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10 songs that feel like A Thousand Kisses Deep

Matched to A Thousand Kisses Deep by Leonard Cohen 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
A Thousand Kisses Deep
Leonard Cohen
moderate 18/100 intensity 60 BPM
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Candy Says — The Velvet Underground safe 72 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same tender pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (15/100).

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Slip Slidin' Away — Paul Simon moderate 92 BPM

92% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (21/100). Same smooth texture.

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I Always Get Lucky with You — George Jones safe 60 BPM

Keeps the same tender pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (14/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (60 BPM).

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I See Who You Are — Björk safe 70 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (15/100). Same smooth texture.

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Futile Devices — Sufjan Stevens safe 72 BPM

A 91% feel-match — carries the same tender pull and sits a little calmer at 11/100.

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The Joker and the Queen — Ed Sheeran (featuring Taylor Swift) safe 70 BPM

92% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 11/100. Same smooth texture.

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Winter — Tori Amos moderate 70 BPM

Keeps the same tender pull — runs a little hotter at 29/100. Measured 89% alike.

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Rückert-Lieder — Gustav Mahler safe 60 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (18/100). Same smooth texture.

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Standing in the Doorway — Bob Dylan moderate 70 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (19/100).

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Since You've Asked — Judy Collins safe 70 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (19/100). Same smooth texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when A Thousand Kisses Deep is more than you want right now.

Tell Me Why by Neil Young
Tell Me Why — Neil Young safe 72 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 15/100, down from 18.

Amen by Leonard Cohen
Amen — Leonard Cohen safe 65 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 15/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Candy Says by The Velvet Underground
Candy Says — The Velvet Underground safe 72 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 15/100.

Nocturne in E-flat major, Op. 9 No. 2 by Frédéric Chopin
Nocturne in E-flat major, Op. 9 No. 2 — Frédéric Chopin safe 60 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 25/100, versus the original's 18. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Stardust by Louis Armstrong
Stardust — Louis Armstrong safe 60 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 18/100, down from 18. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Kiss the Rain by Yiruma
Kiss the Rain — Yiruma safe 60 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 16/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

What Was I Made For by Billie Eilish
What Was I Made For — Billie Eilish safe 60 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 14/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Across the Universe by The Beatles
Across the Universe — The Beatles safe 69 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 27/100, versus the original's 18. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “A Thousand Kisses Deep” by Leonard Cohen?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Candy Says” by The Velvet Underground, “Slip Slidin' Away” by Paul Simon, “I Always Get Lucky with You” by George Jones — the top match scores 95% 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 “A Thousand Kisses Deep” but calmer?

“Tell Me Why” by Neil Young, “Amen” by Leonard Cohen, “Candy Says” by The Velvet Underground keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “A Thousand Kisses Deep”?

It measures 18/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 5/10, smooth texture, no sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 60 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

This sits near the calm end of everything we've measured — gentler than 92% of the 19,209 songs in the library. Its intensity reading of 18/100 comes from a dynamic range of 5/10, smooth texture, no sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is a slow, unhurried pace: more extreme on that axis than 100% 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

Sleep9/10
Focus10/10
Workout1/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype1/10

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

Mixes smoothly with

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

The fingerprint

Intensity18
Dynamics44
Tempo11
Surprise0
Density0
Predictability0
Vocal force25
Trigger load0

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

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