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10 songs that feel like The Ballad of Frankie Lee and Judas Priest

Matched to The Ballad of Frankie Lee and Judas Priest 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.

The Ballad of Frankie Lee and Judas Priest
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The Ballad of Frankie Lee and Judas Priest
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safe 13/100 intensity 85 BPM
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If Not Now... — Tracy Chapman safe 85 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (13/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (85 BPM).

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In Our Nature — José González safe 85 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (13/100). Same smooth texture.

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No Place to Fall — Townes Van Zandt safe 85 BPM

Keeps the same contemplative pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (13/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (85 BPM).

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On the Level — Leonard Cohen safe 80 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (12/100). Same smooth texture.

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Where Do the Children Play? — Cat Stevens safe 75 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (12/100).

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Grace — U2 safe 85 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (13/100). Same smooth texture.

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Evening Falls... — Enya safe 85 BPM

Keeps the same contemplative pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (13/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (85 BPM).

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Angeles — Enya safe 85 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (13/100). Same smooth texture.

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From the Morning — Nick Drake safe 85 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (13/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (85 BPM).

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Bring on the Night — The Police safe 85 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (13/100). Same smooth texture.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “The Ballad of Frankie Lee and Judas Priest” by Bob Dylan?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “If Not Now...” by Tracy Chapman, “In Our Nature” by José González, “No Place to Fall” by Townes Van Zandt — 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.

How intense is “The Ballad of Frankie Lee and Judas Priest”?

It measures 13/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 3/10, smooth texture, no sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 85 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 98% of the 19,209 songs in the library. Its intensity reading of 13/100 comes from a dynamic range of 3/10, 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 an unusually steady, even volume: 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.

1967 in context

The 289 songs we’ve measured from 1967 average a dynamic range of 6.2/10. At 3/10, 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

Intensity13
Dynamics22
Tempo25
Surprise0
Density0
Predictability0
Vocal force25
Trigger load0

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

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