Songs That Sound A Little Too Similar

[mr bagcroft]

I have no problem with this one. Similar vibe but they're not the same at all. Melody has some vocal similarities but nothing to scream about.

Yeah in reality, they are many miles apart these two. Dont know why it persists.

 

[No eye deer]

I have no problem with this one. Similar vibe but they're not the same at all. Melody has some vocal similarities but nothing to scream about.

Yeah, I wasn’t really saying they stole it or anything, but the links there. Even Plant and Pearl Jam have been known to joke about it. As has been said, Zep are the last band that can talk!

FWIW, I love both songs and both bands!

 

[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 arsehole 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.