submitted by thesiu I can't find much about Jula in English so I'll let you Google that . I know she's from Poland. Apparently she's pretty popular because of this song. U2 is pretty popular as well. (Update: Just found her wikipedia page using her full name Julita Fabiszewska: http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jula) [mini_player audio="/music/jula-za-ka-dym.mp3" artist="Jula" track=" Za kazdym razem (For Every Time)" year="2012"] [mini_player audio="/music/u2-sunday-bloody-sunday.mp3" artist="U2" track="Sunday Bloody Sunday" year="1983"]

Check this out: a Polish radio station called RMF has a series called 'Gdzies to juz slyszalem', which translates to 'Somewhere I Heard That Before'. For their 9th installment, they've focused on the same oft-repeated melodic figure as heard on Keith's ever-expanding CatrianiPlay post/video. Sure they've got an enthusiastic host, a bunch of view screens and some nice clips, but you have to wonder where they got the idea. Here's their video: [youtube]PIev2VP1Ky0[/youtube] Here's ThatSongSoundsLike's [youtube]jkspqbukSWY[/youtube] RMF video found at JoeMonster.org

Thanks to Andy for submitting this   This sure puts a new spin on the rap feuds of yesteryear. Today we are talking about Macklemore and Le1f.  Le1f is a bit bent out of shape for a number of reasons and you can read all about that on this buzzfeed post. Did you engage in the conversation on buzzfeed and get upset about somebody else's comment and start your own feud? Good, that's what they want. If you got too distracted by Le1f's deleted tweets and missed the actual music part, here it is: [mini_player audio="/music/le1f-wut.mp3" artist="Le1f" track="Wut" year="April 2012"] [mini_player audio="/music/macklemore-thrift-shop.mp3" artist="Macklemore" track="Thrift Shop" year="August 2012"] So if you're wondering what all of the fuss is about Le1f is upset that Macklemore's "Same Love" (2012) won a VMA ("Video Music Award"(that's a show on MTV (that's "Music Television" (they used to play music videos ("TV" is this box you probably used to have in your living room that tuned in channels that would show commercials and your favorite TV shows like "That's Incredible" and "The Jeffersons" ))))). Macklemore is a straight, white guy. Le1f is a gay, black guy. So in addition to there being issue with "Same Love" (a pro gay rights track), "Thrift Shop" has some clear similarities to "Wut". Did I get that right? And for your enjoyment, all videos are worth watching. At time of posting "Thrift Shop" has over 409 MILLION plays! [youtube]QK8mJJJvaes[/youtube]   [youtube]Nrnq4SZ0luc[/youtube]   [youtube]hlVBg7_08n0[/youtube]    

Lord knows there’s been plenty of Green Day coverage already, but here’s one to add to Keith’s hitherto round-up of the band’s borrowed tunes. In fact, the song “Hold On” appears on what is quite possibly Green Day’s finest moment as a band, the juncture when they were on the brink of becoming their modern-day caricature, but still clearly feeling a charming sort of restlessness. The album Warning, which appeared in 2000, broke somewhat free of the pop-punk trappings that had emerged on ‘90s rock radio in the wake of 1994’s Dookie, and found the band adapting their usual schtick to an array of styles including acoustic-based ‘60s rock. In retrospect, it’s a shame that the album sold so poorly -- such a thing may have been what diverted Green Day’s trajectory away from exploring such sounds more fully, and towards the contrived, pseudo-political arena rock preening that has defined the band since the lucrative American Idiot follow-up. Too bad they didn’t take their own Warning. Returning to the particular song in question, “Hold On” borrows inarguably from the harmonica riff on the Beatles’ “I Should Have Known Better”. It certainly isn’t the most original thing they ever did, nor is it even remotely the best song on the album. It does, however, illustrate where the band members’ heads were during this point, since this one almost had to be intentional: [mini_player audio="/music/ben_j/beatles_shouldhaveknownbetter.mp3" artist="The Beatles" track="I Should Have Known Better" year="1964"] [mini_player audio="/music/ben_j/greenday_holdon.mp3" artist="Green Day" track="Hold On" year="2000"]

Just came across this article in The Hollywood  Reporter: Robin Thicke Sues to Protect 'Blurred Lines' from Marvin Gaye's Family Here's a link to a PDF of the lawsuit In short:

Plaintiffs, who have the utmost respect for and admiration of Marvin Gaye, Funkadelic and their musical legacies, reluctantly file this action in the face of multiple adverse claims from alleged successors in interest to those artists. Defendants continue to insist that plaintiffs' massively successful composition, 'Blurred Lines,' copies 'their' compositions." The suit claims the Gaye family is alleging that "Blurred Lines" and Gaye's "Got to Give It Up" "feel" or "sound" the same, and that the "Gaye defendants are claiming ownership of an entire genre, as opposed to a specific work."

Have a listen: Marvin Gaye - "Got to Give it Up" (1977) [youtube width="350"]wRcVQDELAd4[/youtube] Robin Thicke - "Blurred Lines" (2013) [youtube width="350"]RA01pdI0jng[/youtube]  

Submitted by Mike D. It's been too long since posting about a Dr. Luke produced song so here we are. Check out Katy Perry's recently released track "Roar" and Sara Bareilles track "Brave".  Even the lyrics are pretty similar. Since Jack Antonoff from the band Fun co-wrote "Brave" I'm going to add "We Are Young" (2011) here as well since you can hear the clear inspiration. [mini_player audio="/music/katy_perry-roar.mp3" artist="Katy Perry" track="Roar" year="August, 2013"] [mini_player audio="/music/sara_bareilles-brave.mp3" artist="Sara Bareilles" track="Brave" year="April, 2013"] [mini_player audio="/music/fun-we-are-young_chorus.mp3" artist="fun." track="We Are Young (Chorus)" year="2011"] For more Katy Perry, Dr. Luke and Fun tracks see the following: Katy Perry vs. The Beach Boys Katy Perry vs. t.A.T.u. Katy Perry vs. Kesha Katy Perry vs. Lenny Kravitz Katy Perry vs. Erasure Katy Perry vs. Kesha vs. Miley Cyrus vs. Justice Dr. Luke produced tracks on ThatSongSoundsLike fun. vs. Sesame Street fun vs. Thompson Twins? vs. Queen? vs. Erasure? vs. ?? (POPULAR!) fun. vs. 4 Non Blondes fun. vs. Paul Simon