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10 songs that feel like Beware of Darkness

Matched to Beware of Darkness by George Harrison 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
Beware of Darkness
George Harrison
moderate 40/100 intensity 70 BPM
Spectre — Radiohead moderate 70 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (70 BPM).

Vincent — James Blake moderate 70 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100). Same layered texture.

Collapse the Light into Earth — Porcupine Tree moderate 70 BPM

Keeps the same introspective pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (70 BPM).

For Emma — Bon Iver moderate 72 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (37/100). Same layered texture.

Tonya Harding — Sufjan Stevens moderate 72 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (37/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (72 BPM).

Something to Believe — Weyes Blood moderate 80 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same layered texture.

Me My Yoke and I — Damien Rice moderate 80 BPM

Keeps the same contemplative pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Measured 98% alike.

Tudo O Que Voce Podia Ser — Milton Nascimento moderate 80 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same layered texture.

Hymn of the Big Wheel — Massive Attack moderate 80 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100).

Many Levels of Loathing — Kevin Morby moderate 80 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Beware of Darkness is more than you want right now.

Nocturne in E-flat major, Op. 9 No. 2 by Frédéric Chopin
Nocturne in E-flat major, Op. 9 No. 2 — Frédéric Chopin safe 60 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 25/100, down from 40. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Blowin' in the Wind by Bob Dylan
Blowin' in the Wind — Bob Dylan safe 80 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 12/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

I Contain Multitudes by Bob Dylan
I Contain Multitudes — Bob Dylan safe 85 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 16/100.

Love Is Selfish by Jack White
Love Is Selfish — Jack White safe 72 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7. 11/100, versus the original's 40. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Tell Me Why by Neil Young
Tell Me Why — Neil Young safe 72 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 15/100, down from 40. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Tea for the Tillerman by Cat Stevens
Tea for the Tillerman — Cat Stevens safe 72 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 15/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Hey Mister, That's Me up on the Jukebox — James Taylor safe 72 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 15/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Someone You'd Admire by Fleet Foxes
Someone You'd Admire — Fleet Foxes safe 85 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 16/100, versus the original's 40.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Beware of Darkness” by George Harrison?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Spectre” by Radiohead, “Vincent” by James Blake, “Collapse the Light into Earth” by Porcupine Tree — 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.

What songs are like “Beware of Darkness” but calmer?

“Nocturne in E-flat major, Op. 9 No. 2” by Frédéric Chopin, “Blowin' in the Wind” by Bob Dylan, “I Contain Multitudes” by Bob Dylan keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Beware of Darkness”?

It measures 40/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 70 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 34% of songs, calmer than the other 66%. Its intensity reading of 40/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and soft 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 a slow, unhurried pace: more extreme on that axis than 96% 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
Focus10/10
Workout2/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype3/10

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

1970 in context

The 307 songs we’ve measured from 1970 average a dynamic range of 6.1/10. At 7/10, this track is louder and more dynamic than its year.

Mixes smoothly with

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

The fingerprint

Intensity40
Dynamics67
Tempo17
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force25
Trigger load13

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

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