songs that sound like other songs

Ok but "In the Aeroplane" is I vi V IV (C Am F G), which is like the most common chord progression in existence.

"Stand by Me," "Blue Moon," "Earth Angel," "Where Have all the Flowers Gone," "Heart and Soul," "True Blue," "Stir it Up," "Eternal Flame," "Last Kiss," and so on.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/50s_progression

crud, I mean I vi IV V why do I even ever type things, fuck

Aeroplane chords are G - Em - C - D but yeah it's not the whole VW song, just the intro.

OPO: songs with the G-Em-C-D progression, or some variant

the VW song also uses a mutated version of the 50's progression. instead of going to the V, it goes to the ii.

The vocal melody on the first two lines of 'The Hell Song' by Sum 41 vs. the very same on 'How You Remind Me' by Nickelback. Clearly, it's not just Avril Lavigne that Whibley and Kroeger have in common.

thank you for reminding me of The Hell Song, what a killer fucking song. that main riff is so sad

The verses of Lorde’s “Liability” sort of sound like “All the Young Dudes” to me (esp. the Bowie version)... maybe same chords or something?

The Flaming Lips' "The Spiderbite Song" and Jens Lekman's "Tram #7 to Heaven"

Interesting thing in the Guardian today about how MJ confessed to stealing the Billie Jean groove from Hall & Oates "I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)":
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/apr/02/hall-and-oates-how-we-made-i-cant-go-for-that-no-can-do-interview

Noticed yesterday the resemblance between the choruses of "Parasite" by Kiss and "Rock and Roll Rebel" by Ozzy

Also said this on the musical mimicry thread, but Don Henley's "All She Wants To Do Is Dance" and Robert Palmer's "Addicted to Love" are pretty much the same song

how have i never noticed that "Let's Go Crazy" is basically "Slip Kid" by The Who (done a lot better, but whatever)

omanko by sky ferreira sounds a lot like stereolab's olv 26

Gabor Szabo and Bernard Purdie in 1966 sure sound a lot like Can in 1971

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciz45ps-E58

Not really hearing that tbh. Gabor Szabo is always worth listening to though.

This has probably been pointed out before somewhere else but the verses of Katy Perry's Hot 'n' Cold and Diddy Dirty-Money's Ass on the Floor are very similar. I only realized that yesterday when Hot 'n' Cold came on in the car radio for the first time in forever

The drums on Ray Charles' 'What'd I Say' = the drums on The Beatles' 'I Feel Fine'

to morris upthread, the chorus of Green Day's "21 Guns" has, I think, the same intervals as "All the Young Dudes."

there's a bit of "Wake Me Up When September Ends" that sounds very much like "Promises Promises" as well

Otm about 21 Guns and All the Young Dudes, those songs get mashed up in my head a lot. ”1, 21 guns / carry the newwwws”

Has anyone ever noticed the similarities between Felt's 'Sunlight Bathed the Golden Glow' and the Cure's 'Just Like Heaven'?

Most obviously in the bassline, but there's even a part at the end of the album version of 'Sunlight Bathed the Golden Glow' where Lawrence even repeats ". . .just like a dream" the same exact way Robert Smith does in 'Just Like Heaven' at the end of the first chorus.

Actually, I should say that Robert repeats that phrase the way Lawrence does, as 'Sunlight Bathed the Golden Glow' came first.

The choruses (chori?) for Chet Faker's "1998" and Fetty Wap's "679" not only use the same chord progression and tempo, they sound pretty awesome when played simultaneously.

Maiden by MO is exactly the same as Lana in my feelings.

I smell a lawsuit

so you're telling me that the organ from "Midnight in a Perfect World" DIDN'T sample "Sowing The Seeds of Love"?

bowie's "rock n roll suicide" is pretty much the epiphany/endgame seven years after the stones' "heart of stone"

Popol Vuh, "In deine Hande"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ko-sShP-TA4

Νίκος Ξυλούρης, "Πότε θα Κάνει Ξαστεριά"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzSjGLAVQpY

"teenage riot" (daydream nation (10/18/88)) bites the start of "one" (. . .and justice for all (8/25/88)) pretty hard

?

Voodoo - it does sample that

China girl is basically
Be my baby

wow, "Face Down" by Jawbreaker (1995) sounds exactly the same as "I Am One" by the Smashing Pumpkins (1991).

even the palm muted bit sounds just like "Tristessa," also from Gish. the "I Am One" riff first occurs at 1:17.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7DPuhamPfQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pi6RJmUNBbw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvA5bpoMBQI

oh my bad I got Dear You confused with Bivouac, the Jawbreaker song is from 1992

God and element by Lamar

Love - Alone Again Or (chorus melody @1:24)

Elton John - Blues for My Baby and Me (instrumental bit @5:27)

LOL either a total rip off or a homage from Elt or, more likely, Paul Buckmaster.

Steve Winwood's "Night Train" : Eric Clapton's "I Can't Stand It"

Oms entire career is a rip of set the controls for the heart of the sun

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_6w1EUGRoU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uJh6Famdgo

Oh yeah, absolutely. When I watched Twin Peaks for the first time (last summer), I noticed how much of the soundtrack had been covered or aped or imitated or paid tribute to. FFVII also has a piece that's basically note for note Boston's "Foreplay."

https://variety.com/2018/music/news/bebe-rexha-im-a-mess-song-im-a-mess-similar-1997-bitch-song-1202848285/

Has anyone ever noticed the similarities between Felt's 'Sunlight Bathed the Golden Glow' and the Cure's 'Just Like Heaven'?

the band that felt ripped off most frequently was themselves, i think! there are so many felt songs where lawrence uses the exact same vocal melody, rhythm, affect, everything

It has come to my attention of late (thanks to shuffle) that Rainmaker by Sparklehorse has virtually exactly the same starting riff as September Gurls.

Also, A Minor Place by Bonnie 'Prince' Billy is Everyday People on different drugs.

ELO's "Across the Border" and the Beach Boy's "Heroes and Villains"

― mottdeterre, Tuesday, October 21, 2008 3:09 PM Bookmark Flag Post

Mottdeterre beat me to it by almost ten years.

My wife and I were in Target today; a ringing guitar intro was playing over the PA.
ME: What’s this Strokes rip-off song?
HER: You’re gonna laugh when you realize what it is.
The vocals come in: She was an American girl....
#moded

lmao

Jesus, how has this not been mentioned yet?

Say Hello to the Angels - Interpol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41H4SOkCHwU

This Charming Man - The Smiths

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJRP3LRcUFg

It sounds nothing like it dude

oh, come on! love them but the drums & bass are almost identical and the guitars are very similar