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10 songs that feel like Song to the Siren

Matched to Song to the Siren by Tim Buckley 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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Song to the Siren
Tim Buckley
moderate 37/100 intensity 70 BPM
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All Tomorrow's Parties — The Velvet Underground & Nico moderate 65 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (36/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (65 BPM).

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007 First Light — Lana Del Rey moderate 70 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (37/100). Same layered texture.

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Beetlebum — Blur moderate 76 BPM

Keeps the same dreamy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (37/100). Measured 95% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (76 BPM).

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Comin Back to Me — Jefferson Airplane moderate 80 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

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Father to a Sister of Thought — Pavement safe 95 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100).

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Shuggie — Unknown Mortal Orchestra moderate 85 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

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Sail On Through — Spiritualized safe 85 BPM

Keeps the same dreamy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Measured 97% alike.

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MmmHmm — Flying Lotus moderate 85 BPM

Measures 97% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

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Auntie's Lock/Infinitum — Flying Lotus moderate 85 BPM

A 97% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100).

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August — Taylor Swift safe 90 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (35/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Song to the Siren is more than you want right now.

August by Taylor Swift
August — Taylor Swift safe 90 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 35/100, down from 37.

Heroin by Lana Del Rey
Heroin — Lana Del Rey safe 60 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 14/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Happiness Is a Butterfly by Lana Del Rey
Happiness Is a Butterfly — Lana Del Rey safe 78 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6. Reads 12/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Sweet by Lana Del Rey
Sweet — Lana Del Rey safe 70 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 15/100, versus the original's 37. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Push the Sky Away by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Push the Sky Away — Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds safe 70 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 15/100, down from 37. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Saturn by SZA
Saturn — SZA safe 72 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 11/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Heaven — Talking Heads safe 80 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6. Reads 12/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Beachfires by Burial
Beachfires — Burial safe 85 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 22/100, versus the original's 37.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Song to the Siren” by Tim Buckley?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “All Tomorrow's Parties” by The Velvet Underground & Nico, “007 First Light” by Lana Del Rey, “Beetlebum” by Blur — 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 “Song to the Siren” but calmer?

“August” by Taylor Swift, “Heroin” by Lana Del Rey, “Happiness Is a Butterfly” 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 “Song to the Siren”?

It measures 37/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 70 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 25% of songs, calmer than the other 75%. Its intensity reading of 37/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and soft 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 slow, unhurried pace: more extreme on that axis than 96% 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

Sleep6/10
Focus10/10
Workout2/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype2/10

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

1970 in context

The 307 songs we’ve measured from 1970 average a dynamic range of 6.1/10. 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

Intensity37
Dynamics56
Tempo17
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force25
Trigger load13

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

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