”?

It measures 16/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 3/10, smooth texture, no sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 120 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

This sits near the calm end of everything we've measured — gentler than 95% of the 19,209 songs in the library. Its intensity reading of 16/100 comes from a dynamic range of 3/10, smooth texture, no sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is an unusually steady, even volume: more extreme on that axis than 100% 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

Sleep10/10
Focus9/10
Workout3/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype2/10

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

1985 in context

The 186 songs we’ve measured from 1985 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. At 3/10, 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

Intensity16
Dynamics22
Tempo44
Surprise0
Density0
Predictability0
Vocal force25
Trigger load13

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

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