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10 songs that feel like Dead Finks Don't Talk

Matched to Dead Finks Don't Talk by Brian Eno on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Dead Finks Don't Talk
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Dead Finks Don't Talk
Brian Eno
intense 69/100 intensity 135 BPM
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Mote — Sonic Youth intense 140 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same playful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (69/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (140 BPM).

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Smart Patrol/Mr. DNA — Devo intense 135 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (69/100). Same layered texture.

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The Sad Skinhead — Faust intense 140 BPM

Keeps the same playful pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (66/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (140 BPM).

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Switch — Siouxsie and the Banshees intense 135 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (69/100). Same layered texture.

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For Reverend Green — Animal Collective intense 140 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same playful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (69/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (140 BPM).

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Pulled Up — Talking Heads intense 120 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (68/100). Same layered texture.

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Not That Funny — Fleetwood Mac intense 140 BPM

Keeps the same rebellious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (69/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (140 BPM).

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Institutionalized — Kendrick Lamar intense 140 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (69/100). Same layered texture.

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On Sight — Kanye West intense 140 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (69/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (140 BPM).

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Is She Weird — Pixies intense 140 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (69/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Dead Finks Don't Talk is more than you want right now.

Peek-A-Boo! by Devo
Peek-A-Boo! — Devo moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 60/100, down from 69.

Working in the Coal Mine by Devo
Working in the Coal Mine — Devo moderate 120 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 60/100 — the pull without the edge.

Taking Tiger Mountain by Brian Eno
Taking Tiger Mountain — Brian Eno moderate 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 53/100.

Blank Frank by Brian Eno
Blank Frank — Brian Eno moderate 128 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. 50/100, versus the original's 69. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Walk on the Wild Side by Lou Reed
Walk on the Wild Side — Lou Reed safe 145 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 22/100, down from 69. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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We Don't Talk About Bruno — Lin-Manuel Miranda moderate 120 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 60/100 — the pull without the edge.

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Loose Lips — Kimya Dawson moderate 120 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 8. Reads 45/100.

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I Get Along — The Libertines moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. 49/100, versus the original's 69.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Dead Finks Don't Talk” by Brian Eno?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Mote” by Sonic Youth, “Smart Patrol/Mr. DNA” by Devo, “The Sad Skinhead” by Faust — 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 “Dead Finks Don't Talk” but calmer?

“Peek-A-Boo!” by Devo, “Working in the Coal Mine” by Devo, “Taking Tiger Mountain” by Brian Eno keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Dead Finks Don't Talk”?

It measures 69/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, moderate sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 135 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 89% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 69/100 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 89% 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
Focus2/10
Workout8/10
Dinner5/10
Party / hype7/10

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

1973 in context

The 297 songs we’ve measured from 1973 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. 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

Intensity69
Dynamics78
Tempo53
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability100
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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