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10 songs that feel like Money Maker

Matched to Money Maker by The Black Keys on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Money Maker
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Money Maker
The Black Keys
intense 60/100 intensity 126 BPM
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Stay in Your Grave — The Black Keys feat. Alice Cooper moderate 128 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and sits a little calmer at 54/100. Nearly the same tempo, too (128 BPM).

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Confusion — Fela Kuti intense 130 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.

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Black Man's Cry — Fela Kuti intense 130 BPM

Keeps the same rebellious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (130 BPM).

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Symphony of Destruction — Megadeth intense 124 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.

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The Heinrich Maneuver — Interpol moderate 126 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and sits a little calmer at 53/100. Nearly the same tempo, too (126 BPM).

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Emission Control — AC/DC intense 132 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.

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The Jean Genie — David Bowie intense 133 BPM

Keeps the same rebellious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (133 BPM).

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Hurricane — Bob Dylan moderate 144 BPM

Measures 94% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (55/100). Same layered texture.

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No Surrender — Bruce Springsteen intense 118 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (118 BPM).

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Hold Me Back — AC/DC intense 136 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Money Maker is more than you want right now.

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Vertigo — The Libertines moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 49/100, down from 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Relax — Frankie Goes to Hollywood moderate 130 BPM

It eases off just enough to take the edge off, so it lands at 70/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Peek-A-Boo! by Devo
Peek-A-Boo! — Devo moderate 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it eases off just enough to take the edge off. Reads 60/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Working in the Coal Mine by Devo
Working in the Coal Mine — Devo moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while it eases off just enough to take the edge off. 60/100, versus the original's 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Got Nuffin by Spoon
Got Nuffin — Spoon moderate 126 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it eases off just enough to take the edge off. Intensity 53/100, down from 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

All the Rage Back Home by Interpol
All the Rage Back Home — Interpol moderate 120 BPM

It eases off just enough to take the edge off, so it lands at 64/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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The Heinrich Maneuver — Interpol moderate 126 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it eases off just enough to take the edge off. Reads 53/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Abacab — Genesis moderate 136 BPM

Holds the same feel while it eases off just enough to take the edge off. 61/100, versus the original's 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Money Maker” by The Black Keys?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Stay in Your Grave” by The Black Keys feat. Alice Cooper, “Confusion” by Fela Kuti, “Black Man's Cry” by Fela Kuti — the top match scores 96% 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 “Money Maker” but calmer?

“Vertigo” by The Libertines, “Relax” by Frankie Goes to Hollywood, “Peek-A-Boo!” by Devo keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Money Maker”?

It measures 60/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 126 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 77% of songs, calmer than the other 23%. Its intensity reading of 60/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and dynamic vocals. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is a fast, driving tempo: more extreme on that axis than 83% 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

Sleep2/10
Focus6/10
Workout7/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype6/10

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

2011 in context

The 372 songs we’ve measured from 2011 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. At 8/10, 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

Intensity60
Dynamics78
Tempo48
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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