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10 songs that feel like In the Lap of the Gods... Revisited

Matched to In the Lap of the Gods... Revisited by Queen on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

In the Lap of the Gods... Revisited
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In the Lap of the Gods... Revisited
Queen
moderate 57/100 intensity 92 BPM
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Two Hands — Big Thief moderate 85 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (57/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (85 BPM).

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Heaven Is Here — Florence and the Machine intense 120 BPM

93% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it runs a little hotter at 64/100. Same layered texture.

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Send His Love to Me — PJ Harvey intense 95 BPM

Keeps the same transcendent pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Measured 95% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

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Sleep to Dream — Fiona Apple intense 85 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.

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BLOW MY LOAD — Tyler, the Creator intense 95 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same confident pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

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Sweet Heart Sweet Light — Spiritualized moderate 95 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). Same layered texture.

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Bukowski — Modest Mouse moderate 92 BPM

Keeps the same cathartic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (57/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (92 BPM).

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Automate — Snail Mail moderate 95 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (58/100). Same layered texture.

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Die schöne Müllerin — Franz Schubert moderate 90 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (57/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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Mercury in Retrograde — Sturgill Simpson moderate 110 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (59/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when In the Lap of the Gods... Revisited is more than you want right now.

Someday We'll Be Together by The Supremes
Someday We'll Be Together — The Supremes safe 100 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 33/100, down from 57. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Jealous Guy by John Lennon
Jealous Guy — John Lennon safe 76 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 22/100 — the pull without the edge.

Aeon by Antony and the Johnsons
Aeon — Antony and the Johnsons safe 70 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 15/100.

Photograph by Ed Sheeran
Photograph — Ed Sheeran safe 80 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 57.

Have You Ever by Brandy
Have You Ever — Brandy safe 80 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 24/100, down from 57.

Chega de Saudade by Joao Gilberto
Chega de Saudade — Joao Gilberto safe 100 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 14/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

The Boy with the Arab Strap by Belle and Sebastian
The Boy with the Arab Strap — Belle and Sebastian 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. Nearly the same tempo, too.

You're Beautiful by James Blunt
You're Beautiful — James Blunt safe 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 30/100, versus the original's 57. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “In the Lap of the Gods... Revisited” by Queen?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Two Hands” by Big Thief, “Heaven Is Here” by Florence and the Machine, “Send His Love to Me” by PJ Harvey — 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 “In the Lap of the Gods... Revisited” but calmer?

“Someday We'll Be Together” by The Supremes, “Jealous Guy” by John Lennon, “Aeon” by Antony and the Johnsons keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “In the Lap of the Gods... Revisited”?

It measures 57/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, moderate sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 92 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 76% of songs, calmer than the other 24%. Its intensity reading of 57/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, moderate 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 blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 76% 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
Focus4/10
Workout4/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype4/10

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

1974 in context

The 176 songs we’ve measured from 1974 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

Intensity57
Dynamics67
Tempo29
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load25

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

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