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Green Day vs. ELO vs. Scott McKenzie

After all these years Green Day is still churning out hits. Armstrong must be a big ELO fan.

Shane submitted the Scott McKenzie “San Francisco” comparison and  Jeff sent in the Electric Light Orchestra similarity in the chorus. Nonetheless, the Green Day track is super catchy and I can’t get it out of my head. Now I have three songs stuck in my head.

Have a listen:
“21 Guns” chorus:

Electric Light Orchestra – “Telephone Line” (1976)
Green Day – “21 Guns” (2009)

“21 Guns” verse:

Scott McKenzie – “San Francisco” (1967)
Green Day – “21 Guns” (2009)
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15 Responses to “Green Day vs. ELO vs. Scott McKenzie”

  1. BT says:
    November 16, 2009 at 10:01 pm

    def hear the similarity between San Fran and 21 Guns. nice find!

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  2. Joe says:
    November 19, 2009 at 1:25 am

    green day is a given. i think you’ll find that 98% of green day songs have the EXACT same melodies as older popular song.

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  3. Bill says:
    February 1, 2010 at 6:41 am

    I like Green Day, but 21 Guns is definitely a copy of ELO’s Telephone Line. If it doesn’t already, the Green Day album should give some credit to Jeff Lynne.

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  4. Tony says:
    May 6, 2010 at 5:34 am

    I knew it! Ever since I heard this song in the radio last summer I knew this song sounded a lot like that San Francisco song! I didn’t thought anyone else caught that.

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  5. Hambone says:
    May 23, 2010 at 11:05 am

    Green Day are a bunch of posers

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  6. Levi says:
    February 14, 2011 at 6:49 am

    What about “All the Young Dudes” – Bowie / Mott the Hoople ?

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    Keith Reply:
    February 14th, 2011 at 1:40 pm

    Thanks Levi. Got that one up over here:
    http://www.thatsongsoundslike.com/2009/11/02/update-green-day-vs-elo-vs-mott-the-hoople/

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  7. Jonathan says:
    February 22, 2011 at 6:22 am

    How about the first line of “21 Guns” with the first line of “Heart of Gold” by Neil Young?

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    Keith Reply:
    February 22nd, 2011 at 3:43 pm

    Nice one!

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  8. Andrew says:
    March 30, 2011 at 9:44 pm

    It also sounds a lot like the song “Waterfall” of of elo’s “Face The Music” cd

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  9. Joe says:
    May 25, 2011 at 7:25 pm

    Also similar to “All the young Dudes” by Mott The Hoople.

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  10. MarilynMonster88 says:
    August 24, 2011 at 8:35 am

    I’m so glad someone else heard the ELO similarity. Nobody I showed it to heard it.

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  11. Jonny Watts says:
    August 28, 2011 at 3:21 am

    I think another thing worth mentioning is that the guitar solo of 21 guns sounds like the chorus from the Full House theme song. Just worth mentioning… *whistle*

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    Keith Reply:
    August 30th, 2011 at 4:17 pm

    Ha. Yup. I got that one here!
    http://www.thatsongsoundslike.com/2009/11/07/green-day-vs-full-house/

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