Poetry, by how it feels

Poetry runs the full spectrum — 1 safe, 10 moderate, 1 intense.

The character of Poetry

Across the 12 Poetry songs we've measured, intensity averages 38/100 — calmer than the typical song we measure (46/100).

They run from H2O Gate Blues (the calmest here, 13) to Subterranean Homesick Blues (the most charged, 75), with layered textures most common and a mix of the expected and the surprising. It spans 1965–1976.

The widest dynamic swing belongs to Subterranean Homesick Blues.

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Avg Intensity
1
Safe
10
Moderate
1
Intense

Safe for sensitive ears (1)

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H2O Gate Blues
Gil Scott-Heron
safe

Controlled — moderate intensity (10)

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A Thousand Kisses Deep
Leonard Cohen
moderate
Album art for So Long, Marianne by Leonard Cohen
So Long, Marianne
Leonard Cohen
moderate
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The WASP (Texas Radio and the Big Beat)
The Doors
moderate
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Black Thighs
The Last Poets
moderate
Album art for Niggers Are Scared of Revolution by The Last Poets
Niggers Are Scared of Revolution
The Last Poets
moderate
Album art for Run, Nigger by The Last Poets
Run, Nigger
The Last Poets
moderate
Album art for Two Little Boys by The Last Poets
Two Little Boys
The Last Poets
moderate
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Wake Up Niggers
The Last Poets
moderate
Album art for When the Revolution Comes by The Last Poets
When the Revolution Comes
The Last Poets
moderate
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Step Right Up
Tom Waits
moderate

Intense — proceed with awareness (1)

Album art for Subterranean Homesick Blues by Bob Dylan
Subterranean Homesick Blues
Bob Dylan
intense

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