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The Way You Make Me Feel by Michael Jackson and Kicks (feat. Mark Lindsay) [Single Version] by Paul Revere & The Raiders: how alike are they?

Sonalize compared the two recordings: 9%, unrelated.

9%Unrelated
Harmony25%
Melody39%
Sound80%
Rhythm61%

These tracks have no more in common than unrelated songs usually do.

The Way You Make Me FeelKicks (feat. Mark Lindsay) [Single Version]
ArtistMichael JacksonPaul Revere & The Raiders
KeyF MajorF Minor
Tempo115 BPM131 BPM
Most alike passage2:34–2:411:47–1:54

Same key

On Sonalize’s other-version check (a cover-song model), this pair is no closer than chance (distance 3.35; 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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