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10 songs that feel like Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle

Matched to Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle by Nirvana on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle
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Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle
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intense 64/100 intensity 120 BPM
Rockin' in the Free World — Neil Young intense 146 BPM

A 93% feel-match — carries the same angry pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (66/100).

I Hate Rock 'n' Roll — The Jesus and Mary Chain intense 95 BPM

90% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). Same layered texture.

Original Sufferhead — Fela Kuti intense 110 BPM

Keeps the same angry pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (63/100). Measured 98% alike.

Death to My Hometown — Bruce Springsteen intense 120 BPM

Measures 89% the same. It runs a little hotter at 70/100.

A 93% feel-match — carries the same angry pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100).

Master and Servant — Depeche Mode intense 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Same layered texture.

Bullet with Butterfly Wings — Smashing Pumpkins intense 120 BPM

Keeps the same angry pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Masters of War — Bob Dylan intense 80 BPM

Measures 91% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.

Terrible Lie — Nine Inch Nails intense 128 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same angry pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (128 BPM).

Beasts of No Nation — Fela Kuti intense 130 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle is more than you want right now.

Ohio — Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young moderate 128 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 50/100, down from 64. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Pay Your Way in Pain by St. Vincent
Pay Your Way in Pain — St. Vincent moderate 118 BPM

It eases off just enough to take the edge off, so it lands at 60/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Super 8 — Jason Isbell moderate 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 53/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Bite the Hand by boygenius
Bite the Hand — boygenius moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while it eases off just enough to take the edge off. 60/100, versus the original's 64. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Murder by Numbers — The Police moderate 132 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 47/100, down from 64.

Personal Jesus by Depeche Mode
Personal Jesus — Depeche Mode moderate 129 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 54/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Have a Cigar by Pink Floyd
Have a Cigar — Pink Floyd moderate 130 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Reads 50/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Letter from a Thief — Chevelle moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 53/100, versus the original's 64. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle” by Nirvana?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Rockin' in the Free World” by Neil Young, “I Hate Rock 'n' Roll” by The Jesus and Mary Chain, “Original Sufferhead” by Fela Kuti — the top match scores 93% 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 “Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle” but calmer?

“Ohio” by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, “Pay Your Way in Pain” by St. Vincent, “Super 8” by Jason Isbell keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle”?

It measures 64/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, moderate sudden shifts, and dynamic 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 is one of the more intense things in our library — more energetic than 84% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 64/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, moderate shifts, and dynamic vocals. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 84% of everything we've measured. At the far opposite end of the library sit the songs built on near-total stillness — steady volume, no surprises, a slow and unhurried pulse — 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

Sleep0/10
Focus3/10
Workout7/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype7/10

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

1993 in context

The 260 songs we’ve measured from 1993 average a dynamic range of 6.6/10. At 8/10, 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

Intensity64
Dynamics78
Tempo44
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load38

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

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