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10 songs that feel like Medley: Ike's Rap IV / A Brand New Me

Matched to Medley: Ike's Rap IV / A Brand New Me by Isaac Hayes on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Medley: Ike's Rap IV / A Brand New Me
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Medley: Ike's Rap IV / A Brand New Me
Isaac Hayes
moderate 50/100 intensity 82 BPM
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Hey, Ma — Bon Iver moderate 88 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same warm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (88 BPM).

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Set the Twilight Reeling — Lou Reed moderate 95 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Same layered texture.

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Summertime — Big Brother and the Holding Company moderate 80 BPM

Keeps the same warm pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

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Oh My God — Adele moderate 82 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

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Gravity — Maxwell moderate 82 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (82 BPM).

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Si Se Calla el Cantor — Mercedes Sosa moderate 80 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

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Savitri — Gustav Holst moderate 80 BPM

Keeps the same emotional pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

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The Sky Is Crying — Stevie Ray Vaughan moderate 80 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

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Cry Me a River — Joe Cocker moderate 80 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

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Many Rivers to Cross — Joe Cocker moderate 80 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Medley: Ike's Rap IV / A Brand New Me is more than you want right now.

Happy For You by Dua Lipa
Happy For You — Dua Lipa safe 95 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 29/100, down from 50.

Speechless by Michael Jackson
Speechless — Michael Jackson safe 80 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 16/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Teach Your Children — Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young safe 92 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 7. Reads 17/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Only One by James Taylor
Only One — James Taylor safe 72 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 15/100, versus the original's 50. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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The Tree of Forgiveness — John Prine safe 90 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 21/100, down from 50. Nearly the same tempo, too.

I Remember Everything by John Prine
I Remember Everything — John Prine safe 75 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 2 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 8/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

In Your Love by Tyler Childers
In Your Love — Tyler Childers safe 72 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 7. Reads 15/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Dos Oruguitas — Lin-Manuel Miranda safe 80 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 16/100, versus the original's 50. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Medley: Ike's Rap IV / A Brand New Me” by Isaac Hayes?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Hey, Ma” by Bon Iver, “Set the Twilight Reeling” by Lou Reed, “Summertime” by Big Brother and the Holding Company — 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 “Medley: Ike's Rap IV / A Brand New Me” but calmer?

“Happy For You” by Dua Lipa, “Speechless” by Michael Jackson, “Teach Your Children” by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Medley: Ike's Rap IV / A Brand New Me”?

It measures 50/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 82 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 62% of songs, calmer than the other 38%. Its intensity reading of 50/100 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 a slow, unhurried pace: more extreme on that axis than 78% 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

Sleep3/10
Focus7/10
Workout3/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype4/10

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

1971 in context

The 257 songs we’ve measured from 1971 average a dynamic range of 6.2/10. 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

Intensity50
Dynamics67
Tempo23
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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