songs that sound like other songs

"janet us johnny" on the real new fall LP is more or less iggy/bowie's "the passenger"

Saturday by the Clientele, beautiful though it is, does sound worryingly like Octopus's Garden.

might've been mentioned upthread but LMFAO's "Party Rock Anthem" or whatever is a straight lift from the chorus of "Giving Up the Gun" by Vampire Weekend.

Here Today by Paul McCartney sounds kind of like When Two Worlds Drift Apart by Cliff Richard

Saturday by the Clientele, beautiful though it is, does sound worryingly like Octopus's Garden.

haha, at first I was like, no way! but now I'm not sure I can unhear it

Michael Jackson's 'Smooth Criminal' is a shameless ripoff of Yellow Magic Orchestra's 'Music Plans'

and of course someone made a mashup of the two

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKewrJUlDUM

Really ? Listening to the original « Music Plans » makes you think « oh, « Smooth Criminal » is such a rip off! » ?
Because if you hadn’t mentioned it I would have NEVER thought about it !

I don't like "shameless ripoff" being used to mean "two things that both sound cool in similar ways, but one of them was recorded first."

But that's just me

Been watching The Little Mermaid and wondering why I've had 'Somewhere that's green' from Little Shop of Horrors in my head for about a week - it's because 'Part of your world' is essentially the same song!
The internet has also noticed this.

Wastin.. away again in Margaritaville

Don't you know me, I'm your native son....

you bastard.

thank u next uses the same chords as fucking merry christmas mr lawrence

Dudley Moore, "Love Me"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJH6nEEDYMA

... and parts of this Guided By Voices track.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8_b4xv9tV4

thank u next uses the same chords as fucking merry christmas mr lawrence

via @hallieandannie ofc

— Owen Myers (@Owen_Myers) November 10, 2018

I just realized Twinkle Twinkle Little Star is the alphabet song

I realized that very recently myself; was kind of a “...” moment.

I feel ya

same melodic pattern (with fewer notes) as baa baa black sheep too.

I’m shook

same as "Wild is the Wind", too

not really, just wanted to open new spaces for possibility

Ah vous dirai-je, maman

“Cruel To Be Kind” sounds suspiciously like the recently released backing track for The Beach Boy’s version of “I Can Hear Music.”

in July I played my dad Hüsker Dü's "In a Free Land" and he said it sounded just like Buzzcocks' "Ever Fallen in Love" and I heard it immediately, been thinking about it for the past few days

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAJ4QlqhUpQ

vs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51OB2YoC4sg

your dad is cool imo

the walkmen's "the rat" is a dead ringer for "ever fallen in love?" too

The melody of "Bookends" fuses readily with that of "Don't Cry for me Argentina."

Time it was and what a time it was / all through my wild days / my mad existence / a time of innocence/ I kept my promise / a time of confidences

the intro john cale's 'ship of fools' reminds me of the 'cry me a river' bridge

Supergrass' 'Kick in the Teeth' and The Kinks' 'Come On Now'

amen dunes - skipping school
cass mccombs - lionkiller got married

cat stevens - matthew and son
tears for fears - mad world

inxs - never tear us apart
rem - everybody hurts

Not really(?) Is it just because they’re both rock ballads with strings?

mostly the intonation/phrasing of certain lyrics struck me

i was standing
you were there

of this life
to hang on

Just revisited “NTUA,” and I guess they do have a similar feel. You know, that pair of songs would be a good candidate for a “Taking Sides” / snap poll. Do you mind if I start such a thread?

not at all, as long as NTUA wins

;-)

Badfinger "Without You" (1970)
America "Sister Golden Hair" (1975)

just the melody of the first line of each verse

I believe it's intentional, but: T.I. - 'What You Know' and Roberta Flack - 'Gone Away'

I had to post it somewhere because it nags at me every time I hear the latter.

Kenny Loggins "Footloose" (1984)

rips off

Big Star "O My Soul"(1973) - opening
James Gang "Funk #49" (1970) - pretty much everything else

the Flack interpolation is credited on the T.I. track

The vibe/feel of Eric Clapton's "Bad Influence" is, I think, an homage to Stevie Wonder's "Isn't She Lovely."

Heard ISL in Harris Teeter the other day - especially the joyful, long outro harmonica solo.

It occurred to me that Greg Phillinganes's intro synth solo on BI (done, I think, with a mod wheel) is an attempt to sound like Stevie without actually being Stevie.

Ooh baby, do you know what that’s worth?
Whoah oh, living on a prayer
Take my hand, well make it I swear
Ooh heaven is a place on earth

^^ You know that mash-up actually exists right?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAI30MC36hk

(see 3.45)

Oh wow! Thanks LBI

I think that’s a different BJ song but yeah

Ha you're right, it is a diff BJ song!

You give ILM a bad name.

Andrew WK - "I Love NYC" (specifically the instrumental anthem-y part pre-verse and post-chorus)
trad. - "Wind The Bobbin Up"