10 songs that feel like Take This Waltz
Matched to Take This Waltz by Leonard Cohen on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.
A 88% feel-match — carries the same nostalgic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100).
91% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100). Same layered texture.
Keeps the same nostalgic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Measured 89% alike.
Measures 85% the same. It sits a little calmer at 27/100.
A 88% feel-match — carries the same nostalgic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (35/100).
87% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.
Keeps the same melancholy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Measured 92% alike.
Measures 88% the same. It sits a little calmer at 34/100. Same layered texture.
A 87% feel-match — carries the same nostalgic pull and sits a little calmer at 34/100.
87% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.
…and if you want it calmer
Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Take This Waltz is more than you want right now.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 37/100, down from 40. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 33/100 — the pull without the edge.
If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 16/100.
Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 15/100, versus the original's 40.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 15/100, down from 40.
Its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 5, so it lands at 11/100 — the pull without the edge.
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 5. Reads 11/100.
Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 22/100, versus the original's 40.
Frequently asked
What songs sound like “Take This Waltz” by Leonard Cohen?
The closest feel-matches we measure are “Born to Die” by Lana Del Rey, “Train in Vain (Stand by Me)” by The Clash, “The Sound of Settling” by Death Cab for Cutie — the top match scores 88% 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 “Take This Waltz” but calmer?
“Sara” by Bob Dylan, “Someday We'll Be Together” by The Supremes, “White Dress” 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 “Take This Waltz”?
It measures 40/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 5/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 180 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 34% of songs, calmer than the other 66%. Its intensity reading of 40/100 comes from a dynamic range of 5/10, 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 fast, driving tempo: more extreme on that axis than 98% 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.
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What it’s good for
Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.
1988 in context
The 212 songs we’ve measured from 1988 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. At 5/10, 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
The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.
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