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10 songs that feel like Burning of the Midnight Lamp

Matched to Burning of the Midnight Lamp by Jimi Hendrix 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
Burning of the Midnight Lamp
Jimi Hendrix
moderate 53/100 intensity 120 BPM
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One More Hour — Tame Impala moderate 117 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (117 BPM).

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Bird Dream of the Olympus Mons — Pixies moderate 120 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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Breathe Deeper — Tame Impala moderate 118 BPM

Keeps the same dreamy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (118 BPM).

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Like Cockatoos — The Cure moderate 135 BPM

Measures 97% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (54/100). Same layered texture.

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Birdman — Ride moderate 125 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (125 BPM).

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Mayonaise — The Smashing Pumpkins moderate 126 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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Cool Your Boots — Ride moderate 128 BPM

Keeps the same dreamy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (54/100). Measured 98% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (128 BPM).

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Anno Satana — The Smashing Pumpkins moderate 120 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

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2000 Light Years from Home — The Rolling Stones moderate 120 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Borderline — Tame Impala moderate 115 BPM

96% 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 Burning of the Midnight Lamp is more than you want right now.

Dark Paradise by Lana Del Rey
Dark Paradise — Lana Del Rey safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 19/100, down from 53. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Mazurka Op. 17 No. 4 — Frédéric Chopin safe 120 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 26/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

August by Taylor Swift
August — Taylor Swift safe 90 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 35/100.

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Eventually — Tame Impala safe 95 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 17/100, versus the original's 53.

Überlin by R.E.M.
Überlin — R.E.M. safe 92 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 17/100, down from 53.

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The Rip — Portishead safe 90 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.

If You Say the Word by Radiohead
If You Say the Word — Radiohead safe 90 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.

Pay No Mind by Beach House
Pay No Mind — Beach House safe 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 17/100, versus the original's 53.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Burning of the Midnight Lamp” by Jimi Hendrix?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “One More Hour” by Tame Impala, “Bird Dream of the Olympus Mons” by Pixies, “Breathe Deeper” by Tame Impala — 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 “Burning of the Midnight Lamp” but calmer?

“Dark Paradise” by Lana Del Rey, “Mazurka Op. 17 No. 4” by Frédéric Chopin, “August” by Taylor Swift keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Burning of the Midnight Lamp”?

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 120 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 blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 69% 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.

1967 in context

The 289 songs we’ve measured from 1967 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

Intensity53
Dynamics67
Tempo44
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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