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10 songs that feel like Tutu

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

Tutu
The song you love
Tutu
Miles Davis
moderate 42/100 intensity 112 BPM
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Mercy Mercy Mercy — Cannonball Adderley moderate 120 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same joyful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Gerudo Valley — Koji Kondo moderate 120 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Same layered texture.

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Chariots of Fire — Vangelis moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same joyful pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Measured 98% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Music for the Royal Fireworks — George Frideric Handel moderate 120 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Same layered texture.

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Concerto Grosso Op 6 No 4 — George Frideric Handel safe 120 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same joyful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Shaker Loops — John Adams moderate 100 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same layered texture.

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Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043 — Johann Sebastian Bach moderate 100 BPM

Keeps the same joyful pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Measured 98% alike.

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Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C Major, BWV 1066: Overture — Johann Sebastian Bach moderate 100 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same layered texture.

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A 98% feel-match — carries the same joyful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100).

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Piano Trio in B-flat major — Ludwig van Beethoven moderate 110 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (42/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Mas Que Nada by Jorge Ben
Mas Que Nada — Jorge Ben safe 100 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 35/100, down from 42.

Riptide by Vance Joy
Riptide — Vance Joy safe 100 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 22/100 — the pull without the edge.

I Wanna Dance with Somebody by Whitney Houston
I Wanna Dance with Somebody — Whitney Houston safe 119 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 40/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

The Less I Know the Better by Tame Impala
The Less I Know the Better — Tame Impala safe 116 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 42. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Changes by David Bowie
Changes — David Bowie safe 124 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 27/100, down from 42.

Let's Dance by David Bowie
Let's Dance — David Bowie safe 115 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 38/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

9 to 5 by Dolly Parton
9 to 5 — Dolly Parton safe 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 42/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Two Doors Down by Dolly Parton
Two Doors Down — Dolly Parton safe 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. 36/100, versus the original's 42. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Tutu” by Miles Davis?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Mercy Mercy Mercy” by Cannonball Adderley, “Gerudo Valley” by Koji Kondo, “Chariots of Fire” by Vangelis — 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 “Tutu” but calmer?

“Mas Que Nada” by Jorge Ben, “Riptide” by Vance Joy, “I Wanna Dance with Somebody” by Whitney Houston keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Tutu”?

It measures 42/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and instrumental. Tempo is 112 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 38% of songs, calmer than the other 62%. Its intensity reading of 42/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and instrumental. 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 deep calm: more extreme on that axis than 62% 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

Sleep5/10
Focus10/10
Workout3/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype5/10

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

1986 in context

The 223 songs we’ve measured from 1986 average a dynamic range of 6.6/10. 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

Intensity42
Dynamics67
Tempo40
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force0
Trigger load0

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

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