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Update: Weezer vs. Metallica vs. Midnight Oil vs. The Strokes vs. Peter Gunn

Tuesday, May 11th, 2010

I had a few comments on the Weezer vs.  Midnight Oil post relating to the guitar riffage. Here are a few more. They’re all really just along the lines of the Peter Gunn theme by Henry Mancini. Some of you might also recognize this as the theme song to the 1983 arcade game Spy Hunter.  Weezer’s “Hash Pipe” is much closer to Metallica’s “For Whom The Bell Tolls”

Weezer – “Hash Pipe” (2001)
Metallica – “For Whom The Bell Tolls” (1985)
The Strokes – “Juicebox” (2005)
Henry Mancini & His Orchestra – “Peter Gunn” (1958)
Midnight Oil – “Beds Are Burning” (1987)

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Surfer Blood vs. Arcade Fire vs. Twin Peaks

Sunday, April 18th, 2010

Florida’s Surfer Blood put out a great debut album this year. There are a few parts on there that I just can’t shake. The following is for their track “Harmonix”.

The guitar harmonics part reminds me so much of Arcade Fire’s 2005 track “Neighborhood #2 (Laïka)”. Check it out:

Surfer Blood – “Harmonix” (2010)
Arcade Fire – “Neighborhood #2 (Laïka)” (2005)

I probably wouldn’t have posted this one but since one of Surfer Blood’s tracks is entitled “Twin Peaks” I figured there was something there. Here’s the ending half of “Harmonix” with a great part in the Twin Peaks theme. This is also the second time the Twin Peaks theme has made it to the site.

Surfer Blood – “Harmonix” (2010)
Angelo Badalamenti – “Falling (Twin Peaks Theme)” (1990)

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NFL on Fox Theme vs. Sleigh Ride

Tuesday, 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.

NFL on Fox Theme  (1994)
Bing Crosby – “Sleigh Ride” (Originally Written 1948)

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Muse vs. Doctor Who

Thursday, January 14th, 2010

Submitted by Glynis

I’m a big fan of the television theme comparisons here on the site. Last year British rockers Muse put out a track that contains a hook very much like the theme to the  BBC show Doctor Who.  Here’s a sample of the original theme from 1963 followed by the 2007 version recorded by the BBC National Orchestra Of Wales .

Muse – “Uprising” (2009)
“Doctor Who Theme” (1963)
“Doctor Who Theme” (2007)

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Green Day vs. Full House

Saturday, November 7th, 2009

This one comes from Elliot

Another one for Green Day’s “21 Guns“. This time it’s the theme to the 80’s sitcom Full House. I love the television theme song comparisons.

Full House Theme – “Everywhere You Look” (1987)
Green Day – “21 Guns” (2009)

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Twin Peaks Theme vs. Kylie Minogue

Wednesday, October 21st, 2009

This was submitted by Sonny

I always love a good TV theme comparison. Fans of the early nineties television series Twin Peaks might have had “The Loco-Motion” stuck in their head for the next day or two. Have a listen.

Kylie Minogue – “The Loco-Motion” (1962/1988)
Angelo Badalamenti – “Falling (Twin Peaks Theme)” (1990)

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No Doubt vs. Irene Cara

Tuesday, September 8th, 2009

I always thought there was something about No Doubt’s 1996 hit “Don’t Speak“. Check out the striking similarity to Irene Cara’s 1980 theme song to the film Fame. Remember? Remember?

Irene Cara – “Fame” (1980)
No Doubt – “Don’t Speak” (1996)

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