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10 songs that feel like Revolution

Matched to Revolution by Bob Marley on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Revolution
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Revolution
Bob Marley
moderate 50/100 intensity 135 BPM
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Bankrobber — The Clash moderate 135 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (135 BPM).

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Genetic Engineering — Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark moderate 135 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

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Big Mess — Devo moderate 135 BPM

Keeps the same rebellious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (135 BPM).

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Holding Poison — Foo Fighters moderate 128 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (54/100). Same layered texture.

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Pick Up the Phone — Young Thug and Travis Scott featuring Quavo moderate 136 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (136 BPM).

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Fly by Night — Rush moderate 120 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Same layered texture.

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Let's Do the Split — The Slits moderate 130 BPM

Keeps the same rebellious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (130 BPM).

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Slime — The Slits moderate 130 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

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Year One — X moderate 130 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (130 BPM).

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Soul Kitchen — X moderate 130 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Changes by David Bowie
Changes — David Bowie safe 124 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 27/100, down from 50.

9 to 5 by Dolly Parton
9 to 5 — Dolly Parton safe 120 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 42/100 — the pull without the edge.

Two Doors Down by Dolly Parton
Two Doors Down — Dolly Parton safe 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 36/100.

Why'd You Come in Here Lookin' Like That by Dolly Parton
Why'd You Come in Here Lookin' Like That — Dolly Parton safe 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 45/100, versus the original's 50.

Here I Am by Dolly Parton
Here I Am — Dolly Parton safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 45/100, down from 50.

Material Girl by Madonna
Material Girl — Madonna safe 120 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 35/100 — the pull without the edge.

Hung Up by Madonna
Hung Up — Madonna safe 126 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 45/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Holiday by Madonna
Holiday — Madonna safe 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 35/100, versus the original's 50.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Revolution” by Bob Marley?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Bankrobber” by The Clash, “Genetic Engineering” by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, “Big Mess” by Devo — 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 “Revolution” but calmer?

“Changes” by David Bowie, “9 to 5” by Dolly Parton, “Two Doors Down” by Dolly Parton keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Revolution”?

It measures 50/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 135 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 62% of songs, calmer than the other 38%. Its intensity reading of 50/100 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 a fast, driving tempo: 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

Sleep3/10
Focus7/10
Workout6/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype6/10

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

1973 in context

The 297 songs we’ve measured from 1973 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. At 6/10, this track is right in line with its year.

Mixes smoothly with

Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.

The fingerprint

Intensity50
Dynamics56
Tempo53
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load25

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

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