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10 songs that feel like My Foolish Heart

Matched to My Foolish Heart by Bill Evans 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
My Foolish Heart
Bill Evans
moderate 43/100 intensity 120 BPM
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Syeeda's Song Flute — John Coltrane moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same warm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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The Greeting — McCoy Tyner moderate 120 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Same layered texture.

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Roma Fade — Andrew Bird safe 95 BPM

Keeps the same romantic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Measured 89% alike.

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First Circle — Pat Metheny Group moderate 95 BPM

Measures 89% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Same layered texture.

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Yulquen — Autechre moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Bike — Autechre moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Same layered texture.

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Pyramid — Four Tet moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same contemplative pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Momentum — Nils Frahm moderate 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Same layered texture.

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Toilet Brushes More — Nils Frahm moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Ephemeral — Pelican moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when My Foolish Heart is more than you want right now.

Chicago (That Toddlin' Town) by Frank Sinatra
Chicago (That Toddlin' Town) — Frank Sinatra safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 23/100, down from 43. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Autumn Leaves by Bill Evans
Autumn Leaves — Bill Evans safe 160 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 35/100 — the pull without the edge.

How Insensitive by Antonio Carlos Jobim
How Insensitive — Antonio Carlos Jobim 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 7. Reads 17/100.

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Roma Fade — Andrew Bird safe 95 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 39/100, versus the original's 43.

Fragments of Time by Daft Punk
Fragments of Time — Daft Punk safe 105 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 40/100, down from 43.

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Midnight Sun — Ella Fitzgerald safe 72 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 29/100 — the pull without the edge.

Mood Indigo by Frank Sinatra
Mood Indigo — Frank Sinatra safe 60 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 7. Reads 20/100.

One More Love Song by Mac DeMarco
One More Love Song — Mac DeMarco safe 70 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7. 11/100, versus the original's 43.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “My Foolish Heart” by Bill Evans?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Syeeda's Song Flute” by John Coltrane, “The Greeting” by McCoy Tyner, “Roma Fade” by Andrew Bird — 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 “My Foolish Heart” but calmer?

“Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)” by Frank Sinatra, “Autumn Leaves” by Bill Evans, “How Insensitive” by Antonio Carlos Jobim keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “My Foolish Heart”?

It measures 43/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and instrumental. 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

On our 19k-song scale this lands in the middle band — more energetic than 39% of songs, calmer than the other 61%. Its intensity reading of 43/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and instrumental. 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 deep calm: more extreme on that axis than 61% 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

Sleep5/10
Focus10/10
Workout6/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype5/10

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

1961 in context

The 55 songs we’ve measured from 1961 average a dynamic range of 5.8/10. At 7/10, 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

Intensity43
Dynamics67
Tempo44
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force0
Trigger load25

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

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