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10 songs that feel like Tis the Damn Season

Matched to Tis the Damn Season by Taylor Swift on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Tis the Damn Season
The song you love
Tis the Damn Season
Taylor Swift
moderate 38/100 intensity 80 BPM
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Hello Like Before — Bill Withers moderate 90 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same nostalgic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100).

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Golden Apricots — Judy Collins moderate 70 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (37/100). Same layered texture.

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San Antonio Girl — Lyle Lovett moderate 80 BPM

Keeps the same nostalgic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

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Joanna — Kool and the Gang moderate 72 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (37/100). Same layered texture.

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Seven Bridges Road — Eagles moderate 76 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same nostalgic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (76 BPM).

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Broken Clocks — SZA moderate 80 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

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Where's the Playground Susie — Glen Campbell moderate 80 BPM

Keeps the same nostalgic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

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Headphones — Björk moderate 90 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

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Almendra — Buena Vista Social Club moderate 90 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same nostalgic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100).

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Lilac — IU moderate 90 BPM

98% 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 Tis the Damn Season is more than you want right now.

Dorothea by Taylor Swift
Dorothea — Taylor Swift safe 90 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 24/100, down from 38. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Fifteen by Taylor Swift
Fifteen — Taylor Swift safe 96 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 29/100 — the pull without the edge.

Betty by Taylor Swift
Betty — Taylor Swift safe 80 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 23/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Lovesong by Adele
Lovesong — Adele safe 86 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 16/100, versus the original's 38. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Take It With Me by Tom Waits
Take It With Me — Tom Waits safe 65 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 11/100, down from 38.

The Night of Santiago by Leonard Cohen
The Night of Santiago — Leonard Cohen safe 85 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 18/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Love of My Life by Harry Styles
Love of My Life — Harry Styles safe 72 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 11/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Her Mother's House by Björk
Her Mother's House — Björk 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 38. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Tis the Damn Season” by Taylor Swift?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Hello Like Before” by Bill Withers, “Golden Apricots” by Judy Collins, “San Antonio Girl” by Lyle Lovett — the top match scores 98% 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 “Tis the Damn Season” but calmer?

“Dorothea” by Taylor Swift, “Fifteen” by Taylor Swift, “Betty” by Taylor Swift keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Tis the Damn Season”?

It measures 38/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 80 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 27% of songs, calmer than the other 73%. Its intensity reading of 38/100 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 85% 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.

2020 in context

The 475 songs we’ve measured from 2020 average a dynamic range of 6.2/10. 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

Intensity38
Dynamics56
Tempo22
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force25
Trigger load13

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

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