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10 songs that feel like (Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone

Matched to (Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone by Aretha Franklin on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone
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(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone
Aretha Franklin
moderate 53/100 intensity 120 BPM
Tell Mama — Etta James moderate 115 BPM

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

Walk Unafraid — R.E.M. moderate 118 BPM

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

Mistakes — Sharon Van Etten moderate 118 BPM

Keeps the same confident pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (118 BPM).

Treat People with Kindness — Harry Styles moderate 124 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Same layered texture.

You've Got the Love — Florence + the Machine moderate 120 BPM

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

Original of the Species — U2 moderate 120 BPM

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

Woman Like Me — Adele moderate 124 BPM

Keeps the same confident pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (124 BPM).

Heart of a Lion — Kid Cudi moderate 90 BPM

Measures 94% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

Miracle — Foo Fighters moderate 124 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same uplifting pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (124 BPM).

Inní mér syngur vitleysingur — Sigur Rós moderate 115 BPM

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

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when (Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone is more than you want right now.

Me in Honey by R.E.M.
Me in Honey — R.E.M. safe 110 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 45/100, down from 53. Nearly the same tempo, too.

I've Got the World on a String by Louis Armstrong
I've Got the World on a String — Louis Armstrong safe 120 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 31/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

I've Got the World on a String by Frank Sinatra
I've Got the World on a String — Frank Sinatra safe 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 33/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Happy Pills by Norah Jones
Happy Pills — Norah Jones safe 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. 29/100, versus the original's 53. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Biscuits by Kacey Musgraves
Biscuits — Kacey Musgraves safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 33/100, down from 53. Nearly the same tempo, too.

When Tomorrow Comes — Eurythmics safe 117 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 45/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Superman Theme by John Williams
Superman Theme — John Williams safe 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 44/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

If I Had a Hammer — Pete Seeger & Lee Hays safe 120 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.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone” by Aretha Franklin?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Tell Mama” by Etta James, “Walk Unafraid” by R.E.M., “Mistakes” by Sharon Van Etten — 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 “(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone” but calmer?

“Me in Honey” by R.E.M., “I've Got the World on a String” by Louis Armstrong, “I've Got the World on a String” by Frank Sinatra keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone”?

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.

1968 in context

The 182 songs we’ve measured from 1968 average a dynamic range of 6.1/10. 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

Intensity53
Dynamics67
Tempo44
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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