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10 songs that feel like Lady Stardust

Matched to Lady Stardust by David Bowie on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Lady Stardust
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Lady Stardust
David Bowie
safe 18/100 intensity 105 BPM
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Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love) — Waylon Jennings safe 90 BPM

A 97% feel-match — carries the same nostalgic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (17/100).

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Where or When — Ella Fitzgerald safe 110 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (19/100). Same smooth texture.

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Pink in the Night — Mitski safe 110 BPM

Keeps the same nostalgic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (19/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (110 BPM).

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Henry — Soccer Mommy safe 110 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (19/100). Same smooth texture.

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Tire Swing — Kimya Dawson safe 110 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same nostalgic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (19/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (110 BPM).

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Slow Jamz — Kanye West safe 87 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (17/100). Same smooth texture.

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Lovesong — Adele safe 86 BPM

Keeps the same nostalgic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (16/100). Measured 96% alike.

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Knockin' on Your Screen Door — John Prine safe 85 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (16/100). Same smooth texture.

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That's the Way the World Goes 'Round — John Prine safe 105 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same nostalgic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (18/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (105 BPM).

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99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (18/100). Same smooth texture.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Lady Stardust” by David Bowie?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)” by Waylon Jennings, “Where or When” by Ella Fitzgerald, “Pink in the Night” by Mitski — the top match scores 97% 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 “Lady Stardust”?

It measures 18/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 4/10, smooth texture, no sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 105 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 92% of the 19,209 songs in the library. Its intensity reading of 18/100 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
Workout1/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype1/10

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

1972 in context

The 269 songs we’ve measured from 1972 average a dynamic range of 6.0/10. 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

Intensity18
Dynamics33
Tempo36
Surprise0
Density0
Predictability0
Vocal force25
Trigger load0

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

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