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10 songs that feel like Condi Condi

Matched to Condi Condi by Steve Earle 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
Condi Condi
Steve Earle
moderate 49/100 intensity 120 BPM
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Moanin' at Midnight — Howlin' Wolf moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same intense pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Lawyers, Guns and Money — Warren Zevon moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

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Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner — Warren Zevon moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same intense pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Positively 4th Street — Bob Dylan moderate 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

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These Walls — Dua Lipa moderate 118 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same intense pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (118 BPM).

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Changing of the Guards — Bob Dylan moderate 118 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

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The Words That Maketh Murder — PJ Harvey moderate 115 BPM

Keeps the same intense pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (115 BPM).

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Red Right Hand — Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds moderate 114 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

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I Should Have Known Better — Wire moderate 135 BPM

A 97% feel-match — carries the same intense pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100).

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Fashion — David Bowie moderate 126 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

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 49. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Norwegian Wood by The Beatles
Norwegian Wood — The Beatles safe 120 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 31/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Never Going Back Again — Fleetwood Mac safe 130 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 24/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

This Land Is Your Land by Woody Guthrie
This Land Is Your Land — Woody Guthrie safe 100 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 18/100, versus the original's 49.

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

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 24/100, down from 49. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Clean by Taylor Swift
Clean — Taylor Swift safe 120 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 26/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Blackbird — The Beatles safe 90 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 24/100.

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Teach Your Children — Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young safe 92 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 17/100, versus the original's 49.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Condi Condi” by Steve Earle?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Moanin' at Midnight” by Howlin' Wolf, “Lawyers, Guns and Money” by Warren Zevon, “Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner” by Warren Zevon — 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 “Condi Condi” but calmer?

“The Times They Are a-Changin'” by Bob Dylan, “Norwegian Wood” by The Beatles, “Never Going Back Again” by Fleetwood Mac keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Condi Condi”?

It measures 49/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, 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 55% of songs, calmer than the other 45%. Its intensity reading of 49/100 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 an unusually steady, even volume: more extreme on that axis than 79% 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
Focus7/10
Workout6/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype5/10

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 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

Intensity49
Dynamics56
Tempo44
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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