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10 songs that feel like Tulsa Jesus Freak

Matched to Tulsa Jesus Freak by Lana Del Rey on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Tulsa Jesus Freak
The song you love
Tulsa Jesus Freak
Lana Del Rey
moderate 49/100 intensity 118 BPM
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Telegraph — Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark moderate 128 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100).

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Maid of Orleans (The Waltz Joan of Arc) — Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) moderate 118 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

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Buzzcut Season — Lorde moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same dreamy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Keep Driving — Harry Styles moderate 122 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

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April Skies — The Jesus and Mary Chain moderate 124 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (124 BPM).

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Catch — The Cure moderate 128 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

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Kimberly — Patti Smith moderate 126 BPM

Keeps the same dreamy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Measured 95% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (126 BPM).

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A Funky Space Reincarnation — Marvin Gaye moderate 105 BPM

Measures 97% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Same layered texture.

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Carousel — Travis Scott feat. Frank Ocean moderate 131 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100).

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Stormur — Sigur Rós moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Tulsa Jesus Freak is more than you want right now.

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Sunshine Recorder — Boards of Canada safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 32/100, down from 49. Nearly the same tempo, too.

The Stars of Track and Field by Belle and Sebastian
The Stars of Track and Field — Belle and Sebastian safe 120 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 38/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Dark Paradise by Lana Del Rey
Dark Paradise — Lana Del Rey safe 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Reads 19/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Radio by Lana Del Rey
Radio — Lana Del Rey safe 116 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 27/100, versus the original's 49. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Brooklyn Baby by Lana Del Rey
Brooklyn Baby — Lana Del Rey safe 108 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 18/100, down from 49. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Hung Up On My Baby by Isaac Hayes
Hung Up On My Baby — Isaac Hayes safe 95 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 23/100 — the pull without the edge.

Gypsy by Fleetwood Mac
Gypsy — Fleetwood Mac safe 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 41/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

White Ferrari by Frank Ocean
White Ferrari — Frank Ocean safe 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 19/100, versus the original's 49. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Tulsa Jesus Freak” by Lana Del Rey?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Telegraph” by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, “Maid of Orleans (The Waltz Joan of Arc)” by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), “Buzzcut Season” by Lorde — 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 “Tulsa Jesus Freak” but calmer?

“Sunshine Recorder” by Boards of Canada, “The Stars of Track and Field” by Belle and Sebastian, “Dark Paradise” 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 “Tulsa Jesus Freak”?

It measures 49/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 118 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 55% of songs, calmer than the other 45%. Its intensity reading of 49/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and dynamic 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 an unusually steady, even volume: more extreme on that axis than 79% 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

Sleep4/10
Focus7/10
Workout3/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype5/10

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

2021 in context

The 410 songs we’ve measured from 2021 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

Intensity49
Dynamics56
Tempo43
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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