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10 songs that feel like Jubilee Street

Matched to Jubilee Street by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Jubilee Street
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Jubilee Street
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moderate 52/100 intensity 110 BPM
Warning Sign — Talking Heads moderate 110 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same tense pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (110 BPM).

Listening Wind — Talking Heads moderate 108 BPM

91% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100). Same layered texture.

Don't Stand So Close to Me — The Police moderate 145 BPM

Keeps the same tense pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Measured 91% alike.

I Wish I Knew — Sharon Van Etten and The Attachment Theory moderate 110 BPM

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

Raindrops + Sunshowers — The Smashing Pumpkins moderate 112 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (112 BPM).

Halfway Home — TV on the Radio moderate 115 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100). Same layered texture.

Walk Away From Love — Yazoo moderate 115 BPM

Keeps the same melancholy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (115 BPM).

Point Blank — Bruce Springsteen moderate 116 BPM

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

One More Hour — Tame Impala moderate 117 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (117 BPM).

Memories Fade — Tears for Fears moderate 117 BPM

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

…and if you want it calmer

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

The Prophecy by Taylor Swift
The Prophecy — Taylor Swift safe 96 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 52.

Dumb — Nirvana safe 110 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.

Blowin' in the Wind by Bob Dylan
Blowin' in the Wind — Bob Dylan safe 80 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 12/100.

If You Could Read My Mind by Gordon Lightfoot
If You Could Read My Mind — Gordon Lightfoot safe 85 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 16/100, versus the original's 52.

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

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 24/100, down from 52.

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

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 28/100 — the pull without the edge.

Please, Please, Please by James Brown
Please, Please, Please — James Brown safe 80 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 32/100.

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

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 25/100, versus the original's 52.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Jubilee Street” by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Warning Sign” by Talking Heads, “Listening Wind” by Talking Heads, “Don't Stand So Close to Me” by The Police — the top match scores 96% 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 “Jubilee Street” but calmer?

“The Prophecy” by Taylor Swift, “Dumb” by Nirvana, “Blowin' in the Wind” by Bob Dylan keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Jubilee Street”?

It measures 52/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 110 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 68% of songs, calmer than the other 32%. Its intensity reading of 52/100 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 68% 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
Workout3/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype6/10

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

2013 in context

The 408 songs we’ve measured from 2013 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

Intensity52
Dynamics67
Tempo39
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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