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10 songs that feel like Visions of Johanna

Matched to Visions of Johanna 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 song you love
Visions of Johanna
Bob Dylan
safe 22/100 intensity 145 BPM
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Insensatez — Tom Jobim safe 140 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (21/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (140 BPM).

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Triste — Antonio Carlos Jobim safe 140 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (21/100). Same smooth texture.

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It's Too Late — Carole King safe 126 BPM

Keeps the same contemplative pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (24/100). Measured 95% alike.

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Lonesome Tears — Buddy Holly safe 145 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (22/100). Same smooth texture.

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Man on the Moon — R.E.M. safe 115 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (19/100).

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Heat Lightning — Mitski safe 115 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (19/100). Same smooth texture.

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New Test Leper — R.E.M. safe 110 BPM

Keeps the same contemplative pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (19/100). Measured 93% alike.

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Chega de Saudade — Tom Jobim safe 140 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (21/100). Same smooth texture.

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Parking Lot — Galaxie 500 safe 140 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (21/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (140 BPM).

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Different Names for the Same Thing — Death Cab for Cutie safe 126 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (20/100). Same smooth texture.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Visions of Johanna” by Bob Dylan?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Insensatez” by Tom Jobim, “Triste” by Antonio Carlos Jobim, “It's Too Late” by Carole King — 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 “Visions of Johanna”?

It measures 22/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 4/10, smooth texture, no sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 145 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 86% of the 19,209 songs in the library. Its intensity reading of 22/100 comes from a dynamic range of 4/10, 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 97% 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

Sleep9/10
Focus10/10
Workout4/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype3/10

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

1966 in context

The 166 songs we’ve measured from 1966 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. At 4/10, 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

Intensity22
Dynamics33
Tempo58
Surprise0
Density0
Predictability0
Vocal force25
Trigger load0

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

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