e.g.
"I was blind, now I can see, you made a believer out of me", Primal Scream "Moving On Up", from "Yoo Doo Right" Can.
"I was 21 years when I wrote this song, I'm 22 now but I wont be for long" Billy Bragg "New England", from "Leaves that are green" Simon and Garfunkel.
Acknowledged, or otherwise...
― Mark G, Tuesday, 24 March 2009 15:45 (sixteen years ago)
"I'm 23 now but will I live to see 24 the way things is goin I dunoo"
― Hard House SugBanton (blueski), Tuesday, 24 March 2009 15:50 (sixteen years ago)
The Thread for BLATANT LYRICAL LIFTS By Bobby Gillespie! would have worked just as well
― Sacco, Vanzetti, Passantino... (Tom D.), Tuesday, 24 March 2009 15:54 (sixteen years ago)
I was blind, now I can see, you made a believer out of me
I dunno this is a pretty goddamned generic lyric, might as well say he ripped it from Amazing Grace
― Roberto Mussolini (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 24 March 2009 15:56 (sixteen years ago)
I once was lost but now am found,Was blind, but now I see.
Nope.
― Mark G, Tuesday, 24 March 2009 16:00 (sixteen years ago)
That one REM track on Up where they channel L. Cohen's "Suzanne"
― 2 ears + 1 ❤ (Pillbox), Tuesday, 24 March 2009 16:31 (sixteen years ago)
It's Bob we're talking about here
― Sacco, Vanzetti, Passantino... (Tom D.), Tuesday, 24 March 2009 16:53 (sixteen years ago)
sonic boom and j spaceman are gd for this too
eg 'Cop Shoot Cop' lifting 'Sam Stone' by John Prine
― Ward Fowler, Tuesday, 24 March 2009 16:57 (sixteen years ago)
That was Jason only. Sonic steals his lyrics from Barry White.
― 2 ears + 1 ❤ (Pillbox), Tuesday, 24 March 2009 17:04 (sixteen years ago)
j spaceman also lifted lyrics from jj cales 'call me the breeze'
― Michael B, Tuesday, 24 March 2009 17:05 (sixteen years ago)
Six By Seven - "All I Really Want From You Is Love" is a (really really good) lyrical rewrite of a certain Bob Dylan song, set to different music
― Stop relegating Hull you miserable gits! (country matters), Tuesday, 24 March 2009 17:06 (sixteen years ago)
yep, Spacemen 3 misappropriated loads of lyrics (as well as riffs). For example:
"She's got an O.D. catastrophe, she's got a big O.D." (to the tune of The Stooges "TV Eye")
or
"It's 1987 and all I wanna do is get stoned, and all I want you to do is take my body home" (e.g. basically "In my time of dying": In my time of dyin', Don't want nobody to mourn, All I want for you to do, Is to take my body home)
― Duke, Tuesday, 24 March 2009 22:34 (sixteen years ago)
"I was blind, now I see" is the Bible from John Chpt9 but it was probably meant as a reference to Can. There's a lot of this kind of thing on Screamadelica obviously. But I think that was in the spirit of the times - a lyrical version of sampling, rather than a straight rip-off.
― everything, Tuesday, 24 March 2009 22:47 (sixteen years ago)
isn't the "my love shines on" tag on Movin On Up copped from some other song too...?
― Featuring Ben Jones as Geir's Cooter (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 24 March 2009 23:02 (sixteen years ago)
"This Romeo is bleeing, but you can't see his blood" -- Jon "Tom Waits" Bon Jovi.
― Three Word Username, Wednesday, 25 March 2009 07:30 (sixteen years ago)
Adina Howard's "Freak Like Me" stealing "shook up on your knees" from the Mary Jane Girls and "all about the dog in me" from George Clinton/The K-9 Corps
― Mr. Snrub, Wednesday, 25 March 2009 10:59 (sixteen years ago)
The Stooges "1970" took a big chunk from Chuck Berry's "You Can't Catch Me."
― dad a, Wednesday, 25 March 2009 20:18 (sixteen years ago)
"Breakfast in Bed" lifts "you don't have to say you love me" from "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me."
― mottdeterre, Wednesday, 25 March 2009 20:31 (sixteen years ago)