Song comparisons

Act Naturally by Ringo Starr & Buck Owens and Just a Dream by Carrie Underwood: how alike are they?

Sonalize compared the two recordings: 16%, little in common.

16%Little in common
Harmony43%
Melody21%
Sound93%
Rhythm56%

Some general likeness, such as a key, a tempo or a common chord, of the kind unrelated songs often share.

Act NaturallyJust a Dream
ArtistRingo Starr & Buck OwensCarrie Underwood
KeyG MajorG Major
Tempo184 BPM142 BPM
Most alike passage2:12–2:193:48–3:55

Same key

On Sonalize’s other-version check (a cover-song model), this pair is no closer than chance (distance 3.64; 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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