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10 songs that feel like Gentle on My Mind

Matched to Gentle on My Mind by Dean Martin on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Gentle on My Mind
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Gentle on My Mind
Dean Martin
safe 17/100 intensity 96 BPM
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Wildflowers — Tom Petty safe 84 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same nostalgic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (16/100).

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VOU 787 — Bad Bunny safe 95 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (17/100). Same smooth texture.

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So Long, Farewell — Julie Andrews safe 90 BPM

Keeps the same nostalgic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (17/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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Sittin' On The Dock of the Bay — Otis Redding safe 88 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (20/100). Same smooth texture.

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Carefree Highway — Gordon Lightfoot safe 100 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same nostalgic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (22/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (100 BPM).

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All of Our Yesterdays — Mac DeMarco safe 72 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (15/100). Same smooth texture.

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Walkin' After Midnight — Patsy Cline safe 96 BPM

Keeps the same nostalgic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (17/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (96 BPM).

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Be Thankful for What You've Got — Massive Attack safe 95 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (17/100). Same smooth texture.

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I'm a Lonesome Fugitive — Merle Haggard safe 95 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same nostalgic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (17/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

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Manha de Carnaval — Joao Gilberto safe 80 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (20/100). Same smooth texture.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Gentle on My Mind” by Dean Martin?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Wildflowers” by Tom Petty, “VOU 787” by Bad Bunny, “So Long, Farewell” by Julie Andrews — the top match scores 98% alike. Matching is by how the songs actually move (intensity, dynamic range, texture, tempo, predictability, vocal force), not by genre tag or popularity.

How intense is “Gentle on My Mind”?

It measures 17/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 4/10, smooth texture, no sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 96 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 sits near the calm end of everything we've measured — gentler than 93% of the 19,209 songs in the library. Its intensity reading of 17/100 comes from a dynamic range of 4/10, smooth texture, no sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is an unusually steady, even volume: more extreme on that axis than 97% 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

Sleep9/10
Focus10/10
Workout0/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype1/10

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

1968 in context

The 182 songs we’ve measured from 1968 average a dynamic range of 6.1/10. At 4/10, this track is gentler and steadier than its year.

Mixes smoothly with

Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.

The fingerprint

Intensity17
Dynamics33
Tempo31
Surprise0
Density0
Predictability0
Vocal force25
Trigger load0

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

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