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10 songs that feel like Now He Sings Now He Sobs

Matched to Now He Sings Now He Sobs by Chick Corea 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
Now He Sings Now He Sobs
Chick Corea
moderate 69/100 intensity 120 BPM
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Sue's Changes — Charles Mingus intense 120 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same energetic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (73/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Rapsodie espagnole — Maurice Ravel intense 120 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (73/100). Same complex texture.

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Station — Russian Circles moderate 130 BPM

Keeps the same energetic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (70/100). Measured 98% alike.

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Pithecanthropus Erectus — Charles Mingus intense 120 BPM

Measures 94% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (73/100). Same complex texture.

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Reincarnation of a Lovebird — Charles Mingus intense 120 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same introspective pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (73/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Soul Sacrifice — Carlos Santana intense 120 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (73/100). Same complex texture.

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Fantaisie-Impromptu in C-sharp Minor, Op. posth. 66 — Frédéric Chopin intense 120 BPM

Keeps the same energetic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (73/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Fireworks — Claude Debussy intense 120 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (73/100). Same complex texture.

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Scherzo No. 2 in B-flat Minor, Op. 31 — Frédéric Chopin intense 100 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same energetic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (71/100).

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Ballade No 1 in G Minor — Frédéric Chopin moderate 100 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (71/100). Same complex texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Now He Sings Now He Sobs is more than you want right now.

It's Too Late by Carole King
It's Too Late — Carole King safe 126 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 24/100, down from 69. Nearly the same tempo, too.

The Times They Are a-Changin' by Bob Dylan
The Times They Are a-Changin' — Bob Dylan safe 120 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 27/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Clean by Taylor Swift
Clean — Taylor Swift safe 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 26/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Monday Morning by Fleetwood Mac
Monday Morning — Fleetwood Mac safe 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 41/100, versus the original's 69. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Dumb — Nirvana safe 110 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 19/100, down from 69. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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.

Male Fantasy by Billie Eilish
Male Fantasy — Billie Eilish 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 26/100.

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Blackbird — The Beatles safe 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. 24/100, versus the original's 69.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Now He Sings Now He Sobs” by Chick Corea?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Sue's Changes” by Charles Mingus, “Rapsodie espagnole” by Maurice Ravel, “Station” by Russian Circles — the top match scores 94% 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 “Now He Sings Now He Sobs” but calmer?

“It's Too Late” by Carole King, “The Times They Are a-Changin'” by Bob Dylan, “Clean” by Taylor Swift keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Now He Sings Now He Sobs”?

It measures 69/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, complex texture, frequent 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

This is one of the more intense things in our library — more energetic than 89% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 69/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, complex texture, frequent shifts, and instrumental. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 89% 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

Sleep0/10
Focus4/10
Workout8/10
Dinner5/10
Party / hype7/10

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

1968 in context

The 182 songs we’ve measured from 1968 average a dynamic range of 6.1/10. 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

Intensity69
Dynamics67
Tempo44
Surprise75
Density60
Predictability100
Vocal force0
Trigger load0

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

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