Harry Styles “As It Was” sounds a lot like a-ha “Take on Me”

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If you’ve heard Harry Styles’ 2022 chart topper “As It Was” you might have heard a familiar sounding hook. The main keyboard hook in Styles’ track sounds strikingly similar to the 1984 a-ha track “Take on Me”.  Here are some isolated clips of that riff:

 

 

YouTuber AnDyWuMUSICLAND even made a great mashup of the two tracks here:

 

Here are both songs in full:

Harry Styles – “As It Was” (2022)

 

a-ha – “Take on Me” (1984)

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The Rolling Stones are being sued

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I think the most shocking part of this post is that The Rolling Stones are still around.  Anyway, back in 2020 during the height of COVID lockdown the Stones recorded a song called “Living In A Ghost Town”. Some guy named Sergio Garcia Fernandez wrote a few songs back in 2006/2007 that he had personally shared with a family member of the Jagger’s.  I learned all of this from Yahoo!

The least exciting part about this is how mediocre the music is. I admittedly don’t spend very much time passing judgement on quality of music on this website but, well, have a listen. Do they sound very similar? Can you even spend the time listening when there is so much other great music to listen to?

Also, for whatever reason when I google “Rolling Stones Members” Mick Jagger is listed as “Harmonica”

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My Chemical Romance vs. Suit of Lights

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I haven’t heard of Suit of Lights before but maybe MCR has? Have a listen to the intros of Suit of Lights’ “Goodbye Silk City” released 2 years before MCR’s “Welcome to the Black Parade”. It’s not just the melody but also the marching band instrumentation that makes this one interesting. Have a listen!

 

 

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Does Kid Laroi “Stay” sound like Ben Folds Five?

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When I first heard Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber’s song “Stay” playing on every radio station I kept thinking there was something familiar with the chorus. And then it hit me like a ton of bricks. It’s the same interval and rhythm as Ben Folds Five’s 1997 hit “Brick”. Did I do a fair analysis of this? Not really. Do I think Kid Karoi and Justin Bieber lifted this from Ben Folds Five? Nah. It’s just a coincidence. Or…. is it? Listen for yourself!

Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber “Stay” (2021)

Ben Folds Five – “Brick” (1997)

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