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10 songs that feel like Man of Peace

Matched to Man of Peace by Bob Dylan on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Man of Peace
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Man of Peace
Bob Dylan
moderate 48/100 intensity 112 BPM
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A Madman from Manhattan — Jack White moderate 112 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (112 BPM).

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Red Right Hand — Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds moderate 114 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

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Been Down So Long — The Doors moderate 112 BPM

Keeps the same rebellious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (112 BPM).

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Singapore — Tom Waits moderate 110 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Same layered texture.

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Rack of His — Fiona Apple moderate 110 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (110 BPM).

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Sue Me — Björk moderate 110 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Same layered texture.

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I Feel So Good — Richard Thompson moderate 110 BPM

Keeps the same rebellious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (110 BPM).

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Synthesizer — OutKast moderate 92 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Same layered texture.

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Summer Sixteen — Drake moderate 108 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (108 BPM).

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Step Off — Kacey Musgraves moderate 116 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Man of Peace is more than you want right now.

Goodbye Weekend by Mac DeMarco
Goodbye Weekend — Mac DeMarco safe 85 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 16/100, down from 48.

The Girl from Ipanema by Antonio Carlos Jobim
The Girl from Ipanema — Antonio Carlos Jobim safe 120 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 19/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Apple Blossom by The White Stripes
Apple Blossom — The White Stripes safe 120 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 6. Reads 19/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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In the Cold, Cold Night — The White Stripes safe 112 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6. 15/100, versus the original's 48. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Six Blade Knife by Dire Straits
Six Blade Knife — Dire Straits safe 118 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 19/100, down from 48. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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The Best Ever Death Metal Band in Denton — The Mountain Goats safe 80 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 14/100 — the pull without the edge.

Sæglópur by Sigur Rós
Sæglópur — Sigur Rós 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 6. Reads 31/100.

Both Sides, Now by Joni Mitchell
Both Sides, Now — Joni Mitchell safe 82 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 27/100, versus the original's 48.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Man of Peace” by Bob Dylan?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “A Madman from Manhattan” by Jack White, “Red Right Hand” by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, “Been Down So Long” by The Doors — 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 “Man of Peace” but calmer?

“Goodbye Weekend” by Mac DeMarco, “The Girl from Ipanema” by Antonio Carlos Jobim, “Apple Blossom” by The White Stripes keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Man of Peace”?

It measures 48/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 112 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 52% of songs, calmer than the other 48%. Its intensity reading of 48/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild 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 an unusually steady, even volume: more extreme on that axis than 79% 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

Sleep4/10
Focus8/10
Workout3/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype5/10

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

1983 in context

The 242 songs we’ve measured from 1983 average a dynamic range of 6.5/10. At 6/10, this track is right in line with its year.

Mixes smoothly with

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

The fingerprint

Intensity48
Dynamics56
Tempo40
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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