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Kacey Musgraves
Same Trailer Different Park (2013)
Moderate 116 BPM
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Song DNA

Dynamic Range6/10
Sudden Changesmild
Texturelayered
Predictabilitymedium
Vocal Styledynamic vocals
Notes: Smooth country production with twangy guitars and steady rhythms creates a cohesive, non-abrasive sound; moderate dynamics and layered instrumentation provide gentle builds without overwhelming intensity.

Misophonia Triggers

Mouth Soundsnone
Percussive Clicksmild
Breathing Soundsnone
Repetitive Micro-soundsnone

A sassy southern kiss-off anthem with crafty imagery, delivering witty lyrical truth-bombs about authenticity and dismissing pretension.

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Moods: confident, playful, rebellious

Traditions: country

How this song sits on each sensory axis

A dynamic range of 6/10 means this song moves. Expect a real volume climb between quiet sections and the loudest part of the arrangement — enough that you may want to set the initial volume below where you'd normally land.

Sudden changes: mild. There are one or two transitions worth knowing about, though they're musically resolved rather than surprise-driven.

Texture is layered — a full arrangement with clear separation between parts.

Predictability is medium — conventional structure overall, with one or two moments that deviate from what you'd expect.

Vocal style: dynamic vocals.

Where this sits in Kacey Musgraves's catalog

We have 48 songs from Kacey Musgraves in the library. Of those, 34 are rated Safe, 13 Moderate, and 1 Intense. This song's dynamic range of 6/10 sits above the artist average of 4.8, making it the #6 most dynamic track of theirs in our library.

Other tracks from Same Trailer Different Park

We have 6 songs from this album. Overall, the album leans moderate in sensory profile.

2013 context

Released in 2013. We have 408 songs from that year in our library, averaging a dynamic range of 6.5/10. This track is about average than the year average. Explore more from the 2010s.

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Moods
confident · 1129playful · 1805rebellious · 1970
Traditions
country · 833

Why this rating

We rate this song Moderate because it falls between our Safe and Intense thresholds on at least one dimension. Moderate is the default for most well-produced music that has real arc but no surprise elements. Full rubric: methodology.

Rating last reviewed: 2026-04-14. Reviewed by the Music I Want editorial team against the documented methodology.

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