songs that sound like other songs

Long ago and oh so far away
I fell in love with you
Before the second show

But I don't make the connection between the two.

A better candidate: Shining Star / Earth Wind & Fire

When you wish upon a star
Dreams will take you very far
When you wish upon a dream
Life ain´t always what it seems

Not sure, but I think it predates IItS.

Which in turn is taken from The Ronette's Be My Baby

then the vocal line from said song is appropriated for johnny boy's "all exits final"

The melody of the Johnny Boy song is a sped-up version of Elvis Costello's Battered Old Bird from Blood and Chocolate.

also

Stereolab "Metronomic Underground" --> Gil Scott-Heron "The Revolution will not be Televised" --> Antibalas "Si Se Puede".
there's also a Can song on Tago Mago and some other soul or motown song with this same best-ever bassline.

Bob Mould returned the Pixies' accolades for Husker Du in Sugar's 'Good Idea' ( Debaser)

More recently, I heard Secret Machines Alone Jealous & Stoned, and I swear, Blondie's Union City Blue is in there.

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Are you thinking of Jamelia's 'Superstar'from a couple of years back?

-- Josh Love (heaveninrowboat...), May 24th, 2004.

The main riff in "Misunderstanding" by Genesis is actually a direct lift from a part in "Hot Fun in the Summertime" and I believe that has been verified by Phil Collins. What's interesting to me is that "Fool In the Rain" and "Misunderstanding" have very similar, if not identical subject matter. So I'd say that Mr. Love gets an A for effort.

I highly doubt they ever heard this song, just one of life's weird coincedences... it really did cause a "WTF" moment when I heard it though.....

YES!!!! I always thought that Spoon piano sounded like that song, I just couldn't recall that McCain lyric.

btw, not sure if that's the title or not, but its a cool song

but I'm not complaining.

Same chords!!

Wyclef Jean and Maya's Ghetto Supastar, is the one that ripped off Islands in the Stream. 1998.

Lucinda Williams' 'Sweet Old World', at least as done by Emmylou Harris on Wrecking Ball sounds just like 'Four Strong Winds'

"Cleo", from John Cale's first album, reminds me of Bowie's "Sound and Vision" - or the other way round - probably wrongly but there ya go

Intro to Jimmy Buffet's "Fins" ~= intro to AC/DC's "Son of a Bitch"

Sloan's "She Means What She Says" = The Nazz "Open My Eyes"

=The Who "I Can't Explain"

=The Clash "Guns on the Roof"

As unlikely as it sounds, I'm starting to become possessed of the conviction that either Paul Simon or producer Eno ripped off Lilys' "High Writer At Home" for Simon's "How Can You Live in the Northeast".

"There She Goes Again" by The Velvet Underground adds a few notes to the opening riff of "Hitch Hike" - most noticable on The Rolling Stones' version.

"Smoke On The Water" by Deep Purple also adds some notes to the guitar riff from "Loose" by The Stooges.

Birthday Party's "Dull Day" totally rips off (or pays tribute) to Can's "Vitamin C".

Caribou's "Desiree" totally rips off the Beach Boys "Lady" which in turn rips off an old Brian Wilson-produced track by the Honeys called "Pray For Surf"... I don't know if Pray For Surf rips something else off though.

ah, actually my MP3 of the Brian Wilson Pet Projects comp is mislabelled. The Honeys song is actually by American Spring and is called "Fallin In Love"

The first time I head that first Jewel song, "You Belong To Me" it was obvious to me that the verse took the melody from "Needle and the Damage Done" and the chorus was "Danny's Song" ("in the morning when I rise...") from Loggins and Messina.

People say "Mr. Brightside" sounds like Placebo but to me it sounds more like the coda of "Between Planets" by the Jesus and Mary Chain. But JAMC probably stole that from someone else anyway.

"Sweater Song" by Weezer is a scarily accurate ripoff of "I Bleed" by the Pixies. Sing along and see!