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10 songs that feel like Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings

Matched to Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings by Father John Misty 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
Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings
Father John Misty
moderate 53/100 intensity 120 BPM
Lost in Yesterday — Tame Impala moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Bring On the Dancing Horses — Echo & the Bunnymen moderate 124 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Same layered texture.

Chrome Waves — Ride moderate 125 BPM

Keeps the same dreamy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (125 BPM).

Music to Walk Home By — Tame Impala moderate 115 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100). Same layered texture.

Spanish Caravan — The Doors moderate 115 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (115 BPM).

WUSYANAME — Tyler, the Creator moderate 92 BPM

92% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 47/100. Same layered texture.

Isobel — Björk moderate 110 BPM

Keeps the same dreamy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100). Measured 98% alike.

Aeroplane — Björk moderate 160 BPM

Measures 91% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Same layered texture.

The Big Sky — Kate Bush moderate 108 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100).

Lips Like Sugar — Echo & the Bunnymen moderate 124 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings is more than you want right now.

Let My Baby Stay by Mac DeMarco
Let My Baby Stay — Mac DeMarco safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 19/100, down from 53. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Surfer Girl by The Beach Boys
Surfer Girl — The Beach Boys safe 112 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 19/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Love on a Real Train by Tangerine Dream
Love on a Real Train — Tangerine Dream safe 120 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 7. Reads 17/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Honeymoon by Phoenix
Honeymoon — Phoenix safe 118 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 41/100, versus the original's 53. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Salvatore by Lana Del Rey
Salvatore — Lana Del Rey safe 90 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 17/100, down from 53.

California by Lana Del Rey
California — Lana Del Rey safe 85 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 26/100 — the pull without the edge.

My Cherie Amour by Stevie Wonder
My Cherie Amour — Stevie Wonder safe 90 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 7. Reads 17/100.

Love Street by The Doors
Love Street — The Doors safe 95 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 17/100, versus the original's 53.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings” by Father John Misty?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Lost in Yesterday” by Tame Impala, “Bring On the Dancing Horses” by Echo & the Bunnymen, “Chrome Waves” by Ride — 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 “Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings” but calmer?

“Let My Baby Stay” by Mac DeMarco, “Surfer Girl” by The Beach Boys, “Love on a Real Train” by Tangerine Dream keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings”?

It measures 53/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild 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

On our 19k-song scale this lands in the middle band — more energetic than 69% of songs, calmer than the other 31%. Its intensity reading of 53/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, 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 blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 69% 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

Sleep3/10
Focus7/10
Workout6/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype6/10

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

2012 in context

The 262 songs we’ve measured from 2012 average a dynamic range of 6.5/10. At 7/10, 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

Intensity53
Dynamics67
Tempo44
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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