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10 songs that feel like Almost Cut My Hair

Matched to Almost Cut My Hair by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young 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
Almost Cut My Hair
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
moderate 53/100 intensity 124 BPM
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Isn't It Midnight — Fleetwood Mac moderate 124 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same nostalgic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (124 BPM).

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Woman Like Me — Adele moderate 124 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Same layered texture.

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Fresh Out the Slammer — Taylor Swift moderate 108 BPM

Keeps the same nostalgic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Measured 95% alike.

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Scorpio Rising — Soccer Mommy moderate 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Same layered texture.

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Dilettante — St. Vincent moderate 126 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (126 BPM).

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Coming Home — Iron Maiden moderate 130 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (54/100). Same layered texture.

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Transatlanticism — Death Cab for Cutie moderate 130 BPM

Keeps the same nostalgic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (54/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (130 BPM).

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I Don't Know Why — Stevie Wonder moderate 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Same layered texture.

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Mariana Trench — Bright Eyes moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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The One I Love — R.E.M. moderate 128 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (54/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Almost Cut My Hair is more than you want right now.

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Hometown Glory — Adele safe 124 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 33/100, down from 53. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Ramblin' Fever by Merle Haggard
Ramblin' Fever — Merle Haggard safe 115 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 31/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Can't You Hear Me Calling by Bill Monroe
Can't You Hear Me Calling — Bill Monroe safe 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 45/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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We Belong Together — Randy Newman safe 112 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 32/100, versus the original's 53.

High by the Beach by Lana Del Rey
High by the Beach — Lana Del Rey safe 94 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 27/100, down from 53.

Homesick by Dua Lipa
Homesick — Dua Lipa safe 98 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 27/100 — the pull without the edge.

It's Too Late by Carole King
It's Too Late — Carole King safe 126 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 24/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Court and Spark by Joni Mitchell
Court and Spark — Joni Mitchell safe 110 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 35/100, versus the original's 53.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Almost Cut My Hair” by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Isn't It Midnight” by Fleetwood Mac, “Woman Like Me” by Adele, “Fresh Out the Slammer” by Taylor Swift — 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 “Almost Cut My Hair” but calmer?

“Hometown Glory” by Adele, “Ramblin' Fever” by Merle Haggard, “Can't You Hear Me Calling” by Bill Monroe keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Almost Cut My Hair”?

It measures 53/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 124 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 69% of songs, calmer than the other 31%. Its intensity reading of 53/100 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 fast, driving tempo: more extreme on that axis than 81% of everything we've measured. At the far opposite end of the library sit the songs built on near-total stillness — steady volume, no surprises, a slow and unhurried pulse — 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
Workout6/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype6/10

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

1970 in context

The 307 songs we’ve measured from 1970 average a dynamic range of 6.1/10. 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

Intensity53
Dynamics67
Tempo47
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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