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10 songs that feel like Mr. Jones

Matched to Mr. Jones by Counting Crows 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
Mr. Jones
Counting Crows
moderate 47/100 intensity 95 BPM
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Fortnight — Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone moderate 95 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

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Suedehead — Morrissey moderate 95 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Same layered texture.

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Children's Story — Slick Rick moderate 95 BPM

Keeps the same melancholy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

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Betterman — Pearl Jam moderate 92 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Same layered texture.

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Turtleneck — The National moderate 92 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (92 BPM).

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Headlights — Eminem moderate 92 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Same layered texture.

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Cool Water — Talking Heads moderate 92 BPM

Keeps the same melancholy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (92 BPM).

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Better Now — Post Malone moderate 92 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Same layered texture.

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Imitosis — Andrew Bird moderate 92 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (92 BPM).

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Miss Americana and the Heartbreak Prince — Taylor Swift moderate 100 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Mr. Jones 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 6. Intensity 12/100, down from 47.

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

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 28/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Everybody Hurts — R.E.M. safe 75 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 22/100.

White Horse by Taylor Swift
White Horse — Taylor Swift safe 80 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 23/100, versus the original's 47.

The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived by Taylor Swift
The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived — Taylor Swift safe 80 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 23/100, down from 47.

Male Fantasy by Billie Eilish
Male Fantasy — Billie Eilish safe 90 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 26/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Sad Beautiful Tragic by Taylor Swift
Sad Beautiful Tragic — Taylor Swift safe 80 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 23/100.

This Is Me Trying by Taylor Swift
This Is Me Trying — Taylor Swift safe 80 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 19/100, versus the original's 47.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Mr. Jones” by Counting Crows?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Fortnight” by Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone, “Suedehead” by Morrissey, “Children's Story” by Slick Rick — 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 “Mr. Jones” but calmer?

“Blowin' in the Wind” by Bob Dylan, “If I Were a Boy” by Beyoncé, “Everybody Hurts” by R.E.M. keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Mr. Jones”?

It measures 47/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 95 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 49% of songs, calmer than the other 51%. Its intensity reading of 47/100 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 / hype3/10

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

1993 in context

The 260 songs we’ve measured from 1993 average a dynamic range of 6.6/10. At 6/10, 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

Intensity47
Dynamics56
Tempo31
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load25

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

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