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10 songs that feel like Buzzin Fly

Matched to Buzzin Fly by Tim Buckley 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
Buzzin Fly
Tim Buckley
moderate 46/100 intensity 80 BPM
Weight of Love — The Black Keys moderate 70 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100).

I Can See — Mac Miller moderate 80 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Same layered texture.

DHL — Frank Ocean moderate 80 BPM

Keeps the same dreamy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

All Neon Like — Björk moderate 80 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Same layered texture.

Flight of the Navigator — Childish Gambino moderate 95 BPM

A 97% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100).

Subterranean Homesick Alien — Radiohead moderate 84 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Same layered texture.

Half Light I — Arcade Fire moderate 85 BPM

Keeps the same dreamy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (85 BPM).

ATLiens — OutKast moderate 85 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Same layered texture.

Novacane — Frank Ocean moderate 80 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

House of Cards — Radiohead moderate 77 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Buzzin Fly is more than you want right now.

August by Taylor Swift
August — Taylor Swift safe 90 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 35/100, down from 46. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Happiness Is a Butterfly by Lana Del Rey
Happiness Is a Butterfly — Lana Del Rey safe 78 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 12/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Sweet by Lana Del Rey
Sweet — Lana Del Rey safe 70 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 6. Reads 15/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Push the Sky Away by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Push the Sky Away — Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds safe 70 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 15/100, versus the original's 46. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Saturn by SZA
Saturn — SZA safe 72 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 11/100, down from 46. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Eventually — Tame Impala safe 95 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 17/100 — the pull without the edge.

Überlin by R.E.M.
Überlin — R.E.M. safe 92 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 6. Reads 17/100.

The Rip — Portishead safe 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 27/100, versus the original's 46. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Buzzin Fly” by Tim Buckley?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Weight of Love” by The Black Keys, “I Can See” by Mac Miller, “DHL” by Frank Ocean — the top match scores 98% 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 “Buzzin Fly” but calmer?

“August” by Taylor Swift, “Happiness Is a Butterfly” by Lana Del Rey, “Sweet” by Lana Del Rey keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Buzzin Fly”?

It measures 46/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 80 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 44% of songs, calmer than the other 56%. Its intensity reading of 46/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, 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 a slow, unhurried pace: more extreme on that axis than 85% 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

Sleep4/10
Focus8/10
Workout3/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype3/10

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

1969 in context

The 222 songs we’ve measured from 1969 average a dynamic range of 6.3/10. At 6/10, this track is right in line with its year.

Mixes smoothly with

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

The fingerprint

Intensity46
Dynamics56
Tempo22
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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