songs with (almost) identical intros

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skid row's 'i remember you' and the cult's 'heart of soul'

fine young cannibal's 'she drives me crazy' and hunters and collectors' 'the holy grail'

stone temple pilots' 'army ants' and rage against the machine's 'born of a broken man'

― Charlie Howard, Friday, 4 May 2007 18:00 (eighteen years ago)

Radiohead's "No Surprises" and The Velvet Underground's "Sunday Morning

― Stevie D, Friday, 4 May 2007 18:10 (eighteen years ago)

The Cult's "Love Removal Machine" and Rolling Stones' "Start Me Up"

― o. nate, Friday, 4 May 2007 18:15 (eighteen years ago)

hahah the cult strike again. otm by the way

― Charlie Howard, Friday, 4 May 2007 18:16 (eighteen years ago)

Wire - "Three Girl Rhumba" and Elastica - "Connection"

― negotiable, Friday, 4 May 2007 18:16 (eighteen years ago)

simple minds' 'don't you forget about me' and audioslave's 'show me how to live'

― Charlie Howard, Friday, 4 May 2007 18:22 (eighteen years ago)

some others here:

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― negotiable, Friday, 4 May 2007 18:41 (eighteen years ago)

10cc's "I'm Not In Love" and Hall & Oates's "She's Gone"

― henry s, Friday, 4 May 2007 18:46 (eighteen years ago)

The first note of Cheap Trick's "Stop This Game" (on ALL SHOOK UP) is a slow fade-in that is purportedly the last note of SGT.PEPPER's.(from the other thread.

john oswalds' "plunderphonics" starts with this too

― negotiable, Friday, 4 May 2007 18:46 (eighteen years ago)

when Weezer's "Beverly Hills" comes on the radio, I hear the drum roll and expect Smashing Pumpkins' "Cherub Rock," and without fail, every time I experience the same crushing disappointment. and I don't even love "Cherub Rock" that much, it's just how terrible "Beverly Hills" is.

― Alex in Baltimore, Friday, 4 May 2007 19:01 (eighteen years ago)

somebody just sent me "twist top" by the clean and "the bucket" by kings of leon, to compare the first five seconds of each.

― 69, Friday, 4 May 2007 19:07 (eighteen years ago)

somebody: ooh, kings of leon!
oh wait
it's the clean
ha!
me: you loser

― pretzel walrus, Friday, 4 May 2007 19:09 (eighteen years ago)

The Cult are like a tribute band for every hard rock band ever.

― Jeff Treppel, Friday, 4 May 2007 23:33 (eighteen years ago)

Heart, "How Can I Refuse"
Judas Priest "You've Got Another Thing Coming"

― Elvis Telecom, Saturday, 5 May 2007 00:05 (eighteen years ago)

is this love - whitesnake
west end girls - pet shop boys

― Display Name, Saturday, 5 May 2007 00:25 (eighteen years ago)

Here Comes Your Man -- Pixies
A Hard Day's Night -- The Beatles

What Can I Do to Make You Love Me? -- The Corrs
What I Am -- Edie Brickell and New Bohemians

― eeyore19, Sunday, 6 May 2007 00:33 (eighteen years ago)

Garbage - Stupid Girl
Clash - Train In Vain

Always trips me up...

― musically, Sunday, 6 May 2007 00:52 (eighteen years ago)

The Rolling Stones - "Hitchike"
The Velvet Underground - "There She Goes Again"

― Frogman Henry, Sunday, 6 May 2007 01:03 (eighteen years ago)

Beach Boys - Do It Again
Air - Remember

― everything, Sunday, 6 May 2007 04:47 (eighteen years ago)

Chuck Berry

― Saxby D. Elder, Sunday, 6 May 2007 04:49 (eighteen years ago)

Here Comes Your Man -- Pixies
A Hard Day's Night -- The Beatles

If I'm not mistaken, that opening chord is meant as a tribute to A Hard Day's Night.

― Nathan, Sunday, 6 May 2007 04:50 (eighteen years ago)

is this love - whitesnake
west end girls - pet shop boys

and Bon Jovi - Wanted Dead or Alive

Billy Joel - All for Leyna
Toto - Hold the Line

― The Good Dr. Bill, Sunday, 6 May 2007 04:57 (eighteen years ago)

VU "i'm set free" & two thirds of the galaxie 500 catalogue

― electricsound, Sunday, 6 May 2007 06:49 (eighteen years ago)

San Francisco - Scott McKenzie
Darlin - Frankie Miller

And probably lots of others in the same category too.

― Geir Hongro, Sunday, 6 May 2007 09:16 (eighteen years ago)

The intro riff on Steve Miller's "Fly Like An Eagle" is the same one from his own years-earlier "My Dark Hour"

― Myonga Vön Bontee, Sunday, 6 May 2007 10:49 (eighteen years ago)

the who - "i can't explain"
the clash - "clash city rockers"
the clash - "guns on the roof"

― Lawrence the Looter, Sunday, 6 May 2007 14:10 (eighteen years ago)

shorty long - "function at the junction"
junior walker and the all-stars - "(i'm a) roadrunner"
the temptations - "ain't too proud to beg"

the same benny benjamin drum pickup starts all of these.

― Lawrence the Looter, Sunday, 6 May 2007 14:12 (eighteen years ago)

steely dan's 'dirty work' and the lemonheads' 'my drug buddy'

can anyone else sort of hear this one?

― Charlie Howard, Sunday, 6 May 2007 15:24 (eighteen years ago)

the who - "i can't explain"
the clash - "clash city rockers"
the clash - "guns on the roof"

and: the jam, "standards"

― fact checking cuz, Sunday, 6 May 2007 16:08 (eighteen years ago)

depeche mode, "just can't get enough"
hilary duff, "dreamer"

― fact checking cuz, Sunday, 6 May 2007 16:15 (eighteen years ago)

Here Comes Your Man -- Pixies
A Hard Day's Night -- The Beatles

If I'm not mistaken, that opening chord is meant as a tribute to A Hard Day's Night.

I figured it was intentional.

― eeyore19, Sunday, 6 May 2007 22:16 (eighteen years ago)

The Police - "Bring on the Night" and Stevie Nicks - "Edge of Seventeen"

― goldmatt, Sunday, 6 May 2007 22:37 (eighteen years ago)

Sparks: Beat The Clock
Genesis: Abacab

― Geir Hongro, Sunday, 6 May 2007 22:59 (eighteen years ago)

Queen & David Bowie: Under Pressure
Vanilla Ice: Ice Ice Baby

and

Rick James: Super Freak
MC Hammer: You Can't Touch This

(OK, I'll stop with these too obvious examples now ;) )

― Geir Hongro, Sunday, 6 May 2007 23:00 (eighteen years ago)

I think the chords in FYC's "She Drives Me Crazy" are the same as in "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" by la Benatar. So they're sort of identical.

― ellaguru, Sunday, 6 May 2007 23:04 (eighteen years ago)

Ghosts - Stay The Night
Guillemots - Trains To Brazil

― CharlieNo4, Sunday, 6 May 2007 23:09 (eighteen years ago)

I was just about to post "Hitch Hike"/"There She Goes Again." But isn't "Hitch Hike" Marvin Gaye originally? I don't know his version. Did the Stones add that riff?

― Sundar, Sunday, 6 May 2007 23:34 (eighteen years ago)

one year passes...

Flo-Rida - In the Ayer
Fedde Le Grand/Ida Corr - Let Me Think About It

― ILX MOD (musically), Saturday, 4 October 2008 06:42 (sixteen years ago)

Hitch Hike was originally Otis Redding, I believe; or at least he preceded the Stones.

― Cunga, Saturday, 4 October 2008 07:39 (sixteen years ago)

Hitch Hike was absolutely a Marvin Gaye original, everyone else followed

― ILX MOD (musically), Saturday, 4 October 2008 08:06 (sixteen years ago)

There's that T. Rex song that has an opening EXACTLY like Eight Days a Week. But I can't remember it's name. It's about ladies or cars or wizards or something. Does that narrow it down?

― rjberry, Saturday, 4 October 2008 10:01 (sixteen years ago)

is this love - whitesnake
west end girls - pet shop boys

and Bon Jovi - Wanted Dead or Alive

I would've said "Livin' On a Prayer" instead.

― ☑ (Pleasant Plains), Saturday, 4 October 2008 16:48 (sixteen years ago)

10cc's "I'm Not In Love" and Hall & Oates's "She's Gone"

OTM - this gets me EVERY time!!

― Doctor Casino, Saturday, 4 October 2008 16:50 (sixteen years ago)

Oasis' "Cigarettes and Alcohol" sounds like T Rex's "Get It On", to the point where I'm ready to start singing "well you're dirty sweet, clad in black (etc.)"

― snoball, Saturday, 4 October 2008 16:52 (sixteen years ago)

Also I don't see how "No Surprises" sounds anything like "Sunday Morning", unless you played one of them backwards.

― snoball, Saturday, 4 October 2008 16:53 (sixteen years ago)

I just looked up "She's Gone" in my iTunes. I don't have it, but here's what came up in my search:

"She's Got A Way" Billy Joel
"She's Got Balls" AC/DC

This post has nothing to do with the rest of the thread so carry on.

― ☑ (Pleasant Plains), Saturday, 4 October 2008 17:11 (sixteen years ago)

Spice Girls - Wannabe
Jordin Sparks - One Step at a Time

― ILX MOD (musically), Saturday, 4 October 2008 17:23 (sixteen years ago)

Garbage - Stupid Girl
Clash - Train In Vain

You are aware the latter is sampled off the former?

― Geir Hongro, Saturday, 4 October 2008 17:35 (sixteen years ago)

(Or rather the opposite, I mean)

― Geir Hongro, Saturday, 4 October 2008 17:35 (sixteen years ago)

yes

― ILX MOD (musically), Saturday, 4 October 2008 17:43 (sixteen years ago)

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How about (exactly) identical ones?

Boy Blue - ELO
Nobody's Child - ELO

― our work is never over, Monday, 10 November 2008 01:28 (sixteen years ago)

1000 dub reggae songs. (If you count the little snare drum thwack as an intro)

― z "R" s (Z S), Monday, 10 November 2008 02:26 (sixteen years ago)

Nikka Costa - Everybody Got That Something
Garbage - Cherry Lips

― ILX MOD (musically), Monday, 10 November 2008 03:02 (sixteen years ago)

musically, did you get my email?

― 2nd Black President (The Reverend), Monday, 10 November 2008 03:59 (sixteen years ago)

I think my ILX mail link might be directing to my old poll email address...let me check

― ILX MOD (musically), Monday, 10 November 2008 17:29 (sixteen years ago)

yeah, I probably did email you there

― 2nd Black President (The Reverend), Tuesday, 11 November 2008 07:42 (sixteen years ago)

The bells at the beginning of "Mother" (Lennon not Danzig oc) and "Hell's Bells" are close enough to confuse me most times.

It seems like when I realize I'm hearing "Mother," I'd rather it be "Hell's Bells," and when it's "Hell's Bells," I'd rather it be "Mother."

― rastronomicals, Tuesday, 11 November 2008 15:09 (sixteen years ago)

there's some punk song I heard once that sounds so much like the intro riff to "Wild Child" by the Doors that I can't believe Robbie Krieger didn't sue. Can anyone help me?

― Mr. Snrub, Tuesday, 11 November 2008 15:51 (sixteen years ago)

two months pass...

Spencer Davis Group - Keep on Running
Stone Roses - I Am the Resurrection

― miss precious perfect (musically), Tuesday, 13 January 2009 05:30 (sixteen years ago)

You Can't Hurry Love
Lust For Life
Town Called Malice (maybe)

― Popture, Tuesday, 13 January 2009 06:05 (sixteen years ago)

Isn't it rumored that Roddy Frame borrowed the intro to "We Could Send Letters" from a Josef K song that only exists in demo/bootleg form? I wish I could remember where I heard this...

― what are black holes made of (unregistered), Tuesday, 13 January 2009 08:40 (sixteen years ago)

Ladytron - "Intrenational Dateline"
Hall & Oates - "Maneater"

― LeRooLeRoo, Tuesday, 13 January 2009 18:37 (sixteen years ago)

Songs with the 'Be My Baby' drum intro

There's a Chicks track to add to that list as well, can't remember which off top of my head.

Also, Kelly Osbourne - One Word
Zeigeist - Cuffs
(if you ignore the first few pre-intro seconds)
One Word then copies Fade to Grey which = State of Mind (Holly Valance).

― Not the real Village People, Tuesday, 13 January 2009 19:04 (sixteen years ago)

The organ intros on the Silver Jew's "Suffering Jukebox" and Prince's "Let's Go Crazy" are disturbingly similar.

― mottdeterre, Tuesday, 13 January 2009 19:54 (sixteen years ago)

one month passes...

Offspring's "Pretty Fly For a White Guy" did actually completely nick its intro from an old Def Leppard hit.

― Geir Hongro, Saturday, 7 March 2009 11:34 (sixteen years ago)

Supertramp, "Breakfast in America"
No Doubt, "Don't Speak"

― •--• --- --- •--• (Pleasant Plains), Tuesday, 10 March 2009 18:33 (sixteen years ago)

The Kinks - "King Kong"
Todd Rundgren - "Drive"

― henry s, Tuesday, 10 March 2009 18:51 (sixteen years ago)

Cud: The Day Crime Paid
Half Man Half Biscuit: Christian Rock Concert

― everything, Tuesday, 10 March 2009 18:57 (sixteen years ago)

dammit the other day I heard something I was convinced was Doves' "Pounding" from the intro, but it wasn't. now forgotten what it was.

― This is the day when fisticuffs happened everywhere (country matters), Tuesday, 10 March 2009 19:21 (sixteen years ago)

― and how (omar little), Tuesday, 10 March 2009 19:27 (sixteen years ago)

two months pass...

Kanye - Love Lockdown
Harry Nilsson - Jump into the Fire

― ti's girl on the outside (musically), Wednesday, 3 June 2009 18:29 (sixteen years ago)

The Strokes "Last Night"
Tom Petty "American Girl"
― Adam Bruneau, Wednesday, October 8, 2008 4:56 PM (7 months ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

fakes me out every time

― Whiney G. Weingarten, Wednesday, 3 June 2009 18:32 (sixteen years ago)

Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls
Duffy - Rain On Your Parade

― Gavin in Leeds, Wednesday, 3 June 2009 19:54 (sixteen years ago)

Grizzly Bear - Two Weeks
Dr Dre feat. Snoop Dogg - Still D.R.E.

― lucas, Wednesday, 3 June 2009 20:05 (sixteen years ago)

one month passes...

Not identical but definitely similar:

Spirit, Mr. Skin
ABBA, Mamma Mia

Time for Benny and Bjorn to 'fess up?

― Then in walked Barbara Castle with the Lady Eleanor (Tom D.), Tuesday, 7 July 2009 09:48 (sixteen years ago)

Pixies - Debaser
Sugar - A Good Idea

― Bill A, Tuesday, 7 July 2009 11:13 (sixteen years ago)

The Knack "My Sharona"
Killing Joke "Tension"

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Stone Roses "I Am The Resurrection"
The Pretenders "Mystery Achievement"

----

Lene Lovich "New Toy"
Yes "Roundabout"

― Alex in NYC, Tuesday, 7 July 2009 12:28 (sixteen years ago)

deerhunter "vox humana"
jesus and mary chain "just like honey"

― Professor Notadore, Tuesday, 7 July 2009 13:21 (sixteen years ago)

David Guetta - Love Is Gone
Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling (also prod by Guetta)

― master of karate and friendship for everyone (musically), Wednesday, 15 July 2009 02:37 (sixteen years ago)

chic - "good times"
firefly - "love (is gonna be on our side)"

― dan138zig (Durrr Durrr Durrrrrr), Wednesday, 15 July 2009 03:49 (sixteen years ago)

Grizzly Bear - Two Weeks
Dr Dre feat. Snoop Dogg - Still D.R.E.

― lucas, Wednesday, June 3, 2009 3:05 PM (1 month ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink-

i lolled

― balearific, Thursday, 16 July 2009 01:10 (sixteen years ago)

U2-With Or Without You
Go-Betweens-Quiet Heart

― Oppenheimer's Deadly Toy (Boxing Kangaroo), Thursday, 16 July 2009 02:22 (sixteen years ago)

Ronan Keating : "Life is a rollercoaster"
Big Audio Dynamite: "E=mc2 (70mm wide screen remix)"

This is true!

― Mark G, Thursday, 16 July 2009 06:32 (sixteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wC65FcSFfMY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmEJbq-4xFQ

― master of karate and friendship for everyone (musically), Monday, 20 July 2009 00:21 (sixteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-n5IQ479kM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6bARIaMhCM

― master of karate and friendship for everyone (musically), Monday, 20 July 2009 00:23 (sixteen years ago)

Def Leppard: "Rock Of Ages"
Offspring: "Pretty Fly For a White Guy"

― Geir Hongro, Monday, 20 July 2009 01:58 (sixteen years ago)

Offspring's "Pretty Fly For a White Guy" did actually completely nick its intro from an old Def Leppard hit.

― Geir Hongro, Saturday, March 7, 2009 5:34 AM Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

― http://i34.tinypic.com/t0sw0h.gif (Pleasant Plains), Monday, 20 July 2009 02:10 (sixteen years ago)

;-)

― http://i34.tinypic.com/t0sw0h.gif (Pleasant Plains), Monday, 20 July 2009 02:11 (sixteen years ago)

one month passes...

hardly identical, but

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Vc8vX0qm7M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Vc8vX0qm7M

― dorroughmac (k3vin k.), Friday, 18 September 2009 04:39 (fifteen years ago)

ha, those ARE identical. i meant to also post
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTaPVlyEQc8

― dorroughmac (k3vin k.), Friday, 18 September 2009 04:40 (fifteen years ago)

four weeks pass...

The very first note of Guns'N'Roses' "November Rain" is identical to Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive".

― a gift from your mind in the form of the perfect beat (snoball), Saturday, 17 October 2009 12:11 (fifteen years ago)

Does it count if they're on the same album? I just listened to Rockin' With Wanda and there were like three or four songs one after another with the same intro / different key.

― a╓by's (╓abies), Saturday, 17 October 2009 12:17 (fifteen years ago)

two weeks pass...

the gaslight anthem - "great expectations"
home - "aguirre (shelter)"

― k3vin k., Saturday, 31 October 2009 21:57 (fifteen years ago)

one month passes...

Strokes - Hard to Explain
Sugababes - About You Now

dead ringers

― musically, Tuesday, 8 December 2009 04:44 (fifteen years ago)

Spirit - Taurus
Zep- Stairway to Heaven

― lukevalentine, Tuesday, 8 December 2009 05:35 (fifteen years ago)

and Led Zeppelin toured with Spirit.... hmmm

"it is now widely accepted that Page lifted the descending guitar figure from Spirit's instrumental "Taurus" for Led Zeppelin's signature tune "Stairway To Heaven."

--- wikipedia

― lukevalentine, Tuesday, 8 December 2009 16:37 (fifteen years ago)

No one OTM'd my Neutral Milk Hotel/Smashing Pumpkins one which imo was pretty otm-worthy

― Udon Nomi (Stevie D), Tuesday, 8 December 2009 22:40 (fifteen years ago)

Always wondered about these two.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q85PSj8fqtk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-1bHAuZIo0

― MaresNest, Tuesday, 8 December 2009 22:48 (fifteen years ago)

Damn, maybe this will work.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTcAtMX0v4A

― MaresNest, Tuesday, 8 December 2009 22:57 (fifteen years ago)

Mansun - "Take It Easy, Chicken"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5nr3LxbPOg

Fergie - "Clumsy"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CC3NMv_9h4

― Mr. Snrub, Tuesday, 8 December 2009 23:09 (fifteen years ago)

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