Song comparisons

Blackbird by Sarah McLachlan and Misty Blue by Monica: how alike are they?

Sonalize compared the two recordings: 13%, unrelated.

13%Unrelated
Harmony43%
Melody34%
Sound52%
Rhythm75%

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

BlackbirdMisty Blue
ArtistSarah McLachlanMonica
KeyA MajorD# Major
Tempo93 BPM172 BPM
Most alike passage1:34–1:422:26–2:34

Track B moved down 1 semitones (D# Major to A Major)

On Sonalize’s other-version check (a cover-song model), this pair is no closer than chance (distance 3.68; 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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