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10 songs that feel like I Don't Wanna Be Funny Anymore

Matched to I Don't Wanna Be Funny Anymore by Lucy Dacus on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

I Don't Wanna Be Funny Anymore
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I Don't Wanna Be Funny Anymore
Lucy Dacus
moderate 50/100 intensity 128 BPM
Asking Me Lies — The Replacements moderate 128 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (128 BPM).

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

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues — Bob Dylan moderate 130 BPM

Keeps the same rebellious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (130 BPM).

Crawl Back (Under My Stone) — Richard Thompson moderate 124 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

Unhappy Birthday — The Smiths moderate 135 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (135 BPM).

Lazy Line Painter Jane — Belle and Sebastian moderate 120 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

Walk On — Neil Young moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same rebellious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Measured 98% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Talent Show — The Replacements moderate 120 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

Under You — Foo Fighters moderate 128 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (128 BPM).

Valerie — Richard Thompson moderate 128 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when I Don't Wanna Be Funny Anymore is more than you want right now.

Don't Think Twice, It's All Right by Bob Dylan
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right — Bob Dylan safe 154 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 30/100, down from 50.

It's Too Late by Carole King
It's Too Late — Carole King safe 126 BPM

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

Oh Daddy by Fleetwood Mac
Oh Daddy — Fleetwood Mac safe 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 23/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want by The Smiths

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 23/100, versus the original's 50.

Cornerstone — Arctic Monkeys safe 128 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 20/100, down from 50. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Pictures of Me — Elliott Smith safe 120 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 24/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Let Her Go by Mac DeMarco
Let Her Go — Mac DeMarco 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 6. Reads 19/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Let My Baby Stay by Mac DeMarco
Let My Baby Stay — Mac DeMarco 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 50. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “I Don't Wanna Be Funny Anymore” by Lucy Dacus?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Asking Me Lies” by The Replacements, “Ohio” by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, “Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues” by Bob Dylan — 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 “I Don't Wanna Be Funny Anymore” but calmer?

“Don't Think Twice, It's All Right” by Bob Dylan, “It's Too Late” by Carole King, “Oh Daddy” by Fleetwood Mac keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “I Don't Wanna Be Funny Anymore”?

It measures 50/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 128 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 62% of songs, calmer than the other 38%. Its intensity reading of 50/100 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 a fast, driving tempo: 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

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

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

2016 in context

The 368 songs we’ve measured from 2016 average a dynamic range of 6.3/10. 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

Intensity50
Dynamics56
Tempo49
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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