A few months ago I posted about a controversial advertisement created by girl-tech startup company GoldieBlox. They posted a really great ad on YouTube which was unfortunately comprised of a parodied version of The Beastie Boys’ classic “Girls”. After all of the controversy it looks like GoldieBlox has swapped the music in a revised version of the ad.  Unfortunately I don’t have the original ad to share so if you haven’t seen it just play “Girls” over it but replace the lyrics with lyrics like the below.

You can read more about the legal wrangling on BusinessWeek.com

My favorite quite from this article:

“We’re not going to argue the merits of the cases here. It’s complicated when, on one side, there are the beloved Beastie Boys, including the estate of Adam “MCA” Yauch, who died last year of cancer and whose will prohibits use of his music in advertising.  “

Regardless of fair and whatever the song was being used to advertise I believe there are some basic creative principles that were being ignored by GoldieBlox. They could have asked for permission. But I guess the saying goes “Better to ask forgiveness than seek permission…” (??)

 

submitted by Hunter and Kirb

I really didn’t plan on listening to this much One Direction but I’ve had no choice. Have a listen to these two clips. I understand it’s only 3 chords but just listen.

On 19 December 2013, it was announced that Def Leppard had asked their lawyers to look into allegations that “Midnight Memories” and “Pour Some Sugar on Me” bear striking similarities — enough that the boys and the additional writers of the song could be in hot water. However, Def Leppard guitarists Phil Collen and Vivian Campbell confirmed to Billboard that they were not, in fact, pursuing legal action. Collen called the songs “very similar in structure”, but nothing more. Campbell said: “The chords are one-four-five. Those are the blues. You don’t get more basic than that. I think what’s more reminiscent of the Leppard thing is the production, the sound, the vocals, the reverb and the way it’s assembled. – wikipedia

Lukasz Gottwald (aka Dr. Luke) is making headlines this week as Ke$ha checks in to rehab for an eating disorder. Word is he has a history of verbal abuse. I’ll leave that news to the experts at People Magazine. A Ke$ha fan has even created an online petition called “Let Ke$ha have creative freedom“.

So let me take this opportunity to present a compilation of Dr. Luke produced tracks over the years and the songs that they sound like. Enjoy!

 

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Dr. Luke (Lukasz Gottwald) has been racking up the hits in the last few years for artists like Katy Perry, Britney Spears and Ke$ha. He’s also been at the center of numerous copyright infringement cases. And of course made many appearances on ThatSongSoundsLike. I thought it might be interesting if I compiled a bunch together in one post. Enjoy!

One Direction vs. Queen

Avril Lavigne vs. Peaches

Original Post

Daughtry vs. The Asphalt

Original Post

Chrissy vs. Ke$ha

Original Post Here

Kesha vs. Flo Rida vs. Taio Cruz

Original Post Here

Pink vs. The Veronicas

Avril Lavigne vs. The Rubinoos

Orginal Post Here

Britney Spears vs. Jermaine Jacksin

Original Post Here

Katy Perry vs. t.A.T.u.

Orginal Post Here

Justice vs. Ke$ha vs. Miley Cyrus

Original Post Here

Yeah Yeah Yeahs vs. Kelly Clarkson

Have a nice day!

Submitted by Katie

It seems like 10 One Direction songs is not enough for this site. Let’s add another.

The intro of One Direction’s “Does He Know” (2013) and even the pre-chorus sound quite a bit like Rick Springfield‘s 1981 hit “Jessie’s Girl”. Does Springfield know?

Research shows that putting a number in the title will generate 50% more clicks.* Research also shows that One Direction songs sound a lot like other songs.**

* I made that up, but it’s probably something like that
** That research is what you can listen to below

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VS The Clash

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.

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VS Big Time Rush

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VS Avril Lavigne

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VS Chris Medina

After listening to these Taylor Dayne‘s 1987 hit “Tell It to My Heart” also comes to mind:

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VS Grease Soundtrack

submitted by Sam and Ilan

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VS The Who

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VS Queen

submitted by James C.

A homage? Perhaps. But take note, this track is produced by our old friend Dr. Luke

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VS Red (also stylized R3D)

submitted by “Secret Secret”

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VS Taio Cruz

submitted by La La La

Might as well compare the intros too…

And don’t forget these from this post.

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VS Kelly Clarkson

submitted by La La La

The least you can do is change the name of the song.

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Some more if you want to keep digging:
“Crazy Cakes” submitted:
One Direction “Save You Tonight” vs. Erasure “Always”
[http://www.thatsongsoundslike.com/2011/07/25/katy-perry-vs-erasure/]

La La La also submitted:
One Direction “I Want” vs. Feist “My Moon, My Man”
One Direction – “Na Na Na” vs. High School Musical 2: ‘All for One’
One Direction – “Gotta Be You” vs. The Verve “BitterSweet Symphony”

 

 

Submitted by Travis

No time for fancy Photoshops today, just a photo of some dudes looking angry .

Just listen to Daughtry‘s “It’s Not Over” and Fuel‘s “Hemmorrhage”: