"Editorial abstract illustration evoking the emotional arc of a song titled "One More Cup of Coffee (Valley Below)" by Bob Dylan. Modest rise and fall. layered composition, overlapping color planes. Mood: contemplative, introspective, melancholy, mysterious, romantic. Visual style: 1970s editorial print aesthetic, sun-faded color. Painterly, grainy film texture, muted palette with strategic accent colors. The composition should read left-to-right like a timeline — calm on one side, intensifying toward the other. Strictly no faces, no text, no logos, no literal objects, no band imagery. Pure color-field abstraction with emotional weight. 16:9 editorial format."
Easy, low-key calm, right in the middle of 19,209 measured songs — measures out best for focus.
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One More Cup of Coffee (Valley Below) by Bob Dylan is 72 BPM — Adagio (slow).
Half-time 36 BPM · Double-time 144 BPM · released 1975
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Song DNA
Notes: Haunting Middle Eastern-influenced ballad with Scarlet Rivera's gypsy violin creating an exotic, atmospheric soundscape. Emmylou Harris's ethereal backing vocals add an otherworldly quality without jarring shifts.
Misophonia Triggers
Recommended for: deep listening emotional release meditation relaxation
A mystical story song about a man leaving a beautiful gypsy woman, inspired by Dylan's encounter at a gypsy festival in southern France.
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Moods: contemplative, introspective, melancholy, mysterious, romantic
Traditions: ballad, folk, world music
At a glance
"One More Cup of Coffee (Valley Below)" by Bob Dylan
72 BPM, dynamic range 5/10, layered texture, dynamic vocals. Sits in the middle band — neither built for stillness nor pitched at workout intensity. Whether it works for a given moment depends more on mood and lyrical content than on the acoustic profile. The full sensory breakdown follows.
How this song sits on each sensory axis
A dynamic range of 5/10 is within the normal pop-mix band. There is variation between verse and chorus, but it's the kind of variation most listeners encounter routinely.
Sudden changes: none. Transitions are musically signaled — nothing will surprise you if you're only half-listening.
Texture is layered — a full arrangement with clear separation between parts.
Predictability is high — the song telegraphs what it will do next. A sensory-sensitive listener can usually guess where it's going without close attention.
Vocal style: dynamic vocals.
Where this sits in Bob Dylan's catalog
We have 95 songs from Bob Dylan in the library. Of those, 29 are rated Safe, 60 Moderate, and 6 Intense. This song's dynamic range of 5/10 sits below the artist average of 5.4, making it the #61 most dynamic track of theirs in our library.
Other tracks from Desire
We have 9 songs from this album. Overall, the album leans moderate in sensory profile.
- Hurricane — moderate DR 7
- Isis — moderate DR 7
- Sara — safe DR 5
- Romance in Durango — moderate DR 7
- Oh Sister — safe DR 5
- Joey — moderate DR 5
- Black Diamond Bay — moderate DR 5
- Mozambique — safe DR 4
1975 context
Released in 1975. We have 249 songs from that year in our library, averaging a dynamic range of 6.2/10. This track is quieter / less dynamic than the year average. Explore more from the 1970s.
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How fast is "One More Cup of Coffee (Valley Below)"?
72 BPM — Slow (downtempo / ballad)
For running
Too slow for most running; good for warm-up walks or cool-down.
For workouts
Warm-up, cool-down, yoga, stretching.
For daily life
Sleep, meditation, reading, focus work.
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When "One More Cup of Coffee (Valley Below)" works, and when it doesn't
Use-case verdicts computed from the song's tempo, dynamics, and sensory profile.
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Focus / studying
Maybe — fine for routine work, but the mid-song changes may pull attention during deep focus.
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Running / workout
No — 72 BPM is too slow for sustained cardio.
✗
Sleep / winding down
No — contains elements that will keep an awake nervous system engaged.
✓
Driving / road trip
Yes — predictable enough for safe driving attention, interesting enough to stay engaged.
✓
Cooking / dinner background
Yes — sits in the background without demanding attention.
✓
Emotional release / catharsis
Yes — this is a song for actively feeling what you came to feel, not for background.
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Why this rating
We rate this song Moderate because it falls between our Safe and Intense thresholds on at least one dimension. Moderate is the default for most well-produced music that has real arc but no surprise elements. Full rubric: methodology.
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32/100 intensity
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Rating last reviewed: 2026-04-13. Reviewed by the Music I Want editorial team against the documented methodology.
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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 21% of songs, calmer than the other 79%. Its intensity reading of 32/100 comes from a dynamic range of 5/10, layered texture, no sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.
What makes it unusual
What stands out most about this song is a slow, unhurried pace: more extreme on that axis than 90% 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.
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What it’s good for
Sleep6/10
Focus10/10
Workout2/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype2/10
Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.
1975 in context
The 249 songs we’ve measured from 1975 average a dynamic range of 6.2/10. At 5/10, 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
Intensity32
Dynamics44
Tempo18
Surprise0
Density33
Predictability0
Vocal force75
Trigger load25
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Frequently asked about "One More Cup of Coffee (Valley Below)"
Quick answers pulled from the song's sensory analysis.
What is the BPM of "One More Cup of Coffee (Valley Below)" by Bob Dylan?
"One More Cup of Coffee (Valley Below)" by Bob Dylan has a tempo of 72 BPM (Adagio (slow)). At half-time that is 36 BPM, and at double-time 144 BPM.
What is the sensory intensity of "One More Cup of Coffee (Valley Below)" by Bob Dylan?
"One More Cup of Coffee (Valley Below)" by Bob Dylan rates as Moderate intensity. Dynamic range 5/10, none sudden changes, layered texture. Moderate is the default for well-produced music with real arc but no surprise elements.
How loud is "One More Cup of Coffee (Valley Below)" — what is its dynamic range?
"One More Cup of Coffee (Valley Below)" has a dynamic range of 5/10. Within normal pop-mix variation. Movement between verse and chorus but nothing dramatic.
Does "One More Cup of Coffee (Valley Below)" have sudden or surprising changes?
No. "One More Cup of Coffee (Valley Below)" has no sudden unsignaled changes. Every transition is musically telegraphed.
What is "One More Cup of Coffee (Valley Below)" best for?
In our library "One More Cup of Coffee (Valley Below)" is recommended for: deep listening, emotional release, meditation, relaxation. These tags are assigned only where the song's sensory profile genuinely supports the use case.
When was "One More Cup of Coffee (Valley Below)" released?
"One More Cup of Coffee (Valley Below)" is from 1975, on the album "Desire". It appears in our 1970s catalog.
What is the emotional mood of "One More Cup of Coffee (Valley Below)"?
We tag "One More Cup of Coffee (Valley Below)" as contemplative, introspective, melancholy, mysterious, romantic. Moods are tonal descriptors based on how the song reads emotionally — separate from the sensory intensity axes.
What is the vocal style of "One More Cup of Coffee (Valley Below)"?
The vocal style is dynamic vocals.
Is "One More Cup of Coffee (Valley Below)" good for running?
Not really — at 72 BPM it's below most running cadences. Better for warm-up, cool-down, or walking. Recreational runners typically step at 140-175 BPM.
Is "One More Cup of Coffee (Valley Below)" good for studying?
Only partially. The song's dynamic range (5/10) means there will be loud moments that break focus during deep work.
Can I use "One More Cup of Coffee (Valley Below)" for sleep?
Not recommended for sleep. Dynamic range is too high — quiet moments will be ambushed by louder ones.
Should I listen to "One More Cup of Coffee (Valley Below)"?
"One More Cup of Coffee (Valley Below)" is Moderate intensity — fine for most listeners, but with enough dynamic activity that it works best as active listening rather than background.
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