Songs That Sound A Little Too Similar

[Black Diamond]

I've been getting into James Bond lately and noticed similarities between these two:





Given they are for the same movie franchise it probably isn't so bad in the grand scheme of things.

 

[Araluenian]

To me, the intro to "Sway" and the intro to the GWS Club Song have always sounded awfully similar.

 

[mansize rooster]

most of the stones riffs
keef the ultimate recycler.. and that's not having a go. i don't know how he does it

 

[Hard_to_Beat]

 

[mansize rooster]

chem bros have some great tracks like that
my fav is prob the test

 

[RedmanWasHere]

To me, the intro to "Sway" and the intro to the GWS Club Song have always sounded awfully similar.

The first line sounds like Ke$ha's Take It Off.

A mate of mine said that a few weeks ago and now I can't unhear it.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Madonna - Like A Virgin.

INXS - What You Need.

 

[Engimal]

AND

 

[Chewy]

Nobody has mentioned the most blatant ripoff of the past 12 months

Delta Goodrem - Dancing With a Broken Heart vs Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill.

Didn't she also completely rip off Wake Up by Arcade Fire?

 

[Chewy]

My pet hate with modern music is when they not only sample a classic tune, but lift the entire hook without adding any creative input of their own. No attempt to make something new. Just another generic crappy rap song with a stolen hook.





I admire people who create something new and different with their samples. Not this shite.

The producers of this abortion have at least given Toots Hibbert a co-writing credit (and Toots is probably happy to pocket some extra cash from his old song) but I think it sucks to see great tunes destroyed like this.

Toots should be given full credit as the writer and not one of four names. But I can just imagine how these music industry pirates would've muscled him into accepting peanuts while they get rich.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

My pet hate with modern music is when they not only sample a classic tune, but lift the entire hook without adding any creative input of their own. No attempt to make something new. Just another generic crappy rap song with a stolen hook.





I admire people who create something new and different with their samples. Not this shite.

The producers of this abortion have at least given Toots Hibbert a co-writing credit (and Toots is probably happy to pocket some extra cash from his old song) but I think it sucks to see great tunes destroyed like this.

Toots should be given full credit as the writer and not one of four names. But I can just imagine how these music industry pirates would've muscled him into accepting peanuts while they get rich.

Pitbull samples yet another song.

It's as if him and Flo Rida are competing to see who can rack up the most samples.

 

[Chewy]

Pitbull samples yet another song.

It's as if him and Flo Rida are competing to see who can rack up the most samples.

Pitbull is just the puppet. He's the front man who gets the glory and rides everyone's coattails. Or maybe everyone else is riding his poxy coattails...

According to Wiki

it was produced by Urales "DJ Buddha" Vargas, TJR and Marc Kinchen. TJR had previously written the song as "Funky Vodka", which caught Pitbull's attention.

This TJR clown repackaged "Funky Kingston" as "Funky Vodka". The track gets played a couple of times at nightclubs, but basically goes nowhere. Team Pitbull think they can exploit it further. DJ Co(c)kehead speeds it up a bit more and muscles his way into some of the action. TJR claims a co-writing credit as his finder's fee. Pitbull spits a few rhymes while his mates hire the strippers for his video. RCA ensure the song gets played on MTV and everyone watches the money roll in.

RCA and Team Pitbull take the gravy, Toots gets a few crumbs and everyone puts their hands in the air like they just don't care.

Don't stop the PAAAAAARTY!!!!

 

[Araluenian]

RedmanWasHere is dead right about the Goodrem vs Bush similarities. I think that the similarities are getting worse, but have always been there, like in "Hello, I Love You" by The Doors vs that song by The Kinks with the chorus that goes something like "Girl, I want to be with you" or something like that.
Also, on a more modern note (probably been mentioned before), there was a minor controversy over the similarities between "Raise Your Glass" by Pink and Reece Mastin's debut song.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Simon & Garfunkel - Cecilia.

Fun - Some Nights.

 

[volcboy]

The Chemical Brothers are unabashed fans of The Beatles and Tomorrow Never Knows - they have been known to mix the song into their set. It just shows how far ahead of their time the Beatles were.

 

[Hard_to_Beat]

The Chemical Brothers are unabashed fans of The Beatles and Tomorrow Never Knows - they have been known to mix the song into their set. It just shows how far ahead of their time the Beatles were.

I think it's more indicative of how generic music has become since the early 80's.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Plastic Bertrand - Ca Plane Pour Moi.
Elton Motello - Jet Boy Jet Girl.

This pairing I think was intentional.

 

[TubbsFarquhar]

Katy Perry - Wide Awake
Lenny Kravtiz - Fly Away

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Katy Perry - Wide Awake
Lenny Kravtiz - Fly Away

Katy Perry - California Gurls.
Alcazar - This is the World we Live in.

 

[Mr_Bojangles]

Bob Evans' 'Don't wanna grow up anymore' and Blur's 'Coffee and TV'.

 

[krisholio14]

Check out the intros to these two....

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Check out the intros to these two....

Talk about ripping off another song.

You've uncovered a beauty.

 

[TubbsFarquhar]

This is basically these two songs mashed together:

 

[gbatman]

http://youtubedoubler.com/?video1=Y...2=4fndeDfaWCg&start2=51&authorName=meahwahwah

haha, gotta love the crappy manfactured recycled nature of modern pop music. Pretty much the same song.

 

[Matching Mole]

Check out the intros to these two....

Also sounds like The Chemical Brothers might have stolen that Pink Floyd bassline for "Block Rocking Beats".