The Beatles vs. Radiohead

Scott points out the similarities between Radiohead’s 1997 track “Karma Police” and The Beatles‘ 1968 song “Sexy Sadie”

There’s a pretty obvious similarity here in both piano parts. Have a listen:

The Beatles – “Sexy Sadie” (1968)
Radiohead – “Karma Police” (1997)
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3 Responses to “The Beatles vs. Radiohead”

  1. Eric says:

    That George Harrison… first he steals My Sweet Lord, then he time travels to 1990s to rip off Radiohead.

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  2. Pete says:

    “Look What You’ve Done” by Jet (2003) goes one better. Verses sound like Radiohead’s “Black Star” (1995) while the chorus directly lifts from, you guessed it – “Sexy Sadie”

    The Beatles – “Sexy Sadie”
    Sexy Sadie, what have you done?
    You made a fool of everyone…

    Jet – “Look What You’ve Done”:
    Oh, look what you’ve done
    You’ve made a fool of everyone…

    Indeed!

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    Keith Reply:

    Hey Pete. Thanks for the “Black Star” one. Not bad. I also just posted “Sexy Sadie” one. Somebody sent that to me a while back.
    http://www.thatsongsoundslike.com/2010/01/24/jet-vs-the-beatles/

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