Another great one from Dave
This is an update for Green Day vs. Elo vs. Scott McKenzie
Check out the chorus of Green Day’s “21 Guns” next to the 1972 Mott the Hoople track “All the Young Dudes” (written by David Bowie)
Mott the Hoople – “All the Young Dudes” (1972)
Green Day – “21 Guns” (2009)
Tags: Electric Light Orchestra, elo
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vs…David Bowie? He wrote that for Mott The Hoople. Well, I guess that doesn’t count because he wrote it FOR them.
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You may want to add “Hey Jude”,by the Beatles to your list!
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Keith Reply:
January 12th, 2010 at 10:20 pm
Hi! Are you referring to the “nah nah nah naaah” part in “Hey Jude”?
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You may want to add Telephone Lines.
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Keith Reply:
June 6th, 2010 at 4:36 pm
Yup. Got that one:
http://www.thatsongsoundslike.com/2009/10/22/green-day-vs-elo-vs-scott-mckenzie/
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Even further back, “Baby You A Rich Man”. When John singing responses, ‘What did you find when you were there?”
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yup first thing i actually thought of was moot the hoople
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