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10 songs that feel like Honey Bee

Matched to Honey Bee 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.

Honey Bee
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Honey Bee
Muddy Waters
moderate 46/100 intensity 120 BPM
I Decided — Solange moderate 122 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same confident pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (122 BPM).

Workin' Man Blues — Merle Haggard moderate 135 BPM

97% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Same layered texture.

Wet Dreamz — J. Cole moderate 136 BPM

Keeps the same confident pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Measured 97% alike.

Back On The Map — Kacey Musgraves moderate 120 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Same layered texture.

Think About Me — Fleetwood Mac moderate 118 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same confident pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (118 BPM).

Sticky — Drake moderate 122 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Same layered texture.

TSU — Drake moderate 76 BPM

Keeps the same confident pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (42/100). Measured 91% alike.

Seven Seas — Echo & the Bunnymen moderate 124 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Same layered texture.

Fuck Me Pumps — Amy Winehouse moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same confident pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Listen to Her Heart — Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Honey Bee is more than you want right now.

Lady Stardust by David Bowie
Lady Stardust — David Bowie safe 105 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 18/100, down from 46.

I'm Your Man by Leonard Cohen
I'm Your Man — Leonard Cohen safe 112 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 19/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

LOVE. by Kendrick Lamar
LOVE. — Kendrick Lamar safe 131 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 30/100.

If Not for You by Bob Dylan
If Not for You — Bob Dylan safe 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 19/100, versus the original's 46. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Rollin' Stone — Muddy Waters safe 105 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 26/100, down from 46.

One More Chance by The Notorious B.I.G.
One More Chance — The Notorious B.I.G. safe 94 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 25/100 — the pull without the edge.

Someday We'll Be Together by The Supremes
Someday We'll Be Together — The Supremes safe 100 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 33/100.

Fifteen by Taylor Swift
Fifteen — Taylor Swift safe 96 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 29/100, versus the original's 46.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Honey Bee” by Muddy Waters?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “I Decided” by Solange, “Workin' Man Blues” by Merle Haggard, “Wet Dreamz” by J. Cole — 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 “Honey Bee” but calmer?

“Lady Stardust” by David Bowie, “I'm Your Man” by Leonard Cohen, “LOVE.” by Kendrick Lamar keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Honey Bee”?

It measures 46/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, 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 44% of songs, calmer than the other 56%. Its intensity reading of 46/100 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
Workout6/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype5/10

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

1951 in context

The 16 songs we’ve measured from 1951 average a dynamic range of 5.1/10. At 6/10, 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

Intensity46
Dynamics56
Tempo44
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability0
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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