A few folks have pointed out that the Eurovision 2013 submission "Glorious" by German group Cascada sounds a bit like this years' Swedish winner Loreen for her song "Euphoria". I also noticed a small similarity in "When You Were Young" by the Killers (2006).
[mini_player audio="/music/cascada-glorious.mp3" artist="Cascada" track="Glorious" year="2013"]
[mini_player audio="/music/loreen-euphoria.mp3" artist="Loreen" track="Euphoria" year="2012"]
[mini_player audio="/music/the_killers-when-we-were-young-solo.mp3" artist="The Killers" track="When You Were Young" year="2006"]
Just in case you are not familiar with the Eurovision Song Contest you might want to watch this:
[youtube]t1kApnsayeQ[/youtube]
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Loreen vs. Cascada vs. The Killers
Monday, May 20th, 2013
Submitted by Alex
A few folks have pointed out that the Eurovision 2013 submission "Glorious" by German group Cascada sounds a bit like this years' Swedish winner Loreen for her song "Euphoria". I also noticed a small similarity in "When You Were Young" by the Killers (2006).
[mini_player audio="/music/cascada-glorious.mp3" artist="Cascada" track="Glorious" year="2013"]
[mini_player audio="/music/loreen-euphoria.mp3" artist="Loreen" track="Euphoria" year="2012"]
[mini_player audio="/music/the_killers-when-we-were-young-solo.mp3" artist="The Killers" track="When You Were Young" year="2006"]
Just in case you are not familiar with the Eurovision Song Contest you might want to watch this:
[youtube]t1kApnsayeQ[/youtube]
A few folks have pointed out that the Eurovision 2013 submission "Glorious" by German group Cascada sounds a bit like this years' Swedish winner Loreen for her song "Euphoria". I also noticed a small similarity in "When You Were Young" by the Killers (2006).
[mini_player audio="/music/cascada-glorious.mp3" artist="Cascada" track="Glorious" year="2013"]
[mini_player audio="/music/loreen-euphoria.mp3" artist="Loreen" track="Euphoria" year="2012"]
[mini_player audio="/music/the_killers-when-we-were-young-solo.mp3" artist="The Killers" track="When You Were Young" year="2006"]
Just in case you are not familiar with the Eurovision Song Contest you might want to watch this:
[youtube]t1kApnsayeQ[/youtube]
Modest Mouse vs. Sonic Youth
Friday, May 10th, 2013
Here's a quickie submitted by Will
Check out the main verse melody in Modest Mouse's 2004 "Blame It on the Tetons" and Sonic Youth's "Unwind" (1995).
[mini_player audio="/music/sonic_youth-unwind.mp3" artist="Sonic Youth" track="Unwind" year="1995"]
[mini_player audio="/music/modest_mouse-blame-it-on-the-tetons.mp3" artist="Modest Mouse" track="Blame It on the Tetons" year="2004"]
Check out the main verse melody in Modest Mouse's 2004 "Blame It on the Tetons" and Sonic Youth's "Unwind" (1995).
[mini_player audio="/music/sonic_youth-unwind.mp3" artist="Sonic Youth" track="Unwind" year="1995"]
[mini_player audio="/music/modest_mouse-blame-it-on-the-tetons.mp3" artist="Modest Mouse" track="Blame It on the Tetons" year="2004"] will.i.am vs. Arty & Mat Zo
Friday, April 19th, 2013
Thanks to James C. for bringing this to my attention
will.i.am's new track "Let's Go" (feat. Chris Brown)" (2013) is in the news for a copyright breach allegation. It seems that they lifted the backing track from Arty & Mat Zo's trance track "Rebound" (2011). Chris Brown who appears as a guest vocalist denies any involvement in the production of the track. Have a listen.
[mini_player audio="/music/mat_zo-rebound_intro.mp3" artist="Arty & Mat Zo" track="Rebound (intro)" year="2011"]
[mini_player audio="/music/william-lets-go_intro.mp3" artist="will.i.am" track="Let's Go (intro)" year="2013"]
[mini_player audio="/music/mat_zo-rebound_chorus.mp3" artist="Arty & Mat Zo" track="Rebound (chorus)" year="2011"]
[mini_player audio="/music/william-lets-go_chorus.mp3" artist="will.i.am" track="Let's Go (chorus)" year="2013"]
Of course, nowadays celebrity feuds unfold publicly on twitter. I'll spare you the nonsense. Here's a tweet from Arty regarding his track and his label Anjunabeats:
will.i.am's new track "Let's Go" (feat. Chris Brown)" (2013) is in the news for a copyright breach allegation. It seems that they lifted the backing track from Arty & Mat Zo's trance track "Rebound" (2011). Chris Brown who appears as a guest vocalist denies any involvement in the production of the track. Have a listen.
[mini_player audio="/music/mat_zo-rebound_intro.mp3" artist="Arty & Mat Zo" track="Rebound (intro)" year="2011"]
[mini_player audio="/music/william-lets-go_intro.mp3" artist="will.i.am" track="Let's Go (intro)" year="2013"]
[mini_player audio="/music/mat_zo-rebound_chorus.mp3" artist="Arty & Mat Zo" track="Rebound (chorus)" year="2011"]
[mini_player audio="/music/william-lets-go_chorus.mp3" artist="will.i.am" track="Let's Go (chorus)" year="2013"]
Of course, nowadays celebrity feuds unfold publicly on twitter. I'll spare you the nonsense. Here's a tweet from Arty regarding his track and his label Anjunabeats:
They never cleared rights through Anjunabeats, who's only one label, who ownes the rights for "Rebound".Read more: www.digitalspy.com www.huffingtonpost.com On a side note one of the producers listed on will.i.am's new album is our friend Dr. Luke http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willpower_(will.i.am_album) But he does not appear as a producer for the track in this article.
Cher Lloyd vs. Percy Montrose vs. Kelis
Friday, January 25th, 2013
Alex is on a roll this week with three stellar submissions.
This one is pretty mind boggling. It looks like the American western folk ballad "Oh My Darling, Clementine" is in the public domain so it's fair game. But who cares? Why would you use it for something like this? I normally don't judge here but according to the "Swagger Jagger" wikipedia page it took a team of 9 writers including Cher Lloyd to produce this song and the chorus melody is directly lifted from "Oh My Darling, Clementine". Am I missing something here??
Also note that this is the third X-Factor star to appear on this site. Others include:
Leona Lewis (vs. Avicii)
Diana Vickers (vs. Red Hot Chili Peppers)
After listening to "Swagger Jagger" I thought of a few other things.
1. The verse sounds a lot like "Milkshake" (2003) by Kelis.
2. What's the fascination with "Jagger"? Maroon 5's "Moves Like Jagger" was released in 2011 as well.
3. What the hell is "swagger jagger"? I did some "research" and Urban Dictionary offered some of the following useful information:
This one is pretty mind boggling. It looks like the American western folk ballad "Oh My Darling, Clementine" is in the public domain so it's fair game. But who cares? Why would you use it for something like this? I normally don't judge here but according to the "Swagger Jagger" wikipedia page it took a team of 9 writers including Cher Lloyd to produce this song and the chorus melody is directly lifted from "Oh My Darling, Clementine". Am I missing something here??
Also note that this is the third X-Factor star to appear on this site. Others include:
Leona Lewis (vs. Avicii)
Diana Vickers (vs. Red Hot Chili Peppers)
After listening to "Swagger Jagger" I thought of a few other things.
1. The verse sounds a lot like "Milkshake" (2003) by Kelis.
2. What's the fascination with "Jagger"? Maroon 5's "Moves Like Jagger" was released in 2011 as well.
3. What the hell is "swagger jagger"? I did some "research" and Urban Dictionary offered some of the following useful information:
"A shit, pointless song with stupid lyrics made by Cher Lloyd" "The term is infact Swagger JACKER: Someone who "Jacks" your look, style, sound etc... Taking it and passing it of as their own look/Material/ Shit, Etc.... " "Cher Lloyd hs produced a terrible CD using the miss interpretation "Swagger Jagger" Thus making her both a national laughing stock and an embarrassment to this country."So there you have it. Now you have all of the information you need to listen to the following clips: [mini_player audio="/music/connie_francis-oh-my-darling-clementine.mp3" artist="Percy Montrose (performed by Connie Francis, 1961)" track="Oh My Darling, Clementine" year="1884"] [mini_player audio="/music/cher_lloyd-swagger-jagger_chorus.mp3" artist="Cher Lloyd" track="Swagger Jagger (chorus)" year="2011"] [mini_player audio="/music/kelis-milkshake.mp3" artist="Kelis" track="Milkshake" year="2003"] [mini_player audio="/music/cher_lloyd-swagger-jagger_verse.mp3" artist="Cher Lloyd" track="Swagger Jagger (verse)" year="2011"]
The Beatles vs. The Jam
Thursday, January 24th, 2013
Another good one from Alex via facebook
Check out "Start!" (1980) by The Jam and The Beatles' "Taxman" (1966).
[mini_player audio="/music/the_beatles-taxman.mp3" artist="The Beatles" track="Taxman" year="1966"]
[mini_player audio="/music/the_jam-start.mp3" artist="The Jam" track="Start!" year="1980"]
Check out "Start!" (1980) by The Jam and The Beatles' "Taxman" (1966).
[mini_player audio="/music/the_beatles-taxman.mp3" artist="The Beatles" track="Taxman" year="1966"]
[mini_player audio="/music/the_jam-start.mp3" artist="The Jam" track="Start!" year="1980"]
The Clash vs. One Direction
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2013
Submitted by Alex via the facebook page
If you look really closely at the cover of The Clash's Combat Rock (1982) you will see the boy band One Direction in the background. This explains it all.
[mini_player audio="/music/the_clash-should-stay-or-should-go.mp3" artist="The Clash" track="Should I Stay or Should I Go" year="1982"]
[mini_player audio="/music/one_direction-live-while-were-young.mp3" artist="One Direction" track="Live While We're Young" year="2012"]
This is of course contrary to Ke$ha who thinks we should "Die Young"
If you look really closely at the cover of The Clash's Combat Rock (1982) you will see the boy band One Direction in the background. This explains it all.
[mini_player audio="/music/the_clash-should-stay-or-should-go.mp3" artist="The Clash" track="Should I Stay or Should I Go" year="1982"]
[mini_player audio="/music/one_direction-live-while-were-young.mp3" artist="One Direction" track="Live While We're Young" year="2012"]
This is of course contrary to Ke$ha who thinks we should "Die Young" 
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