Blues for Sensory Sensitivity

Blues is mostly sensory-safe. 55 of the 200 songs analyzed land in the safe range.

5.2
Avg Intensity
55
Safe
144
Moderate
1
Intense

Safe for sensitive ears (55)

She Belongs to Me
Bob Dylan
safe
Murder Most Foul
Bob Dylan
safe
Albatross
Fleetwood Mac
safe
I'm in the Mood
John Lee Hooker
safe
Tupelo Blues
John Lee Hooker
safe
I Cover the Waterfront
John Lee Hooker
safe
She Hangs Brightly
Mazzy Star
safe
I've Been Let Down
Mazzy Star
safe
Miriam
Norah Jones
safe
Blue Sunday
The Doors
safe
In the Cold, Cold Night
The White Stripes
safe
In the Cold, Cold Night
The White Stripes
safe
Time
Tom Waits
safe
Green Grass
Tom Waits
safe
The Thrill Is Gone
B.B. King
safe
Sweet Sixteen
B.B. King
safe
Three O'Clock Blues
B.B. King
safe
Wanderer
Cat Power
safe
You Should Probably Leave
Chris Stapleton
safe
Once Upon a Time in the West
Dire Straits
safe
Six Blade Knife
Dire Straits
safe
Man of the World
Fleetwood Mac
safe
Winter in America
Gil Scott-Heron
safe
Long Gone Lonesome Blues
Hank Williams
safe
A Mansion on the Hill
Hank Williams
safe
There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight
Hank Williams
safe
Walkin' the Boogie
John Lee Hooker
safe
Darkness
Leonard Cohen
safe
Banjo
Leonard Cohen
safe
Crescent City
Lucinda Williams
safe

Controlled — moderate intensity (144)

It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry
Bob Dylan
moderate
Highlands
Bob Dylan
moderate
If I Die Tomorrow
Jack White
moderate
Hobo Blues
John Lee Hooker
moderate
Maudie
John Lee Hooker
moderate
Long Distance Call
Muddy Waters
moderate
Cars Hiss by My Window
The Doors
moderate
Innocent When You Dream
Tom Waits
moderate
Long Way Home
Tom Waits
moderate
Say Man
Bo Diddley
moderate
Bring It to Jerome
Bo Diddley
moderate
Standing in the Doorway
Bob Dylan
moderate
Chains
Carole King
moderate
All I Could Do Was Cry
Etta James
moderate
Little Red Rooster
Howlin' Wolf
moderate
Goin' Down Slow
Howlin' Wolf
moderate
Love Interruption
Jack White
moderate
Boogie Chillen
John Lee Hooker
moderate
Crawling King Snake
John Lee Hooker
moderate
House Rent Boogie
John Lee Hooker
moderate
It Serves You Right to Suffer
John Lee Hooker
moderate
Goin' Down Highway 51
John Lee Hooker
moderate
Dimples
John Lee Hooker
moderate
Changed the Locks
Lucinda Williams
moderate
Standing Around Crying
Muddy Waters
moderate
Vampire Blues
Neil Young
moderate
Slip Slidin' Away
Paul Simon
moderate
Just Like a Baby
Sly and the Family Stone
moderate
Bullet in the Brain
The Black Keys
moderate
You're the One
The Black Keys
moderate

Intense — proceed with awareness (1)

Crossing the Rubicon
Bob Dylan
intense

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