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10 songs that feel like Comin' Round the Mountain

Matched to Comin' Round the Mountain by Funkadelic on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Comin' Round the Mountain
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Comin' Round the Mountain
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intense 63/100 intensity 110 BPM
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Missionary Man — Eurythmics intense 110 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (63/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (110 BPM).

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Paradise City — Guns N' Roses moderate 116 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (63/100). Same layered texture.

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Last Night on Earth — U2 intense 113 BPM

Keeps the same rebellious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (63/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (113 BPM).

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Should I Stay or Should I Go — The Clash intense 113 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (63/100). Same layered texture.

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Bad — Michael Jackson intense 114 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (63/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (114 BPM).

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Squabble Up — Kendrick Lamar intense 105 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (62/100). Same layered texture.

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TV Off — Kendrick Lamar intense 104 BPM

Keeps the same rebellious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (62/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (104 BPM).

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Sir Duke — Stevie Wonder moderate 104 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (62/100). Same layered texture.

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3500 — Travis Scott intense 118 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (63/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (118 BPM).

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Alien Superstar — Beyoncé intense 120 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Comin' Round the Mountain is more than you want right now.

Happy by The Rolling Stones
Happy — The Rolling Stones moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 53/100, down from 63. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Head Held High by The Velvet Underground
Head Held High — The Velvet Underground moderate 120 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 53/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Mo Money Mo Problems by The Notorious B.I.G.
Mo Money Mo Problems — The Notorious B.I.G. moderate 104 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 45/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Paradise City by Guns N' Roses
Paradise City — Guns N' Roses moderate 116 BPM

Holds the same feel while it eases off just enough to take the edge off. 63/100, versus the original's 63. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) by Beyoncé
Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) — Beyoncé moderate 97 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it eases off just enough to take the edge off. Intensity 74/100, down from 63.

Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) by Eurythmics
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) — Eurythmics moderate 125 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 53/100 — the pull without the edge.

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Hey Fahkah — Eddie Vedder moderate 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Reads 49/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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World Playground: A Musical Adventure for Kids — Putumayo Kids (Various Artists) safe 110 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 8. 41/100, versus the original's 63. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Comin' Round the Mountain” by Funkadelic?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Missionary Man” by Eurythmics, “Paradise City” by Guns N' Roses, “Last Night on Earth” by U2 — 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 “Comin' Round the Mountain” but calmer?

“Happy” by The Rolling Stones, “Head Held High” by The Velvet Underground, “Mo Money Mo Problems” by The Notorious B.I.G. keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Comin' Round the Mountain”?

It measures 63/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, moderate sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 110 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

This is one of the more intense things in our library — more energetic than 83% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 63/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, moderate shifts, and dynamic vocals. 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 83% 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

Sleep0/10
Focus3/10
Workout4/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype7/10

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

1976 in context

The 192 songs we’ve measured from 1976 average a dynamic range of 6.2/10. At 8/10, 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

Intensity63
Dynamics78
Tempo39
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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