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10 songs that feel like Dear Old Stockholm

Matched to Dear Old Stockholm by John Coltrane on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Dear Old Stockholm
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Dear Old Stockholm
John Coltrane
moderate 36/100 intensity 85 BPM
The Mooche — Duke Ellington moderate 90 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same intimate pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (36/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

Autumn in New York — Dexter Gordon safe 90 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (36/100). Same layered texture.

Give Me the Simple Life — Oscar Peterson safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same warm pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Measured 93% alike.

Spiral Mountain — Grant Kirkhope moderate 100 BPM

Measures 97% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (37/100). Same layered texture.

If I Love Again — Clifford Brown safe 100 BPM

A 97% feel-match — carries the same intimate pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (37/100).

The Opening of Doors — William Ackerman moderate 70 BPM

97% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (35/100). Same layered texture.

Prelude in E Minor, Op. 28 No. 4 — Frédéric Chopin moderate 70 BPM

Keeps the same intimate pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (35/100). Measured 97% alike.

Sophisticated Lady — Coleman Hawkins safe 70 BPM

Measures 97% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (35/100). Same layered texture.

Daybreak — Ahmad Jamal safe 70 BPM

A 97% feel-match — carries the same intimate pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (35/100).

Nocturne in D-flat Major, Op. 27, No. 2 — Frédéric Chopin safe 50 BPM

92% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (34/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Dear Old Stockholm is more than you want right now.

The Magic Place by Julianna Barwick
The Magic Place — Julianna Barwick safe 70 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 29/100, down from 36.

Little Wing by Jimi Hendrix
Little Wing — Jimi Hendrix safe 76 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 27/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Time After Time by Cyndi Lauper
Time After Time — Cyndi Lauper safe 98 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 21/100.

You've Got a Friend in Me by Randy Newman
You've Got a Friend in Me — Randy Newman safe 96 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 21/100, versus the original's 36.

Location by Khalid
Location — Khalid safe 85 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 20/100, down from 36. Nearly the same tempo, too.

You Are the Sunshine of My Life by Stevie Wonder
You Are the Sunshine of My Life — Stevie Wonder safe 80 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 24/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Everything I Wanted by Billie Eilish
Everything I Wanted — Billie Eilish safe 80 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 38/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

When I Fall in Love by Celine Dion
When I Fall in Love — Celine Dion safe 100 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 25/100, versus the original's 36.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Dear Old Stockholm” by John Coltrane?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “The Mooche” by Duke Ellington, “Autumn in New York” by Dexter Gordon, “Give Me the Simple Life” by Oscar Peterson — 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 “Dear Old Stockholm” but calmer?

“The Magic Place” by Julianna Barwick, “Little Wing” by Jimi Hendrix, “Time After Time” by Cyndi Lauper keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Dear Old Stockholm”?

It measures 36/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and instrumental. Tempo is 85 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 6/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and instrumental. 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 79% 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

Sleep6/10
Focus10/10
Workout2/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype2/10

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

1961 in context

The 55 songs we’ve measured from 1961 average a dynamic range of 5.8/10. 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

Intensity36
Dynamics56
Tempo25
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force0
Trigger load0

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

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