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10 songs that feel like This Song

Matched to This Song by George Harrison on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

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This Song
George Harrison
moderate 38/100 intensity 90 BPM
Bonde — Ali Farka Toure moderate 90 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same calm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

Lasidan — Ali Farka Toure moderate 90 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

Sega — Ali Farka Toure moderate 90 BPM

Keeps the same calm pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

Ai Bine — Ali Farka Toure moderate 90 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

Walking Wallah — Ali Farka Toure moderate 90 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same calm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

Roucky — Ali Farka Toure moderate 90 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

Penda Yoro — Ali Farka Toure moderate 90 BPM

Keeps the same calm pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

Tulumba — Ali Farka Toure moderate 90 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

Nbalan — Ali Farka Toure moderate 90 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same calm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

Mali Dje — Ali Farka Toure moderate 90 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Shida by Khruangbin
Shida — Khruangbin safe 95 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 32/100, down from 38. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Easy Skanking — Bob Marley & The Wailers safe 76 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 16/100 — the pull without the edge.

Kool Aid & Frozen Pizza — Mac Miller safe 92 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 25/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Moonshadow by Cat Stevens
Moonshadow — Cat Stevens safe 92 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 17/100, versus the original's 38. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Electric Relaxation by A Tribe Called Quest
Electric Relaxation — A Tribe Called Quest safe 92 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 25/100, down from 38. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Itsy Bitsy Spider — Traditional safe 90 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 2 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 9/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Skinnamarink — Traditional safe 90 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 6. Reads 13/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Georgie Porgie — Traditional safe 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 2 where the original climbs to 6. 11/100, versus the original's 38. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “This Song” by George Harrison?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Bonde” by Ali Farka Toure, “Lasidan” by Ali Farka Toure, “Sega” by Ali Farka Toure — 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 “This Song” but calmer?

“Shida” by Khruangbin, “Easy Skanking” by Bob Marley & The Wailers, “Kool Aid & Frozen Pizza” by Mac Miller keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “This Song”?

It measures 38/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild 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

On our 19k-song scale this lands in the middle band — more energetic than 27% of songs, calmer than the other 73%. Its intensity reading of 38/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and soft 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 an unusually steady, even volume: more extreme on that axis than 79% 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

Sleep6/10
Focus10/10
Workout2/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype2/10

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

1976 in context

The 192 songs we’ve measured from 1976 average a dynamic range of 6.2/10. 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

Intensity38
Dynamics56
Tempo28
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force25
Trigger load13

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

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