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nirvana "come as you are " / split enz "things"

― ana vrin, Wednesday, 19 January 2005 12:44 (twenty-one years ago)

Jesus and Mary Chain - "Just Like Honey"/Raveonettes - "Remember"
Even the same BPM!

― Jazzbo (jmcgaw), Wednesday, 19 January 2005 13:00 (twenty-one years ago)

Other threads existing on this topic:

songs that sound like other songs
The Flaming Lips/Cat Stevens settlement, and other song sound-alikes
Artists who reference other's songs
Songs that blatantly rips off a famous or better artist
Blur "Good Song" plagarism
Shocking plagiarism

― Alba (Alba), Wednesday, 19 January 2005 13:10 (twenty-one years ago)

Taking Sides: "Baby Come Back" by the Equals vs. "Life Goes On" by the Damned vs. "Eighties" by Killing Joke vs. "Come as You Are" by Nirvana vs. "Never Change" by Puddle of Mud

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Wednesday, 19 January 2005 13:11 (twenty-one years ago)

U2 - Beautiful Day
Aha - The Sun Always Shines On TV

― Jez (Jez), Wednesday, 19 January 2005 21:17 (twenty-one years ago)

Also:

France Gall - Un Prince Charmant
Cinerama - Hard, Fast & Beautiful

Im sure David Gedge ripped the chorus off the former.

― Jez (Jez), Wednesday, 19 January 2005 21:19 (twenty-one years ago)

Offspring - The Kids Aren't Alright
Belle and Sebastian - String Bean Jean

― King Kobra (King Kobra), Thursday, 20 January 2005 00:30 (twenty-one years ago)

Bill withers - I cant write left handed
Rick astley - cry for help

― jed_ (jed), Thursday, 20 January 2005 01:11 (twenty-one years ago)

radiohead - karma police
sheryl crow type singer - and if god was one of us

― nick.K (nick.K), Thursday, 20 January 2005 02:04 (twenty-one years ago)

Bill withers - I cant write left handed
Rick astley - cry for help
-- jed_ (colin_o_har...), January 20th, 2005.
now i want to hear bill's original version
and how did duran duran get away with using "suzie q" for heir "do yubeleive in shame ?".i don't know who did orginal but the stones recorded on "12x5' in 1964 an dit was written by Broadwater/Lewis/Hawkins

― tiget tyger, Thursday, 20 January 2005 02:11 (twenty-one years ago)

Bill withers - I cant write left handed
Rick astley - cry for help
-- jed_ (colin_o_har...), January 20th, 2005.
now i want to hear bill's original version
and how did duran duran get away with using dale hawkins "suzie q" for their "do yubeleive in shame ?".
http://www.mp3.com/albums/609386/summary.html
the stones recorded on "12x5' in 1964 .

― tiget tyger, Thursday, 20 January 2005 02:13 (twenty-one years ago)

one month passes...

The Johnny Boy thread reminded me...their song "You Are the Generation That Bought More Shoes and You Get What You Deserve" sounds very, very much like Battered Old Bird by Elvis Costello. Anybody else notice the similarity?

― kornrulez6969 (TCBeing), Tuesday, 8 March 2005 19:20 (twenty-one years ago)

Lennon: Mind Games / Flaming Lips: Do you Realize?
Elton John: Someone Saved my Life Tonight / Polyphonic Spree: Celebrate (have a day)

― brandon larson, Tuesday, 8 March 2005 20:19 (twenty-one years ago)

M: Pop Muzik
Huey Lewis & The New: I Want a New Drug
Ray Parker Jr.: Ghostbusters
Glenn Frey: The Heat Is On

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Tuesday, 8 March 2005 20:39 (twenty-one years ago)

Weird Al Yankovic: Germs = Nine Inch Nails: Tell a Lie
Weird Al Yankovic: Dog Eat Dog = Talking Heads: Once In a Lifetime
Weird Al Yankovic: Waffle King = Peter Gabriel: Sledgehammer
Weird Al Yankovic: Velvet Elvis = The Police: Don't Stand So Close To Me
Weird Al Yankovic: Genius In France = several Frank Zappa songs

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 00:40 (twenty-one years ago)

Big Star, "Holocaust"
Yoko Ono, "Mrs. Lennon"

― I.M. (I.M.), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 00:52 (twenty-one years ago)

George Harrison "Let It Down"
Spiritualized : everything

― Adam Bruneau (oliver8bit), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 02:48 (twenty-one years ago)

M: Pop Muzik
Huey Lewis & The New: I Want a New Drug
Ray Parker Jr.: Ghostbusters
Glenn Frey: The Heat Is On

This is just meant to be a random list, yes?

― Allyzay Dallas Multi-Pass (allyzay), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 03:08 (twenty-one years ago)

Triptych: Sister Ray/ Roadrunner/ Stereolab's first three records

Doves - M83 Song/ King Crimson - Moonchild

Charlatans (UK) - Here Come's a Soul Saver/ Pink Floyd - Fearless

― Steve Gertz (sgertz), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 03:23 (twenty-one years ago)

Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da - The Beatles
Cecelia - Simon and Garfunkel

― kate/baby loves headrub (papa november), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 03:24 (twenty-one years ago)

Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da - The Beatles
Why Don't You Get a Job? - The Offspring

― Jazzbo (jmcgaw), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 15:21 (twenty-one years ago)

"Secret Garden," Brice Springsteen
"Boys of Summer," Don Henley

"Give Me Novacaine", Green Day
"Bullet the Blue Sky," U2 (The durms are identical, the melodies aren't.)

― Lyra Jane (Lyra Jane), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 17:20 (twenty-one years ago)

"Please", Kaleidoscope
"Train In Vain", The Clash

but only when they sing "Just|You didn't stand by me."

― Ken L (Ken L), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 22:16 (twenty-one years ago)

one year passes...

"Dani California" - Red Hot Chili Peppers
"Last Dance With Mary Jane" - Tom Petty

and

"She Hates Me" - Puddle Of Mudd
"I Saw Your Mommy" - Suicidal Tendencies

― Darius, Thursday, 1 June 2006 21:15 (twenty years ago)

"the body breaks" -devendra barnhart
"loving you" -minnie riperton

not a wholesale plagiarism (both great songs)

but some coincidental similarities

― J. Grizzle (trainsmoke), Thursday, 1 June 2006 21:24 (twenty years ago)

as far as Weird Al is concerned, I have always thought his song "I Lost on Jeopardy" sounded like Greg Kihn's "Jeopardy"--strikingly similar

― J. Grizzle (trainsmoke), Thursday, 1 June 2006 21:27 (twenty years ago)

Last Dani with Chili Petty

― Your Fu11 Name, Thursday, 1 June 2006 21:32 (twenty years ago)

the hollies "the air that I breathe"

and Radiohead "creep"

― J. Grizzle (trainsmoke), Friday, 2 June 2006 12:56 (twenty years ago)

Brian Eno - "King's Lead Hat"
The Cars - "Shake It Up"

― Edward III (edward iii), Friday, 2 June 2006 17:23 (twenty years ago)

one year passes...

CCR - Effigy
Hendrix - Hey Joe

― Hurting 2, Sunday, 5 August 2007 21:12 (eighteen years ago)

MBV - Don't Ask Why
Sixpence None the Richer - Kiss Me

haha

― peter james, Sunday, 5 August 2007 21:23 (eighteen years ago)

Gang of Four - "Not Great Men"
Franz Ferdinand - "Take Me Out"

― Stevie D, Sunday, 5 August 2007 21:26 (eighteen years ago)

The Doors - "Light My Fire"
Television - "Marquee Moon"

― Mister Craig, Sunday, 5 August 2007 21:47 (eighteen years ago)

"And now we're back with more of People Who Look Like Things."

― billstevejim, Monday, 6 August 2007 22:47 (eighteen years ago)

The Doors - "Light My Fire"
Television - "Marquee Moon"

wtf

― Zeno, Monday, 6 August 2007 22:49 (eighteen years ago)

lily allen - "alfie"
mr blobby - "mr blobby"

― zappi, Monday, 6 August 2007 23:22 (eighteen years ago)

Belle & Sebastion "You're Just a Baby"
Yes - "Yours Is No Disgrace"

I'm not making this up. Now I can't hear the B&S song the same way.

(I'm about 99% sure the Yes song I'm thinking of is YIND, but it's been a while.)

― dlp9001, Tuesday, 7 August 2007 00:38 (eighteen years ago)

The Doors - "Light My Fire"
Television - "Marquee Moon"
-- Mister Craig, Sunday, August 5, 2007 4:47 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Link

like the keyboard/guitar solos?

― Stevie D, Tuesday, 7 August 2007 00:49 (eighteen years ago)

Yeah, I think he means the intro to Light My Fire and the "tag" (or whatever you call it) in Marquee Moon

― Hurting 2, Tuesday, 7 August 2007 02:47 (eighteen years ago)

Sex Pistols - "Anarchy in the UK"
The Soup Dragons - "Divine Thing"

...the guitar solos.

― daavid, Tuesday, 7 August 2007 03:13 (eighteen years ago)

Cole Porter: "Be A Clown"
Arthur Freed & Nacio Herb Brown: "Make 'Em Laugh"

― Kevin John Bozelka, Tuesday, 7 August 2007 06:06 (eighteen years ago)

Animal Collective, "Grass"
Tyrannosaurus Rex, "She Was Born to Be My Unicorn"

― poortheatre, Tuesday, 7 August 2007 06:11 (eighteen years ago)

(almost identical melody)

― poortheatre, Tuesday, 7 August 2007 06:11 (eighteen years ago)

The Doors - "Light My Fire"
Television - "Marquee Moon"
-- Mister Craig, Sunday, August 5, 2007 4:47 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Link
like the keyboard/guitar solos?
-- Stevie D, Tuesday, 7 August 2007 00:49 (6 hours ago)

The whole songs have similar fluctuations, feel and dynamics as well. To me anyways.

― Mister Craig, Tuesday, 7 August 2007 06:52 (eighteen years ago)

Panda Bear - "Bros"
Cat Stevens - "I Found A Love"

In the best possible ways.

― Mister Craig, Tuesday, 7 August 2007 06:53 (eighteen years ago)

The Streets - Sharp darts
Everly Brothers - Cathy's clown

― filthy dylan, Tuesday, 7 August 2007 07:07 (eighteen years ago)

The Cure "Just Like Heaven"
The Pixies "Here Comes Your Man"
Wire "Ex-Lion Tamer"

― dlp9001, Tuesday, 7 August 2007 08:27 (eighteen years ago)

I noticed the other day that The Charlatans eviscerated Lennon's 'Bring On The Lucie (Freda People)', borrowing the verse to use on 'Just When You're Thinkin' Things Over' and the chorus to use on 'Just Lookin''.

― Matthew H, Tuesday, 7 August 2007 09:40 (eighteen years ago)

The Hoosiers - Worried About Ray
The Turtles - Happy Together

― Dom Passantino, Tuesday, 7 August 2007 09:43 (eighteen years ago)

too right! if truth be told...

― Mark G, Tuesday, 7 August 2007 10:00 (eighteen years ago)

The Foundations: "Build Me Up Buttercup"
Abba: "Waterloo"

The chorus melody.

― Tuomas, Tuesday, 7 August 2007 10:41 (eighteen years ago)

Pat Benatar: "Hit Me With Your Best Shot"
Fine Young Cannibals: "She Drives Me Crazy"

The same four-note riff.

There was also a thing on NPR recently that featured some guy in Boston mashing up the newest Nickelback song and the last Nickelback song: they are the same song. Same key, melody, rhythm, same everything. Top 40 shocker, I know but it's pretty blatant.

― ellaguru, Tuesday, 7 August 2007 14:40 (eighteen years ago)

Ready for the World - "Oh Sheila"
Prince - "Lady Cab Driver"

― Paul in Santa Cruz, Tuesday, 7 August 2007 14:51 (eighteen years ago)

rolling stones - 'let's spend the night together'
kinks - 'david watts'

― edb, Tuesday, 7 August 2007 14:54 (eighteen years ago)

There was a track I thought was by Ride, but then found out it was actually by Teenage Fanclub, and it's on Bandwagonesque.

This week, I discover it's ALSO ON RIDE'S OX4 'BEST OF' !!!

― Mark G, Tuesday, 7 August 2007 14:55 (eighteen years ago)

Smashmouth "All Star"
Weezer "The Sweater Song"
Whitesnake "Here I Go Again"

― kingkongvsgodzilla, Tuesday, 7 August 2007 14:55 (eighteen years ago)

actually, 'she drives be crazy' (fine young cannibals) has the same or similar opening chord sequence as 'the holy grail' by hunters and collectors

― Charlie Howard, Tuesday, 7 August 2007 15:06 (eighteen years ago)

There was also a thing on NPR recently that featured some guy in Boston mashing up the newest Nickelback song and the last Nickelback song: they are the same song. Same key, melody, rhythm, same everything. Top 40 shocker, I know but it's pretty blatant.

Not to defend Nickelback, but that mash-up was manipulated to sound that way.

― Pleasant Plains, Tuesday, 7 August 2007 15:38 (eighteen years ago)

The verses from "The Girls" by Calvin Harris sound like the verses from "Lady (You Bring Me Up)" by the Commodores. True story.

― musically, Friday, 10 August 2007 21:16 (eighteen years ago)

TS: My Bloody Valentine "Blown a Wish" vs. Sugar "Your Favorite Thing"

― mookieproof, Saturday, 11 August 2007 03:59 (eighteen years ago)

MBV - "Soon"
Can - "Spoon

Pixies - "Debaser"
NIN - "Eraser"

Blur - "Slow Down"
Smashing Pumpkins - "Slow Dawn"

― Stevie D, Saturday, 11 August 2007 04:17 (eighteen years ago)

two years pass...

mission of burma - laugh the world away
the spinanes - manos

― mookieproof, Tuesday, 2 March 2010 00:35 (sixteen years ago)

Siouxsie & the Banshees: "Carcass"
The Doobie Brothers : "China Grove"

Top that!

― Fruitless and Pansy Free (Dr. Joseph A. Ofalt), Tuesday, 2 March 2010 02:45 (sixteen years ago)

In my head, "Falling Down a Mountain" from the new Tindersticks sounds like The Art Ensemble of Chicago's "Theme de Yoyo".

― seandalai, Tuesday, 2 March 2010 02:52 (sixteen years ago)

greensleeves and what child is this

― Ballistic, Tuesday, 2 March 2010 02:55 (sixteen years ago)

Pointer Sisters - "I'm So Excited"
Elton John - "I'm Still Standing"

― LeRooLeRoo, Tuesday, 2 March 2010 06:04 (sixteen years ago)

In my head, "Falling Down a Mountain" from the new Tindersticks sounds like The Art Ensemble of Chicago's "Theme de Yoyo".

― seandalai

It definitely has the same sort of vibe. I found it also slightly similar to 'Dollars and Cents' by Radiohead but that one also reminds me to 'theme de yoyo'.

― Moka, Tuesday, 2 March 2010 06:20 (sixteen years ago)

*reminds me of

― Moka, Tuesday, 2 March 2010 06:20 (sixteen years ago)

Minitemen - 'Stories'
REM - 'The One I Love'

There's no way the Minutemen song wasn't in their heads when REM wrote that (in my own head it's a brazen rip-off!).

― wronger than 100 geir posts (MacDara), Tuesday, 2 March 2010 12:16 (sixteen years ago)

Gah! Minutemen not Minitemen!

― wronger than 100 geir posts (MacDara), Tuesday, 2 March 2010 12:16 (sixteen years ago)

two years pass...

FOUR songs using the same riff - score!

Boston - "More than a Feeling" (chorus riff)
Hunters & Collectors - "Holy Grail"
Fine Young Cannibals - "She Drives me Crazy"

and as 'Ellaguru' mentioned above:

Pat Benatar: "Hit Me With Your Best Shot"

― mattyd, Wednesday, 12 December 2012 22:16 (thirteen years ago)

What song does Dexy's "Free" sound like? It's really bugging me - is it "The Winner Takes It All"? If so, that's kind of clever considering the lyrical content of each song.

― besides Sunny Real Estate (dog latin), Thursday, 13 December 2012 12:32 (thirteen years ago)

Yeah think it's Winner Takes It All.

― Eyeball Kicks, Thursday, 13 December 2012 14:11 (thirteen years ago)

four weeks pass...

trampled under foot - led zep
long train running - doobie brothers

it's hard for me to listen to the first because of the latter

― nostormo, Saturday, 12 January 2013 16:52 (thirteen years ago)

Dexy's - I'm Just Looking

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFKUeBA7Q-c

Drop Out Venus - Love In Vein

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BOopUnAjkg

Same song!