February 22nd, 2010
Here’s a nice obscure one from Adam who points out the Skip Spence similarity. I discovered the Shadows similarity from the Blister in the Sun Wikipedia page.
Before The Violent Femmes hit the mainstream in 1983 with “Blister in the Sun” The Shadows put out ”Little B” in 1962 and six years later Skip Spence was inside Bellevue writing his lo-fi masterpiece Oar. Enjoy!
The Shadows – “Little B” (1962)
Skip Spence – “Everything Under Your Hat” (1968)
Violent Femmes – “Blister in the Sun” (1983)
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February 16th, 2010
Great find by Caroline.
You’ve probably heard Kesha’s (aka Ke$ha) “Tik Tok” at least once a day for the past six months in a shopping mall, on the radio, at the gym or on your iPod. You might have thought to yourself, “Hm. This sounds like a song from like seven or eight years ago” and you’re right! Check out Kylie Minogue’s 2002 track “Love At First Sight”.
Kylie Minogue – “Love At First Site” (2002)
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February 16th, 2010
This is an odd one, but it’s been bugging me for years. Since 1994 NFL on Fox has used the same theme song produced by Scott Schreer (NJJ Music). Every time I hear it I want to sing “giddy up, giddy up let’s go” from the classic winter orchestral piece “Sleigh Ride” (Originally composed in 1948 by Leroy Anderson). Perhaps Schreer purposely incorporated this melody just for this reason. Below is a version of ”Sleigh Ride” by Bing Crosby.
Bing Crosby – “Sleigh Ride” (Originally Written 1948)
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February 14th, 2010
This one is for all of you lovers out there. Koen submitted this and pointed out the similarity of the bridge in Coldplay’s 2005 “Talk” and Killing Joke’s 1985 “Love Like Blood”. Enjoy!
Killing Joke – “Love Like Blood” (1985)
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February 7th, 2010
This is a great find by Michael. The jam out riff in Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers‘ 1993 track “Mary Jane’s Last Dance” features a guitar riff very similar to the “chorus chanting” in The White Stripes‘ 2002 “Fell In Love With A Girl”. Check it out!
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – “Mary Jane’s Last Dance” (1993)
The White Stripes – “Fell In Love With A Girl” (2002)
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February 6th, 2010
Submitted by Richard
Diana Ross’ 1975 “Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You’re Going To)” became a hit soon after its release in the film Mahogany of the same year. Check out “Here, There and Everywhere” from The Beatles‘ 1966 album Revolver.
The Beatles – “Here, There and Everywhere” (1966)
Diana Ross – “Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You’re Going To)” (1975)
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January 29th, 2010
Patrick just sent me this article from ChicagoBreakingNews.com
Apprently the Black Eyed Peas are being sued by Songwriter Manny Mohr and singer Ebony Batts (aka Phoenix Phenom) for the similarity of their song “Boom Dynamite” (2008) and the Black Eyed Peas hit “Boom Boom Pow” (2009);
” ‘Boom Boom Pow,’ as a whole, is substantially similar to ‘Boom Dynamite,’ and the hook portions of both songs are so strikingly similar that there can be no other reasonable explanation but that the Black Eyed Peas copied plaintiffs’ song,” the suit states.
Mohr and Batts note that they released “Boom Dynamite” in January 2008 and posted a video to YouTube around the same time. They then submitted the song to Interscope Records, the Peas’ record label, as part of a package intended to get band member Stacy Ann Ferguson, also known as Fergie, to sing on a track with Batts.
Chicago Breaking News Center
The Huffington Post also reports that the, ”lawsuit, filed this week, seeks damages from each of the Peas individually, as well as from Interscope and Universal Music Group. They are also asking for a share of the profits and future songwriting credit.
Here are a few snippets from both tracks:
Phoenix Phenom – “Boom Dynamite” (2008)
Black Eyed Peas – “Boom Boom Pow” (2009)
I made these clips because the chorus breaks in both song are both using an auto-tune/vocoder type of effect:
Phoenix Phenom – “Boom Dynamite” (2008)
Black Eyed Peas – “Boom Boom Pow” (2009)
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