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10 songs that feel like Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands

Matched to Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands by Bob Dylan on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands
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Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands
Bob Dylan
moderate 14/100 intensity 60 BPM
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Daydreamer — Adele safe 72 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same romantic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (15/100).

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History of Touches — Björk moderate 60 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (14/100). Same smooth texture.

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Like Someone in Love — Björk safe 60 BPM

Keeps the same romantic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (14/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (60 BPM).

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Bells Ring — Mazzy Star moderate 60 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (14/100). Same smooth texture.

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My Funny Valentine — Frank Sinatra safe 72 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same romantic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (15/100).

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Jezebel — Iron & Wine safe 72 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (15/100). Same smooth texture.

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I Fall to Pieces — Patsy Cline moderate 72 BPM

Keeps the same romantic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (15/100). Measured 98% alike.

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Loch Raven — Animal Collective safe 85 BPM

Measures 93% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (16/100). Same smooth texture.

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Zebra — Beach House safe 85 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same romantic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (16/100).

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400 Lux — Lorde safe 90 BPM

93% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (17/100). Same smooth texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands is more than you want right now.

Northern Sky by Nick Drake
Northern Sky — Nick Drake safe 72 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 20/100, down from 14.

Daydreamer by Adele
Daydreamer — Adele safe 72 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 15/100 — the pull without the edge.

Say Yes to Heaven by Lana Del Rey
Say Yes to Heaven — Lana Del Rey safe 72 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 11/100.

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Heart with No Companion — Leonard Cohen safe 75 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 16/100, versus the original's 14.

Nocturne in D-flat Major, Op. 27, No. 2 by Frédéric Chopin
Nocturne in D-flat Major, Op. 27, No. 2 — Frédéric Chopin safe 50 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 34/100, down from 14. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Misty by Ella Fitzgerald
Misty — Ella Fitzgerald safe 72 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 19/100 — 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 it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 20/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

My Funny Valentine by Frank Sinatra
My Funny Valentine — Frank Sinatra safe 72 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 15/100, versus the original's 14.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands” by Bob Dylan?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Daydreamer” by Adele, “History of Touches” by Björk, “Like Someone in Love” by Björk — the top match scores 95% 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 “Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands” but calmer?

“Northern Sky” by Nick Drake, “Daydreamer” by Adele, “Say Yes to Heaven” by Lana Del Rey keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands”?

It measures 14/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 4/10, smooth texture, no sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 60 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 97% of the 19,209 songs in the library. Its intensity reading of 14/100 comes from a dynamic range of 4/10, smooth 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 a slow, unhurried pace: more extreme on that axis than 100% 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

Sleep10/10
Focus9/10
Workout0/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype0/10

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

1966 in context

The 166 songs we’ve measured from 1966 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. At 4/10, 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

Intensity14
Dynamics33
Tempo11
Surprise0
Density0
Predictability0
Vocal force25
Trigger load13

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

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