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Pastures of Plenty
Woody Guthrie
Pastures of Plenty: An Austin Celebration of Woody Guthrie
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Deep calm, gentler than 95% of our 19,209 measured songs — measures out best for sleep.
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Pastures of Plenty by Woody Guthrie is 80 BPM — Andante (walking pace).
Half-time 40 BPM · Double-time 160 BPM
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Song DNA
Notes: The song features a gentle melody with a soothing vocal delivery, creating a calming atmosphere. Its straightforward structure and lyrical content evoke a sense of nostalgia and reflection.
Misophonia Triggers
Recommended for: anxiety relief relaxation study
A deeply quiet, low-energy track. It moves moderately between quiet and loud with nothing abrupt to catch you off guard, over a even texture. Gentle vocals riding over it, at an unhurried mid-tempo. Even and easy to follow, it makes good background. Against the 19,209 songs we’ve measured, it reads gentler than 95% of everything we’ve measured.
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Moods: melancholy, reflective
Traditions: folk
At a glance
"Pastures of Plenty" by Woody Guthrie
80 BPM, dynamic range 4/10, smooth texture, soft 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 4/10 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: smooth.
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: soft vocals.
Where this sits in Woody Guthrie's catalog
We have 20 songs from Woody Guthrie in the library. Of those, 13 are rated Safe, 7 Moderate, and 0 Intense. This song's dynamic range of 4/10 sits below the artist average of 4.7, making it the #13 most dynamic track of theirs in our library.
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How fast is "Pastures of Plenty"?
80 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
Morning coffee, deep work, commute wind-down.
Browse more songs at 80 BPM.
When "Pastures of Plenty" works, and when it doesn't
Use-case verdicts computed from the song's tempo, dynamics, and sensory profile.
✓
Focus / studying
Yes — low-variance volume, no surprises, steady tempo. The ideal study-music profile.
✗
Running / workout
No — 80 BPM is too slow for sustained cardio.
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Sleep / winding down
Maybe — calm overall, but tempo is a bit high for deep sleep. Better for winding down than falling asleep.
✓
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.
Related reading
Editorial guides that cover this song's use cases, moods, or artist.
Jazz for Anxiety Relief: Which Subgenres Help and Which Overwhelm
Jazz for Anxiety Relief: Which Subgenres Help and Which Overwhelm — A guide for sensory-sensitive listeners on musiciwant.com
A Sensory Guide to Every Radiohead Album — From Safe to Intense
A Sensory Guide to Every Radiohead Album — From Safe to Intense — A guide for sensory-sensitive listeners on musiciwant.com
Classical Music for Sensory Sensitivity: What's Safe, What's Intense, and Why
Classical Music for Sensory Sensitivity: What's Safe, What's Intense, and Why — A guide for sensory-sensitive listeners on musiciwant.com
Why this rating
We rate this song Safe because its dynamic range stays within our low-variance band, there are no unsignaled changes, and the texture and vocal style are both in the low-fatigue range. Our methodology uses an AND rule for Safe — a song has to clear every dimension to earn the rating.
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16/100 intensity
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Rating last reviewed: 2026-04-17. 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
This sits near the calm end of everything we've measured — gentler than 95% of the 19,209 songs in the library. Its intensity reading of 16/100 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
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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
Sleep10/10
Focus9/10
Workout0/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype0/10
Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.
Mixes smoothly with
Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.
The fingerprint
Intensity16
Dynamics33
Tempo22
Surprise0
Density0
Predictability0
Vocal force25
Trigger load0
The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.
Frequently asked about "Pastures of Plenty"
Quick answers pulled from the song's sensory analysis.
What is the BPM of "Pastures of Plenty" by Woody Guthrie?
"Pastures of Plenty" by Woody Guthrie has a tempo of 80 BPM (Andante (walking pace)). At half-time that is 40 BPM, and at double-time 160 BPM.
What is the sensory intensity of "Pastures of Plenty" by Woody Guthrie?
"Pastures of Plenty" by Woody Guthrie rates as Low-Intensity. Dynamic range 4/10, no sudden changes, smooth texture. Our Low-Intensity rating means no single dimension triggers the higher-intensity thresholds.
How loud is "Pastures of Plenty" — what is its dynamic range?
"Pastures of Plenty" has a dynamic range of 4/10. Within normal pop-mix variation. Movement between verse and chorus but nothing dramatic.
Does "Pastures of Plenty" have sudden or surprising changes?
No. "Pastures of Plenty" has no sudden unsignaled changes. Every transition is musically telegraphed.
What is "Pastures of Plenty" best for?
In our library "Pastures of Plenty" is recommended for: anxiety relief, relaxation, study. These tags are assigned only where the song's sensory profile genuinely supports the use case.
What is the emotional mood of "Pastures of Plenty"?
We tag "Pastures of Plenty" as melancholy, reflective. Moods are tonal descriptors based on how the song reads emotionally — separate from the sensory intensity axes.
What is the vocal style of "Pastures of Plenty"?
The vocal style is soft vocals.
Is "Pastures of Plenty" good for running?
Not really — at 80 BPM it's below most running cadences. Better for warm-up, cool-down, or walking. Recreational runners typically step at 140-175 BPM.
Is "Pastures of Plenty" good for studying?
Yes — low dynamic range (4/10) and no sudden changes means the song stays in the background without pulling focus.
Can I use "Pastures of Plenty" for sleep?
Not recommended for sleep. Dynamic range is too high — quiet moments will be ambushed by louder ones.
Should I listen to "Pastures of Plenty"?
If you want gentle, low-arousal music, "Pastures of Plenty" is a solid pick — Low-Intensity across every sensory dimension.
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