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10 songs that feel like Wholl Be a Witness for My Lord

Matched to Wholl Be a Witness for My Lord by Sister Rosetta Tharpe 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
Wholl Be a Witness for My Lord
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
moderate 53/100 intensity 120 BPM
634-5789 — Wilson Pickett moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same uplifting pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Hey Jude — Wilson Pickett moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Same layered texture.

Morning Glory — Oasis moderate 116 BPM

Keeps the same uplifting pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (116 BPM).

Strict Machine — Goldfrapp moderate 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Same layered texture.

Believer — Goldfrapp moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same uplifting pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Engine Number 9 — Wilson Pickett moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Same layered texture.

Hold On, I'm Comin' — Sam & Dave moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same uplifting pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

You Don't Know Like I Know — Sam and Dave moderate 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Same layered texture.

Soul Sister Brown Sugar — Sam and Dave moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same uplifting pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Mouvement — Youssou NDour moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Wholl Be a Witness for My Lord is more than you want right now.

AUATC by Bon Iver
AUATC — Bon Iver safe 110 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 32/100, down from 53. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Friday I'm In Love by The Cure
Friday I'm In Love — The Cure safe 135 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 34/100 — the pull without the edge.

Stand — R.E.M. safe 106 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 40/100.

Shiny Happy People by R.E.M.
Shiny Happy People — R.E.M. safe 135 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 42/100, versus the original's 53.

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 28/100, down from 53. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Happy Birthday — Stevie Wonder safe 105 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 30/100 — the pull without the edge.

One Love / People Get Ready — Bob Marley & The Wailers safe 119 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 23/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Anywhere Is — Enya safe 118 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 19/100, versus the original's 53. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Wholl Be a Witness for My Lord” by Sister Rosetta Tharpe?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “634-5789” by Wilson Pickett, “Hey Jude” by Wilson Pickett, “Morning Glory” by Oasis — 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 “Wholl Be a Witness for My Lord” but calmer?

“AUATC” by Bon Iver, “Friday I'm In Love” by The Cure, “Stand” by R.E.M. keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Wholl Be a Witness for My Lord”?

It measures 53/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. 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 69% of songs, calmer than the other 31%. Its intensity reading of 53/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, 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 blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 69% 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.

1948 in context

The 8 songs we’ve measured from 1948 average a dynamic range of 5.3/10. At 7/10, this track is louder and more dynamic than its year.

Mixes smoothly with

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

The fingerprint

Intensity53
Dynamics67
Tempo44
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load25

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

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