Submitted by Blair
I always thought there was something familiar about the 2002 Spider-Man theme “Hero”. Have a listen to Seal’s 1995 hit “Kiss From a Rose” next to Chad Kroger’s (of Nickelback) “Hero”.
Seal – “Kiss From a Rose” (1995)
Chad Kroeger (Nickelback) – “Hero” (2002)
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I dont hear the connection…
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@Vincent
It’s pretty subtle on this one, I’ll give you that.
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i actually just heard ‘kiss from a rose’ in an episode of it’s always sunny in philadelphia and the first thing i thought was ‘that’s the song from spider-man’ and after further research i was led to this page. i hear the connection, its rather obvious similar chord progression and rhythm in the vocals.
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The reason that you don’t hear a connection is because there is NONE. Anyone that thinks there is a connection needs their ears checked. The only “connection” between these two songs is that they’re both in Superhero films – that’s where the similarities end. Half of the songs on this site don’t make sense anyway.
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@Nope
I disagree. In fact, I remember thinking, back when “Hero” was released “Wow, what a blatant ripoff of Kiss from a rose!”
And the fact that it was for a spiderman movie just add weight to my suspicion that they just took their ‘inspiration’ from the hit song of another same-genre movie.
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Brent Reply:
March 3rd, 2010 at 4:25 am
Agree with you Sanglyon. As a Canadian I despise Chad Kroeger. He ripped off his sound from the post grunge bands of America and it isn’t surprising that he ripped off an anthemic chorus line from Seal. He truly is a painted face on a hollow shell. I think as a sixth generation Canadian there is a law that I have the right to strip the citizenship off a second generation Canadian and send them to their country of origin. In this case Germany. Speaking of Germans ripping off songs. Silent Night which everyone thought was composed in Germany was a rip off of a Russian song called Evening Bell which Thomas Moore published in 1812.
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Nickelback = ripp off! wtf .. i got this “seal – kiss from a rose” from freinds ipod. n bham googled cos even i felt wat u guys felt. what a bad world x-(
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I totally hear the similarity! For those of you out there with untrained ears, try singing the lyrics to one song while listening to the other.
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I’ve submitted way better connecting songs that were never posted. These two songs do not sound alike AT ALL. I hate Nickelback and think they are generic, but this is a BAD submission!!!
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Keith Reply:
September 10th, 2010 at 3:18 pm
I admit this Seal vs. Nickelback post is a bit of a stretch but there is an overall similarity. I’ll try to get to your submissions. I have too many!
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dxman Reply:
September 14th, 2010 at 2:56 am
This is not a stretch. Listen to “and now that your rose is in bloom a light hits the gloom on the gray” and then listen to the vocal line on the Chad Kroeger song.
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there can be 2 reasons if u don’t find any connection between these 2 songs:- 1. u haven’t heard “kiss from a rose” nd r probably listening to it for the first time; 2. u have ZERO knowledge about music!!
i’m hesitating to call the resemblance as “subtle” cuz it’s quite obvious!!!!
ohhh!! and one more thing….
NICKELBLACK SUXXXXX!!!!!!!
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The verse of “Hero” sounds a whole lot like Spirit’s “I Got a Line on You.”
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Not sure why some people can’t hear this. I think Seal is very talented and Chad Kroger and Nickelback are just OK but that isn’t important. The fact is that whenever Hero comes on the radio I think that Kiss From a Rose is coming on. And I really like the song Kiss From a Rose.
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First, they are both in 3/4 (or 6/8 depending on how you want to feel the pulse).
Second, the chord progressions use the same chords relative to their keys.
KFAR is uses Eb, F and G, Hero uses G, A and B. (Major chord built on the flat 6th, Major chord built on the flat 7th and then tonic)
They differ in their harmonic rhythm. KFAR changes chord every 3rd beat. Hero every 6. The harmonic motion though is very similar.
I havent analyzed the melodies, but there is a passing resemblance to my ear. I dont think the songs are close enough to be infringement. But it would not surprise me at all if Kroeger was given the directive to write something like KFAR or took it upon himself to do so.
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Keith Reply:
April 20th, 2011 at 8:53 pm
Thanks for the theory breakdown for the other readers. And as with most songs on the site the “passing resemblance” is sometimes all that we need to recognize that something sounds like something else.
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I deffo see the similarities, I came here to see what others had to say.
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its sad when nickelback is ripped off(and not just once but multi times)
nickelback:follow you home
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSsu7ZonCuQ
3 days grace: bitter taste
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnFQIHmuUkM
nickelback:this is how you remind me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlvvkddL6yE
sum 41:hell song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjKQKnCUYkE#t=0m16s
nickelback:photograph
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJXujWfTyB4#t=0m57s
lost prophets:cant stop gotta date with hate
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tdF_RrBfaQ#t=3m20s
nickelback:far away
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PY11w7o3SIA#t=0m35s
skillet:dont wake me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDafY03vyTY#t=0m35s
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Brent Reply:
January 25th, 2012 at 3:58 pm
If this is Travis Tritt, I can understand why you would want to defend Chad. But Chad needs to know that he might be able to get away with mass producing RocknRoll in can but like canned food, it doesn’t taste as good as the real thing. Chris Cornell might be able to teach Chad a thing or two about what a real rock and roll voice should sound like. It shouldn’t sound like some constipated angry person straining to take a dump.
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Travis Reply:
January 25th, 2012 at 5:02 pm
i said its sad when nickelback is ripped off
i hate nickelback
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Brent Reply:
January 25th, 2012 at 7:48 pm
Sorry Travis, misunderstood your connotation of sad. But in that sense I do agree it is sad.
Just to give you some background on why there are a lot of bands hashing out similar music, I knew a WB creative exec who was involved in signing Lincoln Park and she said that since LP became popular they had talent scouts on the look out for similar sounding bands. These creative execs are not really creative. She held a law degree and had no real musical background other than being a so called fan of music. But from a career standpoint playing it safe was job security. If you are a career band then you tend to play up to what flavor of the month a record label is hoping to sign.
check out this comparison
default(discovered by chad kroger):wasting my time(2001)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBxf3sUKKts
billy gilman:one voice(2000)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRhTnbujesI
i think its dead on in the verses
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