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10 songs that feel like Come On Up to the House

Matched to Come On Up to the House by Tom Waits on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Come On Up to the House
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Come On Up to the House
Tom Waits
moderate 46/100 intensity 72 BPM
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Closed on Sunday — Kanye West moderate 95 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same spiritual pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (44/100).

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So Jah Seh — Bob Marley and The Wailers moderate 76 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (42/100). Same layered texture.

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Walk in Jerusalem — Mahalia Jackson moderate 100 BPM

Keeps the same spiritual pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (44/100). Measured 93% alike.

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Precious Angel — Bob Dylan moderate 92 BPM

Measures 94% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (44/100). Same layered texture.

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Tucson Train — Bruce Springsteen moderate 72 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same hopeful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (42/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (72 BPM).

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Heaven's Here on Earth — Tracy Chapman moderate 72 BPM

81% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Same layered texture.

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Be Alright — Ariana Grande moderate 115 BPM

Keeps the same hopeful pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Measured 90% alike.

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Hold On — Adele moderate 72 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Same layered texture.

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Zion Train — Bob Marley & The Wailers moderate 125 BPM

A 89% feel-match — carries the same hopeful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100).

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Three Hundred Pounds of Joy — Howlin' Wolf moderate 92 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Come On Up to the House is more than you want right now.

Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand) by Diana Ross
Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand) — Diana Ross safe 60 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 10/100, down from 46.

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When You Wish Upon a Star — Cliff Edwards safe 72 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 15/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Have a Talk with God by Stevie Wonder
Have a Talk with God — Stevie Wonder 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.

Days Like This by Van Morrison
Days Like This — Van Morrison 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 46.

May Ninth by Khruangbin
May Ninth — Khruangbin safe 70 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 11/100, down from 46. Nearly the same tempo, too.

You Will Know by Stevie Wonder
You Will Know — Stevie Wonder safe 85 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 38/100 — the pull without the edge.

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Jamming — Bob Marley and the Wailers safe 76 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 31/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Forever Loving Jah by Bob Marley
Forever Loving Jah — Bob Marley safe 76 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 16/100, versus the original's 46. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Come On Up to the House” by Tom Waits?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Closed on Sunday” by Kanye West, “So Jah Seh” by Bob Marley and The Wailers, “Walk in Jerusalem” by Mahalia Jackson — 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 “Come On Up to the House” but calmer?

“Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)” by Diana Ross, “When You Wish Upon a Star” by Cliff Edwards, “Have a Talk with God” by Stevie Wonder keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Come On Up to the House”?

It measures 46/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 72 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 44% of songs, calmer than the other 56%. Its intensity reading of 46/100 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 slow, unhurried pace: more extreme on that axis than 90% 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

Sleep3/10
Focus8/10
Workout3/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype3/10

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

2004 in context

The 334 songs we’ve measured from 2004 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

Intensity46
Dynamics67
Tempo18
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability0
Vocal force75
Trigger load25

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

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