Songs that sound the same

[ixnay]

It's simple, post songs that sound really similar in places:

The Offspring - Why Don't You Get a Job?
and
The Beatles - Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da

Interpol - Obstacle 1
and
Red Hot Chili Peppers - By the Way

Every Everclear song

You get the idea.

[Boris Godunov]

Does blatant plagiarism count?

Like Vanilla Ice stealing that damn riff? Or the MC Hammer theft of the melody for "You Can't Touch This?"

[orange]

Why don't you get a job is a direct rip though. It's not like it's some coincidence.

[Boris Godunov]

Originally posted by orange
Why don't you get a job is a direct rip though. It's not like it's some coincidence.

Exactly. There's a difference between intentional "homage," (such as the main theme from Brahms' 1st symphony, last movement being similar to the tune of Beethoven's Ode to Joy, or a Techno remix of Beethoven's 5th, etc.), and blatant theft (like, pretty much every song Andrew Lloyd Webber ever wrote).

[Kropotkin]

'The Ketchup song' and 'Rappers delight'...

[AnnC]

He's So Fine and My Sweet Lord.

[Stefu]

Every Bad Religion song vs. Every other Bad Religion song

[Kropotkin]

Originally posted by Boris Godunov ...and blatant theft (like, pretty much every song Andrew Lloyd Webber ever wrote).

Incidentally, a couples of months ago a popular swedish artist was accused of plagiarising Andrew Lloyd Webber.

[Stuie]

How about My Country ‘tis of Thee and God Save the Queen?

[Imran Siddiqui]

Every Dave Matthews Band song .

[Solly]

The Smashing Pumpkins - Stand Inside Your Love
King Adora - Suffocate

[Bereta_Eder]

Dr. Greenthumb - Cypress Hill

with that new one from Ms Dynamiteeeeee

[Dis]

ghostbusters and I wanna new drug

[St Leo]

Living la Vida Loca and Living la Vida Yoda.

[Boris Godunov]

Originally posted by Kropotkin


Incidentally, a couples of months ago a popular swedish artist was accused of plagiarising Andrew Lloyd Webber.

Yes, and I believe one of the songs that was mentioned was one that ALW lifted from a Mendelssohn tune. What a *****.