Submitted by Simon
I’m surprised there is no mention on this on either artists’ Wikipedia page. Have a listen to The Cranberries‘ “Just My Imagination” next to “Our House” by Madness.
Andy introduced me to Kids On A Crime Spree the other day. I like it. But the vocal hook on “To Mess With Dynamite” is almost identical to The Ramones “Judy is a Punk”. I’m assuming this has to be some sort of homage.
Submitted by Joseph
Check out “Twist of Cain” from Danzig‘s 1988 debut Danzig followed by Led Zeppelin‘s rendition of “In My Time of Dying“. According to the Wikipedia entry the first known recorded version of “In My Time of Dying” can be traced back to 1924 and titled “Jesus Goin’ A-Make Up My Dying Be”.
Submitted by Kyle
Lady Gaga: Should we make this chorus sound just like that Whitney Houston Dance With Somebody song?
I’m gonna be his first and last kiss,
‘Cause baby I was born to be his
Fernando Garibay: Of course Lady Gaga! You mean this song?
Ohhhhhh I wanna dance with somebody,
I wanna feel the heat with somebody!
Lady Gaga: Yeah, that’s it!
Submitted by Adam F
Check out Foo Fighters‘ 2009 single “Wheels” and then listen to Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers‘ 1991 “Learning to Fly”. According to Wikipedia before the formation of Foo Fighters “Grohl received offers to work with various artists; he almost accepted a permanent position as drummer in Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.” So I would say he’s definitely a fan.
Submitted by J Penner
The Rapture are back on the scene and have a new album coming out in September. Not only does their first single “How Deep is Your Love” share the name of a well known Bee Gees track, it seems to share the same chorus as Sisqo‘s “Thong Song” from 2000.
Submitted by Christopher
When Steely Dan‘s “Gaucho” was released on 1980 Keith Jarrett sued Donald Fagen and Walter Becker for using the main theme of ”Long As You Know You’re Living Yours” (1974) without giving him credit. Fagen and Becker both claimed that Living Yours inspired the track and they were fans. Jarrett has since been added to the credits. Have a listen:
Submitted by Joseph
The similarity is obvious the second Vanessa Carlton‘s new single “Carousel” (2011) starts. The piano and vocal melody sounds a lot like the chorus of Cyndi Lauper‘s 1986 hit “True Colors”.
According to a tweet by Carlton on 4/3/2011 “Carousel” was “…A tune [she] woke up singing”.
Thanks to Lennart for submitting the Jermaine Jacksons track
The chorus of Jermaine Jackson‘s “When the Rain Begins to Fall” is strangely familiar to Britney Spears‘ 2011 track “Hold it Against Me”. When I first heard this track I also thought about Survivor’s “Can’t Hold Back” (1984) [who appear previously on ThatSongSoundsLike] and Cutting Crew‘s 1986 hit “(I Just) Died in Your Arms”. It won’t be much of a surprise that this Spears track was produced by none other than Dr. Luke who has made numerous appearances on this site.
Submitted by Edward
Another one from our friend Dr. Luke. This time we’re listening to Katy Perry‘s “E.T.” (2010) and Russian duo t.A.T.u.‘s breakout hit “All The Things She Said” (2000).
Even Matthew Cole of Slant magazine writes:
…and on the inscrutable “E.T.” Perry compares her lover (favorably?) to a space alien and Dr. Luke nabs the backing track from t.A.T.u.’s “All the Things She Said,” presumably as a tribute to his forbears in the field of exploitative dance-floor schlock.
- SlantMagazine.com
