Songs that Sound Suspiciously Like Other Songs!

anathematized_one · 06-19-2013, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

I think that's more of a parody than a rip-off.

No, Necro doesn't do parody, it is meant to be more of a rip off that people could easily catch.

Then again, "Ice Ice Baby" lifted the intro from Queen - "Under Pressure", but I am pretty sure everyone knew that.

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**Frownland** · 06-19-2013, 11:03 AM

I just noticed this one, although it's not too much of a stretch to say that they just had similar ideas.

The synth part sounds a lot like:

(Sorry, youtube doesn't have the song Water by itself, but it has the full album Contact). Go to 3:25 for the right song.

misspoptart · 06-26-2013, 09:40 AM

This is probably way too obscure for anyone here to care about but Milan Stankovic's terrible-but-catchy song "Fejs" was upgraded to K-pop band Nu'est's "FACE" recently. No one seems to have noticed the blatant copying, but I CARE ENOUGH ABOUT SERBIANS TO BE OFFENDED!!

and

I can't believe they stooped so low as to even copy the name! Luckily, the two songs could not be more different lyrically. THANK HEAVENS!! :P

Isbjørn · 06-28-2013, 05:03 AM

DriveYourCarDownToTheSea · 06-29-2013, 12:19 AM

Paul Simon's American Tune sounds just like a passage in Bach's St Matthews Passion.

DriveYourCarDownToTheSea · 06-29-2013, 12:30 AM

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Originally Posted by anathematized_one

Another one is the "Imperial March" from the original Star Wars being extremely similar, at least to me, to certain parts of the first two movements of Gustav Mahler's second symphony.

Speaking of Mahler ...

The very beginning part of the Star Trek opening theme was obviously a ripoff of the opening part of the 1st Movement of Mahler's 1st Symphony.

Bishie · 07-03-2013, 02:38 PM

The main riff in Six Feet Under's "Bringer of Blood" sounds exactly like Disturbed's "Stricken"

Neapolitan · 07-03-2013, 07:11 PM

Daft Punk samples - Confirmed and Possible ones. Even though they're are not note for note they are still suspiciously similar.

lili. · 07-06-2013, 03:18 AM

The opening of '' Child in Time '' by Deep Purple was taken from '' Bombay Calling '' by It's a Beautiful Day who took it from the jazzman Vince Wallace.
This is Vince Wallace's note:

Vince Wallace handwritten note about Bombay Calling-It's A Beautiful Day

Vince Wallace '' Bombay Calling '' (1962)

Vince Wallace - Bombay Calling Pt. 1 / 2 - YouTube

It's a Beautiful Day '' Bombay Calling '' (1969)

Bombay Calling - It's a Beautiful Day (1969) - YouTube

Deep purple '' Child in Time '' (1970)

Deep Purple-Child in Time - YouTube

positiveaob · 07-06-2013, 08:00 PM

Allright, first post, so I got to make it count I guess...

Black Keys’ “Stack Shot Billy” and Moby’s “Natural Blues” (the copied riff was actually sampled by Moby from Vera Hall’s “Trouble so Hard”)

“Selfish Jean” by Travis and “Lust for Life” by Iggy Pop. Granted, that’s a relatively popular drum beat, with similarities to “Are you gonna be my girl” by Jet and “You cant hurry love” by the Supremes, but it is pretty blatantly copied by Travis.

Kenny Wayne’s Sheppard’s “While we cry” and Pearl Jam’s “Yellow Ledbetter”. Again, granted, they’re both just a straightforward I-V-IV-I progression in E, but the tempo/mood is pretty much identical and when you factor into it that the title of KWS’s album was “Ledbetter Heights” you have to wonder...

Of course, Pearl Jam isn’t entirely innocent either. Ask Mike Mcready where he got the solo for “Alive” from and he will freely admit he copied Kiss’s “She” who in turn copied the Robbie Kreiger’s solo from “Five to One”

Of course, you could point to all sorts of blues classics copying one another. That’s sort of why the blues flourished the way it did, because the simplicity of the structure. So naturally you’re going to have some strong similarities. And every now and then you’ll have a good riff that gets “tweaked” a bit into various new creations. Slim Harpo’s “Shake Your hips” groove has been used all kinds of times, even in non-blues songs like “spirit in the sky”. But ZZ Top’s “la Grange” is so close to Canned Heat’s “Fried Hockey Boogie” you could argue that it is just a tad bit too close.

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Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	I just noticed this one, although it's not too much of a stretch to say that they just had similar ideas. The synth part sounds a lot like: (Sorry, youtube doesn't have the song Water by itself, but it has the full album Contact). Go to 3:25 for the right song. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

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DriveYourCarDownToTheSea AllTheWhileYouChargeAFee Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Kansas City Posts: 1,178	Paul Simon's American Tune sounds just like a passage in Bach's St Matthews Passion. __________________ Stop and find a pretty shell for her Beach Boys vs Beatles comparisons begin here Last edited by DriveYourCarDownToTheSea; 06-29-2013 at 12:57 AM.

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lili. Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 160	The opening of '' Child in Time '' by Deep Purple was taken from '' Bombay Calling '' by It's a Beautiful Day who took it from the jazzman Vince Wallace. This is Vince Wallace's note: Vince Wallace handwritten note about Bombay Calling-It's A Beautiful Day Vince Wallace '' Bombay Calling '' (1962) Vince Wallace - Bombay Calling Pt. 1 / 2 - YouTube It's a Beautiful Day '' Bombay Calling '' (1969) Bombay Calling - It's a Beautiful Day (1969) - YouTube Deep purple '' Child in Time '' (1970) Deep Purple-Child in Time - YouTube __________________ '' music fills the gap between souls ''

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misspoptart gimme gimme Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: istanbul Posts: 897	This is probably way too obscure for anyone here to care about but Milan Stankovic's terrible-but-catchy song "Fejs" was upgraded to K-pop band Nu'est's "FACE" recently. No one seems to have noticed the blatant copying, but I CARE ENOUGH ABOUT SERBIANS TO BE OFFENDED!! and I can't believe they stooped so low as to even copy the name! Luckily, the two songs could not be more different lyrically. THANK HEAVENS!! :P

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Bishie Groupie Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Cairns, Australia Posts: 33	The main riff in Six Feet Under's "Bringer of Blood" sounds exactly like Disturbed's "Stricken"

07-06-2013, 08:00 PM	#80 (permalink)
positiveaob Groupie Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 27	Allright, first post, so I got to make it count I guess... Black Keys’ “Stack Shot Billy” and Moby’s “Natural Blues” (the copied riff was actually sampled by Moby from Vera Hall’s “Trouble so Hard”) “Selfish Jean” by Travis and “Lust for Life” by Iggy Pop. Granted, that’s a relatively popular drum beat, with similarities to “Are you gonna be my girl” by Jet and “You cant hurry love” by the Supremes, but it is pretty blatantly copied by Travis. Kenny Wayne’s Sheppard’s “While we cry” and Pearl Jam’s “Yellow Ledbetter”. Again, granted, they’re both just a straightforward I-V-IV-I progression in E, but the tempo/mood is pretty much identical and when you factor into it that the title of KWS’s album was “Ledbetter Heights” you have to wonder... Of course, Pearl Jam isn’t entirely innocent either. Ask Mike Mcready where he got the solo for “Alive” from and he will freely admit he copied Kiss’s “She” who in turn copied the Robbie Kreiger’s solo from “Five to One” Of course, you could point to all sorts of blues classics copying one another. That’s sort of why the blues flourished the way it did, because the simplicity of the structure. So naturally you’re going to have some strong similarities. And every now and then you’ll have a good riff that gets “tweaked” a bit into various new creations. Slim Harpo’s “Shake Your hips” groove has been used all kinds of times, even in non-blues songs like “spirit in the sky”. But ZZ Top’s “la Grange” is so close to Canned Heat’s “Fried Hockey Boogie” you could argue that it is just a tad bit too close.