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10 songs that feel like Good Morning Little Schoolgirl

Matched to Good Morning Little Schoolgirl by Muddy Waters 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
Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
Muddy Waters
moderate 47/100 intensity 100 BPM
Slow Show — The National moderate 100 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same intimate pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (100 BPM).

Soothe Me — Sam and Dave moderate 100 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Same layered texture.

Soothe Me Baby — Sam and Dave moderate 100 BPM

Keeps the same intimate pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (100 BPM).

Walk Away Renee — The Four Tops moderate 100 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Same layered texture.

She Loved Like Diamond — Spandau Ballet moderate 100 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same intimate pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (100 BPM).

Zemenaye — Mahmoud Ahmed moderate 100 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Same layered texture.

Raining Whiskey — Lauren Alaina moderate 100 BPM

Keeps the same intimate pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (100 BPM).

Tell Your Friends — The Weeknd moderate 88 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Same layered texture.

The First Taste — Fiona Apple moderate 95 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same intimate pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

Smooth Operator — Big Daddy Kane moderate 95 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Good Morning Little Schoolgirl is more than you want right now.

William, It Was Really Nothing by The Smiths
William, It Was Really Nothing — The Smiths safe 92 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 25/100, down from 47. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Work Song by Hozier
Work Song — Hozier safe 90 BPM

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

Fifteen by Taylor Swift
Fifteen — Taylor Swift safe 96 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 29/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Begin Again by Taylor Swift
Begin Again — Taylor Swift safe 95 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 24/100, versus the original's 47. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Delicate by Taylor Swift
Delicate — Taylor Swift safe 95 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 29/100, down from 47. Nearly the same tempo, too.

The 1 by Taylor Swift
The 1 — Taylor Swift safe 90 BPM

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

Future Days — Pearl Jam safe 95 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 24/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Ours — Taylor Swift safe 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 30/100, versus the original's 47. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Good Morning Little Schoolgirl” by Muddy Waters?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Slow Show” by The National, “Soothe Me” by Sam and Dave, “Soothe Me Baby” by Sam and Dave — 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 “Good Morning Little Schoolgirl” but calmer?

“William, It Was Really Nothing” by The Smiths, “Work Song” by Hozier, “Fifteen” by Taylor Swift keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Good Morning Little Schoolgirl”?

It measures 47/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 100 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 49% of songs, calmer than the other 51%. Its intensity reading of 47/100 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 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

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

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

1964 in context

The 132 songs we’ve measured from 1964 average a dynamic range of 6.1/10. 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

Intensity47
Dynamics56
Tempo33
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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