Song comparisons

New Orleans (Rerecorded) by Gary U.S. Bonds and New Orleans by The Strangeloves: how alike are they?

Sonalize compared the two recordings: 98%, another version of the same song.

98%Another version of the same song
Harmony27%
Melody38%
Sound48%
Rhythm4%

Raised to 98% by the other-version check, which finds these to be versions of the same song; the engine's own measure was 4%.

New Orleans (Rerecorded)New Orleans
ArtistGary U.S. BondsThe Strangeloves
KeyD MinorC Major
Tempo162 BPM148 BPM
Most alike passage0:15–0:420:19–0:49

Track B moved down 3 semitones (C Major to D Minor)

On Sonalize’s other-version check (a cover-song model), this pair is as close as other versions of the same song usually are (distance 0.25; other versions of a song in these comparisons have a median of 0.31, different songs that sound alike 1.27, random pairs 2.95).

How this was measured

Compared from the full recordings; Sonalize's fingerprint lookup confirmed both songs. The same engine runs in the Sonalize app on your own device. A score measures how alike two recordings are; it isn't a finding about copying, legal advice, or a rights clearance.

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