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10 songs that feel like Bird Gerhl

Matched to Bird Gerhl by Antony and the Johnsons on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

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moderate 45/100 intensity 70 BPM
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Hairpin Turns — The National moderate 92 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same hopeful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100).

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Galleon Ship — Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds moderate 70 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Same layered texture.

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Joy — Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds moderate 85 BPM

Keeps the same transcendent pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Measured 97% alike.

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Love Is a Game — Adele moderate 108 BPM

Measures 91% the same. It runs a little hotter at 52/100. Same layered texture.

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Cloudbusting — Kate Bush moderate 102 BPM

A 91% feel-match — carries the same hopeful pull and runs a little hotter at 51/100.

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One Day — Björk moderate 95 BPM

93% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Same layered texture.

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Morning Dew — Grateful Dead moderate 70 BPM

Keeps the same transcendent pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (70 BPM).

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My Red Little Fox — Sufjan Stevens moderate 72 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Same layered texture.

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Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140 — Johann Sebastian Bach safe 60 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (44/100).

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95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Bird Gerhl is more than you want right now.

Lovely by Billie Eilish & Khalid
Lovely — Billie Eilish & Khalid safe 80 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 41/100, down from 45. Nearly the same tempo, too.

The Long and Winding Road by The Beatles
The Long and Winding Road — The Beatles safe 73 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 32/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Con Te Partirò by Andrea Bocelli
Con Te Partirò — Andrea Bocelli safe 66 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 38/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

The Dying Swan by Yo-Yo Ma
The Dying Swan — Yo-Yo Ma safe 55 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 16/100, versus the original's 45.

PDLIF by Bon Iver
PDLIF — Bon Iver safe 70 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 15/100, down from 45. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Everything That Rises by Sufjan Stevens
Everything That Rises — Sufjan Stevens safe 85 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 16/100 — the pull without the edge.

Bright Horses by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Bright Horses — Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds safe 70 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 6. Reads 15/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Across the Border by Bruce Springsteen
Across the Border — Bruce Springsteen safe 85 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 16/100, versus the original's 45.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Bird Gerhl” by Antony and the Johnsons?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Hairpin Turns” by The National, “Galleon Ship” by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, “Joy” by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds — the top match scores 96% 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 “Bird Gerhl” but calmer?

“Lovely” by Billie Eilish & Khalid, “The Long and Winding Road” by The Beatles, “Con Te Partirò” by Andrea Bocelli keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Bird Gerhl”?

It measures 45/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 70 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 42% of songs, calmer than the other 58%. Its intensity reading of 45/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, 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 96% 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

Sleep4/10
Focus8/10
Workout3/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype3/10

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

2005 in context

The 363 songs we’ve measured from 2005 average a dynamic range of 6.2/10. At 6/10, this track is right in line with its year.

Mixes smoothly with

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

The fingerprint

Intensity45
Dynamics56
Tempo17
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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