Songs that sound alike.

[zombie goat fetish]

Ever hear the start of a song and think it's a completely different song and band altogether there, there a few songs the I get mixed up. But these two in particular always remind me of each other.



And this absolute rip off.

 

[Je Suis Ubermonkey]

All of them.

I know a pair that do, but can't remember either name. Grrrrr.

 

[Jonny49]

Behold!!

/thread.

EDIT:

All of them.

I know a pair that do, but can't remember either name. Grrrrr.

CURSES! I literally just clicked the post button, only to find you beat me to it

I tip my hat off to you sir.

 

[KefkaCultist]

Well my coworker was listening to some crappy music from some guy named Lupe Fiasco and one song sounded VERY similar to "Float On" by Modest Mouse.

Spoiler: Float On by Modest Mouse

Spoiler: Lupe Fiasco's shit

When the song came on the stereo at work I thought maybe his CD had finished and it had gone to something good. Sadly, I realized that it was just this talentless hack stealing sounds.

 

[Je Suis Ubermonkey]

Behold!!

/thread.

EDIT:

All of them.

I know a pair that do, but can't remember either name. Grrrrr.

CURSES! I literally just clicked the post button, only to find you beat me to it

I tip my hat off to you sir.

Thank you sir.
I've just played them both through. Isn't it amazing how a song about the lack of difference between different songs can have so much difference between live and recorded versions?

So many words repeated there. My brain hurts.

 

[Redingold]

Every time I start humming or whistling Saria's Song [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVlqk9yZf2c], my mum somehow confuses it for the Postman Pat theme [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAYVfmSig0I].

 

[mireko]

Spoiler

I can't be the only one who hears this.

 

[delta46]

i find this is actually frieghtening

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N59pnOWyTHQ&feature=related

 

[zombie goat fetish]

Well my coworker was listening to some crappy music from some guy named Lupe Fiasco and one song sounded VERY similar to "Float On" by Modest Mouse.

Spoiler: Float On by Modest Mouse

Spoiler: Lupe Fiasco's shit

When the song came on the stereo at work I thought maybe his CD had finished and it had gone to something good. Sadly, I released that it was just this talentless hack stealing sounds.

Knowing rappers he probably just sampled it and sped it up.

 

[SonofaJohannes]

Anyboddy recognise the opening to BPS?

Here's a hint:

 

[KefkaCultist]

Well my coworker was listening to some crappy music from some guy named Lupe Fiasco and one song sounded VERY similar to "Float On" by Modest Mouse.

Spoiler: Float On by Modest Mouse

Spoiler: Lupe Fiasco's shit

When the song came on the stereo at work I thought maybe his CD had finished and it had gone to something good. Sadly, I released that it was just this talentless hack stealing sounds.

Knowing rappers he probably just sampled it and sped it up.

Yeah I realize that they do it a lot nowadays, but as far as I know there's not even any credit given to the original artist as my coworker was insistent that Lupe Fiasco (I hate that name with a passion, btw) was some music god of originality until I pulled up Modest Mouse and rubbed it all over his face.

 

[The Virgo]

Tracy Chapman's "Fast Car" sounds awfully like an instrumental part of John Mellencamp's "Jack and Diane". Don't believe me? Listen:


(The part starts at about 46 seconds into the song)


VERY similar, in fact!

Also, the chorus to the Genesis songs "Ripples" and "Fading Lights" are damn near the same. However, since they're both by the same group, it's not like the stole it.

 

[The Artificially Prolonged]

I'm always getting dejavu feelings when listening to certain songs

Spoiler: Five to One by The Doors

Spoiler: Waiting for the Rapture by Oasis

I may me mistaken but I swear whenever this next song is playing I start singing Friday I'm in Love by The Cure because the guitar riff sound so similar. Well I hope so anyway, otherwise I'm hearing things again.

Spoiler: Georgia by Yuck

Spoiler: Friday I'm in Love by The Cure

 

[mireko]

Anyboddy recognise the opening to BPS?
-vid-

Here's a hint:
-vid-

Can never unhear this.

 

[Freaky Lou]

Yeah I realize that they do it a lot nowadays, but as far as I know there's not even any credit given to the original artist as my coworker was insistent that Lupe Fiasco (I hate that name with a passion, btw) was some music god of originality until I pulled up Modest Mouse and rubbed it all over his face.

To be fair, that is FAR and away one of the worst songs off of Lupe's worst album. I don't have any explanation for it; I guess it was studio pressure or maybe he really did think it was a good idea to abandon musical integrity.

Lupe Fiasco is definitely not a "talentless hack", though. His first two albums are some of the best hip-hop records ever made, and I can't think of another musician who matches his lyrical depth. He's a genuine virtuoso. One of his trademarks is to tell two or even three stories at once, using words with multiple meanings. That he can do that and have it all rhyme and match a rhythm isn't something a "talentless hack" can do.

OT: Nickelback's discography.

Spoiler

 

[OmniscientOstrich]

Yeah, a lot of pop songs (particularly rap/R&B) tend to sample older hits, for example this:

Spoiler

Takes a cue from this Chi-Lites song:

Spoiler

This recent song I've been hearing off hand on the radio copies the bass line from The Stone Roses song Fools gold:

Spoiler

-_- Whilst ironically proclaiming how original he is...also, here's that riff Nirvana (probably unconsciously to be fair) plagiarised from Killing Joke:

Spoiler

Probably a few others, but I can't be arsed to think and I really should be sleeping...

 

[Lilani]

I found two songs that use the EXACT same sample tune. First, I give you Desnudame by Achillea (ignore the awkward music video, tune starts at 0:24. You only have to listen for 10 seconds or so to hear it):

Spoiler

Now, I give youI Know by Hybrid.

Spoiler

Just about blew my mind when I figured it out.

 

[Nouw]

Spoiler: Oh!

Spoiler: On/Off

In something that's not a sample,

Spoiler: Last Friday Night

Spoiler: Make Love

I swear it's the same guitar chords! I'm not referring to the beat, that'd be silly.

 

[The_Blue_Rider]

Spoiler

These two sounds suspiciously similar, although i think Animal ive become is far better