Archive for the ‘User Submission’ Category

Dinosaur Jr. vs. Stereophonics

Thursday, March 25th, 2010

Adam points out the similarity of the main riff in Stereophonic’s 1998 “Pick a Part That’s New” and the interlude speed up riff in Dinosaur Jr.’s 1994 “Feel the Pain”. Check it out!

Dinosaur Jr. – “Feel the Pain” (1994)
Stereophonics – “Pick a Part That’s New” (1998)

Nightwish vs. Paul McCartney

Thursday, March 25th, 2010

Submitted by Marc-André

Check out the intro to  Nightwish’s  2008 metal track “Bye Bye Beautiful”. Sounds a bit like Paul McCartney’s 1973 Bond theme song “Live and Let Die”. (Here’s some  interesting info about “Live and Let Die” on Wikipedia if you’re interested).

Nightwish – “Bye Bye Beautiful”  (2008)
Paul McCartney – “Live and Let Die” (1973)

Violent Femmes vs. Skip Spence vs. The Shadows

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

Here’s a nice obscure one from Adam who points out the Skip Spence similarity. I discovered the Shadows similarity from the Blister in the Sun Wikipedia page.

Before The Violent Femmes hit the mainstream in 1983 with “Blister in the Sun”  The Shadows put out  ”Little B”  in 1962 and six years later  Skip Spence was  inside Bellevue writing his lo-fi masterpiece Oar. Enjoy!

The Shadows – “Little B” (1962)
Skip Spence – “Everything Under Your Hat”  (1968)
Violent Femmes – “Blister in the Sun” (1983)

Kesha vs. Kylie Minogue

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

Great find by Caroline.

You’ve probably heard Kesha’s (aka Ke$ha) “Tik Tok” at least once a day for the past six months in a shopping mall, on the radio, at the gym or on your iPod. You might have thought to yourself, “Hm. This sounds like a song from like seven or eight years ago” and you’re right! Check out Kylie Minogue’s 2002 track “Love At First Sight”.

Ke$ha – “Tik Tok”  (2009)
Kylie Minogue – “Love At First Site” (2002)

Coldplay vs. Killing Joke

Sunday, February 14th, 2010

This one is for all of you lovers out there. Koen submitted this and pointed out the similarity of the bridge in Coldplay’s 2005 “Talk” and Killing Joke’s 1985 “Love Like Blood”. Enjoy!

Killing Joke – “Love Like Blood” (1985)
Coldplay – “Talk” (2005)

Tom Petty vs. The White Stripes

Sunday, February 7th, 2010

This is a great find by Michael. The jam out riff in Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers‘ 1993 track “Mary Jane’s Last Dance” features a guitar riff very similar to the “chorus chanting” in The White Stripes‘ 2002 “Fell In Love With A Girl”. Check it out!

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – “Mary Jane’s Last Dance” (1993)
The White Stripes – “Fell In Love With A Girl” (2002)

The Beatles vs. Diana Ross

Saturday, February 6th, 2010

Submitted by Richard

Diana Ross’ 1975 “Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You’re Going To)” became a hit soon after its release in the film Mahogany of the same year.  Check out “Here, There and Everywhere” from The Beatles‘ 1966 album Revolver.

The Beatles – “Here, There and Everywhere” (1966)
Diana Ross – “Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You’re Going To)” (1975)