Songs That Sound A Little Too Similar

[Borough Blood]

ATDI - Skips On The Record intro appears to rip off Sonic Youth - Schizophrenia

 

[AngryRanga]

Thanks to some random guy on twitter, I heard the similarity straight away but the rogue traders weren't exactly front of mind so took me a while to find.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Thanks to some random guy on twitter, I heard the similarity straight away but the rogue traders weren't exactly front of mind so took me a while to find.

And Voodoo Child sampled Elvis Costello - Pump it Up.

 

[DaRick]

Krokus were enjoyable in their day, but notoriously unoriginal.

Judas Priest - Exciter


Krokus - Headhunter



(Headhunter is basically a slightly re-written Exciter)

AC/DC - Let There Be Rock


Krokus - Long Stick Goes Boom



(Although in fairness, less of a straight song rip-off, than if Krokus listened to the entire Let There Be Rock album and then decided to piece parts of it back together while keeping the same sound - for example, they've basically made the former's ending the latter's beginning!)

Def Leppard - Let It Go


Def Leppard - Photograph


Krokus - Midnite Maniac



(Midnite Maniac combines the former's fast tempo and opening onslaught of riffage with the latter's ridiculously hooky pre-chorus/chorus, in a way that IMO trumps both Def Leppard songs - but they're still not winning any Most Original Artist awards anytime soon)

 

[DaRick]

Kashmir - Led Zeppelin




Whitesnake - Judgment Day




Clearly the latter is a reworking of the former. Still a good song though, with a stand-and-deliver opening drum beat, a scorching opening riff, and some customary Vai pyrotechnics. But still, it lies in the shadow of its illustrious predecessor.

 

[Electronic_Renaissance]

I've always noticed this one, though no-one really seems to pick it up. Probably because The Perfect Day is less known. But I believe it was a top 10 hit in Australia. Verses VERY similar IMO.

1987 - Fischer-Z - The Perfect Day




1989 - Billy Joel - We Didn't Start The Fire

 

[CliffMcTainshaw]

Most people associate "I Want Candy" with this song.


But it was a cover of this 1965 song by the Strangeloves.


The Strangeloves were supposed to be a group of 3 Australian brothers, Giles, Miles and Niles Strange, raised on an outback sheep station. Which was a fabrication.

This song was released before the Strangloves song, also in 1965.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Most people associate "I Want Candy" with this song.


But it was a cover of this 1965 song by the Strangeloves.


The Strangeloves were supposed to be a group of 3 Australian brothers, Giles, Miles and Niles Strange, raised on an outback sheep station. Which was a fabrication.

This song was released before the Strangloves song, also in 1965.

Also similar to I Want Candy, Willie and the Hand Jive and that Bo Diddley song is Solsbury Hill by Peter Gabriel.

 

[edgie]

Krokus were enjoyable in their day, but notoriously unoriginal.

Judas Priest - Exciter


Krokus - Headhunter



(Headhunter is basically a slightly re-written Exciter)

AC/DC - Let There Be Rock


Krokus - Long Stick Goes Boom



(Although in fairness, less of a straight song rip-off, than if Krokus listened to the entire Let There Be Rock album and then decided to piece parts of it back together while keeping the same sound - for example, they've basically made the former's ending the latter's beginning!)

Def Leppard - Let It Go


Def Leppard - Photograph


Krokus - Midnite Maniac



(Midnite Maniac combines the former's fast tempo and opening onslaught of riffage with the latter's ridiculously hooky pre-chorus/chorus, in a way that IMO trumps both Def Leppard songs - but they're still not winning any Most Original Artist awards anytime soon)

Bit of a stretch on two of these

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

The bass line in particular

The Wipers - Potential Suicide vs Nirvana - Breed

 

[CliffMcTainshaw]

All done for us.

 

[james Dean]

vs

Funky was an arseh*le in DKC2. Charging you two coins for a flight

 

[Fossie 32]

some of the violin at the start of this


reminded me of from 8:50 on this


Which at 22:58 has a bit of this

 

[CliffMcTainshaw]

What do you think?
Solomon Linda&The Evening - Mbube 1938


The Tokens - The Lion Sleeps Tonight 1961

 

[Electronic_Renaissance]

What do you think?
Solomon Linda&The Evening - Mbube 1938


The Tokens - The Lion Sleeps Tonight 1961

I really hate that song. I don't care who is singing it.

Wasn't there some copyright thing about this song a few years ago?

 

[sprockets]

I really hate that song. I don't care who is singing it.

Wasn't there some copyright thing about this song a few years ago?

Might have something to do with Songs That Sound A Little Too Similar

 

[Electronic_Renaissance]

Might have something to do with Songs That Sound A Little Too Similar

Touche

 

[RedmanWasHere]

What do you think?
Solomon Linda&The Evening - Mbube 1938


The Tokens - The Lion Sleeps Tonight 1961

I believe Mbube is the correct pronounciation while 'Wimoweh,' as uttered in the song, is a sort of phoneticisation or onomatopoeic.

 

[Fossie 32]

What do you think?
Solomon Linda&The Evening - Mbube 1938


The Tokens - The Lion Sleeps Tonight 1961

Interesting to find out about the origins of songs

 

[Zuma]

Neil young Tonight’s the night riff was used quite prominently in a Barry gibb song which frankie valli sung several years later. Note perfect.

 

[Fossie 32]

Neil young Tonight’s the night riff was used quite prominently in a Barry gibb song which frankie valli sung several years later. Note perfect.

tell me more

 

[CliffMcTainshaw]

How about these 2 songs?

 

[RedmanWasHere]

How about these 2 songs?

Definitely agree with this one.

 

[Zuma]

tell me more

toniiiights the niiight
Ba-ba-da-bung
Toniiights the nii-ii-ii-ii-ii-ight

It’s got groove it’s got meaning instrumental riff during 1.02- 1.04 are the same notes as the main riff in Neil’s song

I’ve heard this for years

 

[The Spirit of Cricket]

listen to the chorus and see if you can work it out yourself



pretty sure he won the suit, or at least the offending band settled with Joe