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10 songs that feel like Mr. Tambourine Man

Matched to Mr. Tambourine Man by The Byrds on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

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Mr. Tambourine Man
The Byrds
safe 31/100 intensity 120 BPM
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Norwegian Wood — The Beatles safe 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (31/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Undo — Björk safe 95 BPM

93% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 25/100. Same layered texture.

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Gretel — Alex G moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same dreamy pull — runs a little hotter at 41/100. Measured 89% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Yibo Bona Labo — Ladysmith Black Mambazo safe 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (31/100). Same layered texture.

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Gold Rush — Taylor Swift moderate 100 BPM

A 88% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and runs a little hotter at 39/100.

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Green Grass of Tunnel — Múm moderate 100 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (30/100). Same layered texture.

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Father to a Sister of Thought — Pavement safe 95 BPM

Keeps the same dreamy pull — runs a little hotter at 39/100. Measured 88% alike.

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R.I.P. SCREW — Travis Scott moderate 120 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (35/100). Same layered texture.

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RobertaFlack — Flying Lotus moderate 90 BPM

A 88% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and runs a little hotter at 38/100.

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Eyesdown — Bonobo moderate 88 BPM

87% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it runs a little hotter at 38/100. Same layered texture.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Mr. Tambourine Man” by The Byrds?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Norwegian Wood” by The Beatles, “Undo” by Björk, “Gretel” by Alex G — 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.

How intense is “Mr. Tambourine Man”?

It measures 31/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 5/10, layered texture, no sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 120 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 80% of the 19,209 songs in the library. Its intensity reading of 31/100 comes from a dynamic range of 5/10, layered 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 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

Sleep8/10
Focus10/10
Workout5/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype4/10

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

1965 in context

The 133 songs we’ve measured from 1965 average a dynamic range of 5.9/10. At 5/10, 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

Intensity31
Dynamics44
Tempo44
Surprise0
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force25
Trigger load0

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

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