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10 songs that feel like Is There Anybody Here

Matched to Is There Anybody Here by Phil Ochs 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
Is There Anybody Here
Phil Ochs
moderate 34/100 intensity 80 BPM
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Prisoner — The Weeknd feat. Lana Del Rey moderate 80 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (34/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

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Numb — Portishead moderate 80 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (34/100). Same layered texture.

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Hands — Mac Miller moderate 80 BPM

Keeps the same melancholy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (34/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

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Lovesong of the Buzzard — Iron & Wine moderate 85 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (34/100). Same layered texture.

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You Missed My Heart — Phoebe Bridgers moderate 75 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (33/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (75 BPM).

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Strawberry Hill — Red House Painters safe 70 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (33/100). Same layered texture.

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August — Taylor Swift safe 90 BPM

Keeps the same melancholy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (35/100). Measured 98% alike.

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My Dirty Stream — Pete Seeger moderate 80 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (34/100). Same layered texture.

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Dust Bowl Refugee — Woody Guthrie moderate 80 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (34/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

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Here's to You — Ennio Morricone safe 80 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (34/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Is There Anybody Here is more than you want right now.

Blowin' in the Wind by Bob Dylan
Blowin' in the Wind — Bob Dylan safe 80 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 5. Intensity 12/100, down from 34. Nearly the same tempo, too.

August by Taylor Swift
August — Taylor Swift safe 90 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 35/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Champagne Problems by Taylor Swift
Champagne Problems — Taylor Swift safe 68 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 27/100.

Hoax by Taylor Swift
Hoax — Taylor Swift safe 72 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 22/100, versus the original's 34. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Mirrorball by Taylor Swift
Mirrorball — Taylor Swift safe 70 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 18/100, down from 34. Nearly the same tempo, too.

If You Could Read My Mind by Gordon Lightfoot
If You Could Read My Mind — Gordon Lightfoot safe 85 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 16/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

If I Were a Boy by Beyoncé
If I Were a Boy — Beyoncé safe 92 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 28/100.

Please, Please, Please by James Brown
Please, Please, Please — James Brown safe 80 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 32/100, versus the original's 34. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Is There Anybody Here” by Phil Ochs?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Prisoner” by The Weeknd feat. Lana Del Rey, “Numb” by Portishead, “Hands” by Mac Miller — 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 “Is There Anybody Here” but calmer?

“Blowin' in the Wind” by Bob Dylan, “August” by Taylor Swift, “Champagne Problems” by Taylor Swift keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Is There Anybody Here”?

It measures 34/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 5/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 80 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 22% of songs, calmer than the other 78%. Its intensity reading of 34/100 comes from a dynamic range of 5/10, layered texture, mild 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 88% 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

Sleep7/10
Focus10/10
Workout2/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype2/10

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

Mixes smoothly with

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

The fingerprint

Intensity34
Dynamics44
Tempo22
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force25
Trigger load13

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

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