1960s Music — Sensory Ratings

Where popular music exploded in every direction. 300 songs from this decade analyzed for dynamic range, texture, intensity, and sensory triggers.

7.3
Avg Intensity
0
Safe
98
Moderate
202
Intense

Moderate (98)

Desolation Row
Bob Dylan
moderate
It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry
Bob Dylan
moderate
Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands
Bob Dylan
moderate
Moonchild
King Crimson
moderate
Cello Song
Nick Drake
moderate
I Fall to Pieces
Patsy Cline
moderate
Piano Phase
Steve Reich
moderate
People Are Strange
The Doors
moderate
Gates of Eden
Bob Dylan
moderate
Queen Jane Approximately
Bob Dylan
moderate
I Threw It All Away
Bob Dylan
moderate
Aisha
Eric Dolphy
moderate
All I Could Do Was Cry
Etta James
moderate
Watermelon Man
Herbie Hancock
moderate
Little Red Rooster
Howlin' Wolf
moderate
Goin' Down Slow
Howlin' Wolf
moderate
Castles Made of Sand
Jimi Hendrix
moderate
It Serves You Right to Suffer
John Lee Hooker
moderate
Ring of Fire
Johnny Cash
moderate
Folsom Prison Blues
Johnny Cash
moderate
Run for Cover
Lee "Scratch" Perry
moderate
The Click Song
Miriam Makeba
moderate
Kilimanjaro
Miriam Makeba
moderate
Tshotsholoza
Miriam Makeba
moderate
Ngoma
Miriam Makeba
moderate
Hapo Zamani
Miriam Makeba
moderate
These Arms of Mine
Otis Redding
moderate
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My Dirty Stream
Pete Seeger
moderate
♪
Waist Deep in the Big Muddy
Pete Seeger
moderate
♪
With God on Our Side
Pete Seeger
moderate
♪
The War Is Over
Phil Ochs
moderate
The Weight
The Band
moderate
Barbara Ann
The Beach Boys
moderate
You're So Good to Me
The Beach Boys
moderate
For the Sake of the Song
Townes Van Zandt
moderate
♪
Rollercoaster
13th Floor Elevators
moderate
♪
Slip Inside This House
13th Floor Elevators
moderate
♪
Reverberation
13th Floor Elevators
moderate
♪
Thru the Rhythm
13th Floor Elevators
moderate
♪
Baby Blue
13th Floor Elevators
moderate

Most intense (202)

Come Out
Steve Reich
intense
It's Gonna Rain
Steve Reich
intense
Waiting Around to Die
Townes Van Zandt
intense
You're Gonna Miss Me
13th Floor Elevators
intense
Masters of War
Bob Dylan
intense
Tombstone Blues
Bob Dylan
intense
Father Cannot Yell
Can
intense
A Little Less Conversation
Elvis Presley
intense
A Fistful of Dollars
Ennio Morricone
intense
Spoonful
Howlin' Wolf
intense
Back Door Man
Howlin' Wolf
intense
♪
Night Train
James Brown
intense
Summertime
John Coltrane
intense
Impressions
John Coltrane
intense
Cold Turkey
John Lennon
intense
Cocaine Blues
Johnny Cash
intense
Story of Isaac
Leonard Cohen
intense
Mojo Hand
Lightnin' Hopkins
intense
Strange Fruit
Nina Simone
intense
Bike
Pink Floyd
intense
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