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10 songs that feel like Walking Blues

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

Walking Blues
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Walking Blues
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moderate 50/100 intensity 160 BPM
Nobody to Blame — Chris Stapleton moderate 160 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (160 BPM).

Pink Triangle — Weezer moderate 154 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

Virginia Beach — Drake moderate 140 BPM

Keeps the same melancholy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Measured 96% alike.

Uncle Pen — Bill Monroe safe 152 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Same layered texture.

Hotel Yorba — The White Stripes moderate 160 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same feel and lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (160 BPM).

Sweet Little Sixteen — Chuck Berry moderate 160 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

Crazy Little Thing Called Love — Queen moderate 162 BPM

Keeps the same feel — lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (162 BPM).

Snow on tha Bluff — J. Cole moderate 146 BPM

Measures 97% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Same layered texture.

The Race Is On — George Jones moderate 145 BPM

A 97% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100).

Blue Moon of Kentucky — Bill Monroe moderate 144 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 44/100. Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Peter by Taylor Swift
Peter — Taylor Swift safe 180 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 50.

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

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 27/100 — the pull without the edge.

Sittin' On The Dock of the Bay by Otis Redding
Sittin' On The Dock of the Bay — Otis Redding safe 88 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 20/100.

Blowin' in the Wind by Bob Dylan
Blowin' in the Wind — Bob Dylan safe 80 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6. 12/100, versus the original's 50.

It's Too Late by Carole King
It's Too Late — Carole King safe 126 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 24/100, down from 50.

If I Were a Boy by Beyoncé
If I Were a Boy — Beyoncé safe 92 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 28/100 — the pull without the edge.

Merry Go 'Round by Kacey Musgraves
Merry Go 'Round — Kacey Musgraves safe 85 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 27/100.

Brenda's Got a Baby by 2Pac
Brenda's Got a Baby — 2Pac safe 92 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 28/100, versus the original's 50.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Walking Blues” by Muddy Waters?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Nobody to Blame” by Chris Stapleton, “Pink Triangle” by Weezer, “Virginia Beach” by Drake — 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 “Walking Blues” but calmer?

“Peter” by Taylor Swift, “Both Sides, Now” by Joni Mitchell, “Sittin' On The Dock of the Bay” by Otis Redding keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Walking Blues”?

It measures 50/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 160 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 62% of songs, calmer than the other 38%. Its intensity reading of 50/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, 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 a fast, driving tempo: more extreme on that axis than 95% 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.

1941 in context

The 9 songs we’ve measured from 1941 average a dynamic range of 6.1/10. 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

Intensity50
Dynamics56
Tempo67
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability0
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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