Too close for comfort?

I did have a few songs in mind for this.

George Michael 'Faster Love' and Soul Decision 'Ooh It's Kinda Crazy'.

Comments - George was SO ripped off.

Fastball 'Fire Escape' and Grapes of Wrath 'Stay'

- You can literally fade one into the other and barely notice a difference. Could be coincidental, but the Grapes of Wrath song *was* recorded years earlier.

- Sebadoh 'Weed Against Speed' and The Superfriendz 'World's Most Embarrassing Moment'.

- Spookily similar (instrumentally at least), recorded at nearly the same time too, but the mystery was partially solved when I discovered that the same producer was common to both. I had them both on MP3 random play amongst some eight hundred odd other songs and it took me almost a month before I clued in to the fact that I was even hearing two different songs.

Someone said on ILM that Wichita Lineman by Glen Campbell sounds like Lazy Line Painter Jane by Belle and Sebastian. I heard the former for the first time recently, and I think the person who pointed out the similarity is right.

I noticed a similarity between Passing Through by the Foxgloves and parts of Minor Character by Lloyd Cole and the Commotions, but I'd have to check again to make sure. I only have Easy Pieces on vinyl at my parents' house.

Finally, I remember Peter Hook once said in an interview that In Between Days by the Cure sounds like some New Order song. Does anyone know which one it might be? Thanks.

I've got two cracking ones here :

Oasis "Cast No Shadow" and Moby Grape's "He" (from 1968's "Wow" album)

This HAS to be intentional, but I've never heard or read about this as one of Noel's infamous rip-offs.

Another one : try singing the Chorus of "Satellite of Love" along with Mellow's "Another Mellow Winter" (from the splendid "Another Mellow Summer" album) This must be a coincidence, as it's a common chord sequence.

'Inbetween Days' sounds New Order-like in general. I don't know that the similarity is much more specific than that. But perhaps it is.

I am surprised to hear 'Passing Through' compared to 'Minor Character'. Unlike me, the author of 'Passing Through' can't stand 'Minor Character'.

I see no resemblance whatsoever between 'Wichita Lineman' and 'LLPJ'.

Now I'm disappointed that this is not a discussion of the sitcom of the same name.

"Photo Jenny" quotes the end of Wichita Lineman.

"Stronger" by Britney Spears reminds of "Girl from Lebanon" by - ahem - Europe. Coincidence? Or is Max Martin an ex-metalhead from Sweden?

"dreams never end" is the new order song in question.

Green Day - Warning = The Kinks - Picture Book

almost certainly intentional. I think the similarities were pointed out by Brent D. on the Bitchpork board.

1. To be frank, I don't think 'DNE' sounds that much like 'IBD'or vice versa. But it's been a while since I've heard it; could be underestimating the link.

2. And to be frank, I don't think that 'Photo Jenny' does quote the end of 'Wichita Lineman'. The thing is, pop music is, to some extent, a simple form - at least as far as I can tell. (Others may, I suppose, disagree about this.) So it's not surprising when one thing sounds a bit like something else - because the same elements are being rotated and reused so much. But - with respect, Tom - I think the resemblance has to be much, much stronger than that between these two songs (one of which is fast, the other slow) to count for this thread.

The middle-eight of U2's "Beautiful Day" basically *IS* the intro to A-Ha's "The Sun Always Shines on Tv"....and isn't that sad.

Oh, and "Life Goes On" by the Damned (off the STRAWBERRIES album) is "Eighties" by Killing Joke (off the NIGHTTIME album) is "Come as You Are" by Nirvana (off the NEVERMIND album)

Arrgh Alex, you stole my thunder with that one!

Anyway, y'all know that Ray Parker Jr and Huey Lewis settled a lawsuit in private over the fact that Ray stole the song from Huey. Terms of the deal were that Huey was to never speak about it but he spilled the beans in a 'Behind the Music' interview so now Ray is countersuing. Is this new info to anyone or am I completely out of the loop?

It's *all* new to me. I've never even heard of the Huey Lewis song.

Huey Lewis: Search and Destroy.

There is a direct quote of a little section of "Wichita Lineman" (the piece after Glen sings "the Wichita lineman is still on the liiiiiiine", which sounds a bit like morse code) on "Photo Jenny". It's picked out on the guitar in the instrumental part at the end of the song. I think this is what Tom's referring to.

Of course it's your right to believe that this is mere coincidence, Pinefox, but I think it's a clear musical quotation. Otherwise, I'll agree that the songs bear little resemblance.

Stooges "1969" & U2's "Desire"

Iggy Pop's "Lonely Highway" & Johnny Cash's "Sea of Heartbreak"

Van Halen I has clever little nods to Hendrix, Zeppelin and Ozzy Randy Rhodes era all through it.

I know there's more. I notice this all the time.

Oh yeah! Green Day's tune that sounds just like Stray Cat's "Stray Cat Strut"

Thankyou Tim that is what I was talking about.

And speaking of Hopkinsian enlightenment of course there's the "Slow Grafitti"/"Tennessee Waltz" resemblance.

At college parties, a favorite trick of a friend of mine was to fade "Sadeness Part II" by Enigma into "If I Ever Lose My Faith In You" by Sting. It's a frighteningly seamless transition.

Every time I hear Nick Cave's "Deanna" I always think of that Motown classic, "Shop Around".

Madonna's "Lucky Star" and Kraftwerk's "Neon Lights". I think. Eerie ripoff.

"Too Much" by the Spice Girls = "Just Like Starting Over" by John Lennon.

'The Bad Touch' by the Bloodhound Gang (no, I don't like them) and 'True Faith' by New Order.

"Take Another Look", Paddy Kingsland = "Light Flight", the Pentangle.

*relurk*