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10 songs that feel like Walking Down Broadway

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

The song you love
Walking Down Broadway
Link Wray
moderate 39/100 intensity 120 BPM
Crescendolls — Daft Punk moderate 123 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same nostalgic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (123 BPM).

Hilarious Movie of the 90s — Four Tet moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

Pulsewidth — Aphex Twin moderate 126 BPM

Keeps the same nostalgic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (126 BPM).

Superheroes — Daft Punk moderate 122 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

Cantina Band — John Williams moderate 115 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same nostalgic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (115 BPM).

Optical Race — Tangerine Dream moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

Sun Drums and Soil — Four Tet moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same energetic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Kool FM — Four Tet moderate 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

Parallel Jalebi — Four Tet moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same energetic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Squance — Plaid moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Cantaloupe Island by Herbie Hancock
Cantaloupe Island — Herbie Hancock safe 105 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 30/100, down from 39.

Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard by Paul Simon
Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard — Paul Simon safe 130 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 42/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Back in the U.S.A. by Chuck Berry
Back in the U.S.A. — Chuck Berry safe 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 35/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Apache — The Ventures safe 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 35/100, versus the original's 39. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Telstar — The Ventures safe 132 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 36/100, down from 39.

She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain — Traditional safe 120 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 19/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Walkin' the Boogie by John Lee Hooker
Walkin' the Boogie — John Lee Hooker safe 140 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 29/100.

Roll On Buddy — Bill Monroe safe 140 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 29/100, versus the original's 39.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Walking Down Broadway” by Link Wray?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Crescendolls” by Daft Punk, “Hilarious Movie of the 90s” by Four Tet, “Pulsewidth” by Aphex Twin — 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 Down Broadway” but calmer?

“Cantaloupe Island” by Herbie Hancock, “Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard” by Paul Simon, “Back in the U.S.A.” by Chuck Berry keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Walking Down Broadway”?

It measures 39/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and instrumental. Tempo is 120 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 32% of songs, calmer than the other 68%. Its intensity reading of 39/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, 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 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
Workout5/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype5/10

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

Mixes smoothly with

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

The fingerprint

Intensity39
Dynamics56
Tempo44
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force0
Trigger load25

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

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