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10 songs that feel like Words of My Mouth

Matched to Words of My Mouth by Lee Scratch Perry 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
Words of My Mouth
Lee Scratch Perry
moderate 46/100 intensity 80 BPM
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Disco Devil — Lee "Scratch" Perry moderate 80 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

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Can't Tell Me Nothing — Kanye West moderate 80 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Same layered texture.

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Rebel Music — Sly and Robbie moderate 80 BPM

Keeps the same rebellious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

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Looking for Today — Black Sabbath moderate 82 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Same layered texture.

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Talkin' Blues — Bob Marley & The Wailers moderate 78 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (78 BPM).

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Wanksta — 50 Cent moderate 85 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Same layered texture.

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High Infidelity — Taylor Swift moderate 80 BPM

Keeps the same contemplative pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

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Baby It's Alright — Seether moderate 80 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Same layered texture.

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Season — 6LACK moderate 80 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

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One Way — 6LACK moderate 80 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Words of My Mouth is more than you want right now.

Goodbye Weekend by Mac DeMarco
Goodbye Weekend — Mac DeMarco safe 85 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 16/100, down from 46. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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The Best Ever Death Metal Band in Denton — The Mountain Goats safe 80 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 14/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Roots of Dub — King Tubby safe 70 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 35/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Says by Nils Frahm
Says — Nils Frahm safe 68 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6. 9/100, versus the original's 46.

Sæglópur by Sigur Rós
Sæglópur — Sigur Rós safe 90 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 31/100, down from 46. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Both Sides, Now by Joni Mitchell
Both Sides, Now — Joni Mitchell safe 82 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 27/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Don't Know Why by Norah Jones
Don't Know Why — Norah Jones safe 84 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 20/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Wild World by Cat Stevens
Wild World — Cat Stevens safe 69 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 19/100, versus the original's 46.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Words of My Mouth” by Lee Scratch Perry?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Disco Devil” by Lee "Scratch" Perry, “Can't Tell Me Nothing” by Kanye West, “Rebel Music” by Sly and Robbie — 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.

What songs are like “Words of My Mouth” but calmer?

“Goodbye Weekend” by Mac DeMarco, “The Best Ever Death Metal Band in Denton” by The Mountain Goats, “Roots of Dub” by King Tubby keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Words of My Mouth”?

It measures 46/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic 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 44% of songs, calmer than the other 56%. Its intensity reading of 46/100 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 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

Sleep4/10
Focus8/10
Workout3/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype3/10

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

1996 in context

The 309 songs we’ve measured from 1996 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. 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

Intensity46
Dynamics56
Tempo22
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load25

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

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