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10 songs that feel like Canario

Matched to Canario by Emerson Lake and Palmer 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
Canario
Emerson Lake and Palmer
moderate 59/100 intensity 120 BPM
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Ocean Etude — Frédéric Chopin moderate 120 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same energetic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (63/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Uranus, the Magician — Gustav Holst moderate 120 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (63/100). Same layered texture.

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Piano Concerto in A Minor — Edvard Grieg moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same energetic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (63/100). Measured 94% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Piano Concerto in G Major — Maurice Ravel moderate 120 BPM

Measures 94% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (63/100). Same layered texture.

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Peggy's Blue Skylight — Charles Mingus moderate 120 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same energetic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (59/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Surf Beat — Dick Dale intense 140 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Same layered texture.

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Golliwog's Cakewalk — Claude Debussy moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same energetic pull — sits a little calmer at 50/100. Measured 91% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Buss Dem Bones — Amon Tobin moderate 120 BPM

Measures 91% the same. It sits a little calmer at 50/100. Same layered texture.

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Wipeout — The Ventures moderate 160 BPM

A 92% feel-match — carries the same energetic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (62/100).

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All the Things You Could Be by Now — Charles Mingus moderate 120 BPM

90% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 50/100. Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Monday Morning by Fleetwood Mac
Monday Morning — Fleetwood Mac safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 41/100, down from 59. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 24/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

I Wanna Dance with Somebody by Whitney Houston
I Wanna Dance with Somebody — Whitney Houston safe 119 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 40/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

The Less I Know the Better by Tame Impala
The Less I Know the Better — Tame Impala safe 116 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. 29/100, versus the original's 59. Nearly the same tempo, too.

The Times They Are a-Changin' by Bob Dylan
The Times They Are a-Changin' — Bob Dylan safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 27/100, down from 59. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Changes by David Bowie
Changes — David Bowie safe 124 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 27/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Let's Dance by David Bowie
Let's Dance — David Bowie safe 115 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.

9 to 5 by Dolly Parton
9 to 5 — Dolly Parton safe 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. 42/100, versus the original's 59. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Canario” by Emerson Lake and Palmer?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Ocean Etude” by Frédéric Chopin, “Uranus, the Magician” by Gustav Holst, “Piano Concerto in A Minor” by Edvard Grieg — the top match scores 94% 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 “Canario” but calmer?

“Monday Morning” by Fleetwood Mac, “It's Too Late” by Carole King, “I Wanna Dance with Somebody” by Whitney Houston keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Canario”?

It measures 59/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, frequent sudden shifts, and instrumental. 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 77% of songs, calmer than the other 23%. Its intensity reading of 59/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, frequent shifts, and instrumental. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 77% 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.

Dial the feeling up or down

Same feeling, calmer: Hedwig's Theme — John Williams

What it’s good for

Sleep1/10
Focus5/10
Workout7/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype6/10

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

1977 in context

The 226 songs we’ve measured from 1977 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. 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

Intensity59
Dynamics67
Tempo44
Surprise75
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force0
Trigger load25

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

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