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10 songs that feel like Vera

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

Vera
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Vera
Pink Floyd
moderate 37/100 intensity 70 BPM
Bottom of the World — Tom Waits moderate 85 BPM

A 93% feel-match — carries the same nostalgic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (42/100).

Red Red Red — Fiona Apple moderate 70 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same layered texture.

Prickly Thorn, But Sweetly Worn — The White Stripes moderate 85 BPM

Keeps the same nostalgic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (42/100). Measured 93% alike.

Rose in Paradise — Waylon Jennings moderate 70 BPM

Measures 91% the same. It runs a little hotter at 45/100. Same layered texture.

Foreword — Tyler, The Creator moderate 80 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (42/100).

II. Zealots of Stockholm (Free Information) — Childish Gambino moderate 80 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (42/100). Same layered texture.

Trampled Rose — Tom Waits moderate 85 BPM

Keeps the same melancholy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (42/100). Measured 95% alike.

Communist Daughter — Neutral Milk Hotel moderate 85 BPM

Measures 97% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

Dodger Blue — Kendrick Lamar moderate 95 BPM

A 92% feel-match — carries the same nostalgic pull and runs a little hotter at 43/100.

A Sorta Fairytale — Tori Amos moderate 92 BPM

89% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it runs a little hotter at 47/100. Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Both Sides, Now by Joni Mitchell
Both Sides, Now — Joni Mitchell safe 82 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 27/100, down from 37.

It's Good to Be King by Tom Petty
It's Good to Be King — Tom Petty safe 80 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 24/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Tangerine by Led Zeppelin
Tangerine — Led Zeppelin safe 78 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 16/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Million Years Ago by Adele
Million Years Ago — Adele safe 78 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 16/100, versus the original's 37. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Pink + White by Frank Ocean
Pink + White — Frank Ocean safe 82 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 16/100, down from 37.

Skyline To by Frank Ocean
Skyline To — Frank Ocean safe 80 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 24/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Dear April — Frank Ocean safe 80 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 16/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

House Where Nobody Lives by Tom Waits
House Where Nobody Lives — Tom Waits safe 85 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 16/100, versus the original's 37.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Vera” by Pink Floyd?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Bottom of the World” by Tom Waits, “Red Red Red” by Fiona Apple, “Prickly Thorn, But Sweetly Worn” by The White Stripes — the top match scores 93% 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 “Vera” but calmer?

“Both Sides, Now” by Joni Mitchell, “It's Good to Be King” by Tom Petty, “Tangerine” by Led Zeppelin keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Vera”?

It measures 37/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 4/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 70 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 25% of songs, calmer than the other 75%. Its intensity reading of 37/100 comes from a dynamic range of 4/10, 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 an unusually steady, even volume: more extreme on that axis than 97% 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
Focus9/10
Workout2/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype2/10

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

1979 in context

The 245 songs we’ve measured from 1979 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. At 4/10, this track is gentler and steadier than its year.

Mixes smoothly with

Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.

The fingerprint

Intensity37
Dynamics33
Tempo17
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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