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10 songs that feel like Morning Glory

Matched to Morning Glory by Tim Buckley 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
Morning Glory
Tim Buckley
moderate 49/100 intensity 80 BPM
Amongst the Waves — Pearl Jam moderate 90 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same serene pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100).

Can't Keep — Eddie Vedder moderate 90 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Same layered texture.

Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe — Kendrick Lamar moderate 93 BPM

Keeps the same serene pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Measured 95% alike.

Si Se Calla el Cantor — Mercedes Sosa moderate 80 BPM

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

Many Rivers to Cross — Joe Cocker moderate 80 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same introspective pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

Volcano — Damien Rice moderate 80 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

Pieces of Me — Ledisi moderate 80 BPM

Keeps the same introspective pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

No Choir — Florence and the Machine moderate 72 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Same layered texture.

Swim — BTS moderate 90 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same serene pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100).

Stepping Stone — Eminem moderate 82 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 Morning Glory is more than you want right now.

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

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 12/100, down from 49. Nearly the same tempo, too.

RABi by Bon Iver
RABi — Bon Iver safe 85 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 24/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Rêverie by Claude Debussy
Rêverie — Claude Debussy safe 65 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 9/100.

Tea for the Tillerman by Cat Stevens
Tea for the Tillerman — Cat Stevens safe 72 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 15/100, versus the original's 49. Nearly the same tempo, too.

No Place to Fall by Townes Van Zandt
No Place to Fall — Townes Van Zandt safe 85 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 13/100, down from 49. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Yesterday's Wine — Willie Nelson safe 70 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 11/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

2009 by Mac Miller
2009 — Mac Miller safe 71 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 11/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Forever Young — Joan Baez safe 80 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. 20/100, versus the original's 49. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Morning Glory” by Tim Buckley?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Amongst the Waves” by Pearl Jam, “Can't Keep” by Eddie Vedder, “Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe” by Kendrick Lamar — the top match scores 98% 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 “Morning Glory” but calmer?

“Blowin' in the Wind” by Bob Dylan, “RABi” by Bon Iver, “Rêverie” by Claude Debussy keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Morning Glory”?

It measures 49/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 80 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 55% of songs, calmer than the other 45%. Its intensity reading of 49/100 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 a slow, unhurried pace: more extreme on that axis than 85% 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

Sleep3/10
Focus7/10
Workout3/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype3/10

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

1967 in context

The 289 songs we’ve measured from 1967 average a dynamic range of 6.2/10. At 7/10, 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

Intensity49
Dynamics67
Tempo22
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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