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10 songs that feel like The Same Deep Water as You
Matched to The Same Deep Water as You by The Cure on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.
A 99% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (29/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (85 BPM).
92% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (27/100). Same layered texture.
Keeps the same melancholy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (30/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (92 BPM).
Measures 91% the same. It sits a little calmer at 21/100. Same layered texture.
A 96% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (31/100).
91% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it runs a little hotter at 35/100. Same layered texture.
Keeps the same dreamy pull — sits a little calmer at 21/100. Measured 90% alike.
Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (30/100). Same layered texture.
A 99% feel-match — carries the same feel and lands at almost exactly the same energy (29/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).
99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (29/100). Same layered texture.
…and if you want it calmer
Same feeling, measured gentler — for when The Same Deep Water as You is more than you want right now.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 35/100, down from 29. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 12/100 — the pull without the edge.
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 17/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 17/100, versus the original's 29. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 27/100, down from 29. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 17/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.
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 17/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6. 12/100, versus the original's 29. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Frequently asked
What songs sound like “The Same Deep Water as You” by The Cure?
The closest feel-matches we measure are “40 Days” by Slowdive, “Wakin on a Pretty Daze” by Kurt Vile, “Pagan Poetry” by Björk — 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 “The Same Deep Water as You” but calmer?
“August” by Taylor Swift, “Happiness Is a Butterfly” by Lana Del Rey, “Eventually” by Tame Impala keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.
How intense is “The Same Deep Water as You”?
It measures 29/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, no sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 90 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
This sits near the calm end of everything we've measured — gentler than 81% of the 19,209 songs in the library. Its intensity reading of 29/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, no sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.
What makes it unusual
What stands out most about this song is deep calm: more extreme on that axis than 81% 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
Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.
1989 in context
The 219 songs we’ve measured from 1989 average a dynamic range of 6.5/10. 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
The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.
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