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10 songs that feel like Good Ol' Boys Club

Matched to Good Ol' Boys Club by Kacey Musgraves on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Good Ol' Boys Club
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Good Ol' Boys Club
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moderate 35/100 intensity 90 BPM
Where Do We Go — Solange moderate 85 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (34/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (85 BPM).

The Boxer — Simon & Garfunkel moderate 85 BPM

92% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it runs a little hotter at 42/100. Same layered texture.

Anti-Hero — Taylor Swift moderate 108 BPM

Keeps the same heavy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100). Measured 94% alike.

No Me Pidas Perdón — Banda MS moderate 85 BPM

Measures 89% the same. It runs a little hotter at 44/100.

Javelin (To Have and To Hold) — Sufjan Stevens moderate 80 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100).

Do You Realize?? — The Flaming Lips moderate 100 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

Autumn Sweater — Yo La Tengo moderate 90 BPM

Keeps the same feel — lands at almost exactly the same energy (35/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

Elvis Presley Blues — Gillian Welch moderate 90 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (35/100). Same layered texture.

When My Little Girl Is Smiling — The Drifters safe 90 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same feel and lands at almost exactly the same energy (35/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

More Than Friends — Jason Mraz safe 90 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (35/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Good Ol' Boys Club is more than you want right now.

Have You Ever by Brandy
Have You Ever — Brandy safe 80 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 24/100, down from 35. Nearly the same tempo, too.

The Man in Black by Johnny Cash
The Man in Black — Johnny Cash safe 88 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 32/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

If I Were a Boy by Beyoncé
If I Were a Boy — Beyoncé safe 92 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 28/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

The Best Thing I Never Had by Beyoncé
The Best Thing I Never Had — Beyoncé safe 81 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 27/100, versus the original's 35. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Scar Tissue by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Scar Tissue — Red Hot Chili Peppers safe 81 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 29/100, down from 35. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Candle in the Wind by Elton John
Candle in the Wind — Elton John safe 86 BPM

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

Jealous Guy by John Lennon
Jealous Guy — John Lennon safe 76 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 22/100.

Hymn by Kesha
Hymn — Kesha safe 80 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 35/100, versus the original's 35. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Good Ol' Boys Club” by Kacey Musgraves?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Where Do We Go” by Solange, “The Boxer” by Simon & Garfunkel, “Anti-Hero” by Taylor Swift — 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 Ol' Boys Club” but calmer?

“Have You Ever” by Brandy, “The Man in Black” by Johnny Cash, “If I Were a Boy” by Beyoncé keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Good Ol' Boys Club”?

It measures 35/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 5/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 90 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 23% of songs, calmer than the other 77%. Its intensity reading of 35/100 comes from a dynamic range of 5/10, 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 an unusually steady, even volume: more extreme on that axis than 88% 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

Sleep7/10
Focus10/10
Workout2/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype2/10

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

2015 in context

The 373 songs we’ve measured from 2015 average a dynamic range of 6.3/10. At 5/10, this track is gentler and steadier than its year.

Mixes smoothly with

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

The fingerprint

Intensity35
Dynamics44
Tempo28
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force25
Trigger load0

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

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