I’m just as surprised as Josh that nobody has submitted this one yet. Check out Blondie‘s 1980 hit “Call Me” alongside Black Sabbath‘s 1971 “Children of the Grave”. Even the vocals are a bit similar in that Ozzy kind of way.
Blondie - "Call Me" (1980)
Black Sabbath - "Children of the Grave" (1971)
Josh submitted this one.
my favorite Sabbath song!
They have a somewhat similar cord progression but are really two very different songs. There are only so many cord progressions you can try, and you are going to get some overlap. Songs coincidentally having a similar cord progression is not equivalent to saying that song A is based on song B. In that case Children of the Grave is based on Dr. Who, which I’m sure sounds similar to something else. A song being based on another song is something like Child In Time and Bombay Calling.
Thanks for coming by ian. I agree! There is overlap and there are only so many chord progressions and rhythm combinations in the world but when I hear one that I recognize I just can’t help obsessing over where I heard it before.
Aside from the barely similar chord progressions, I don’t think they sound much alike.
Also sounds like Muse – Uprising
Has some similarities to the opening riff of Wolfmother’s Woman, as well. Or colour me crazy.