Thanks to “sodapop” for submitting a comment about this one.
Lady Antebellum took home Song of The Year at the 2011 Grammy Awards for their song “Need You Now”. In 1982 British progressive rock band The Alan Parsons Project released “Eye in the Sky” which shares a resemblance to the “Need You Know” melody. Have a listen!
Lady Antebellum - "Need You Now" (2009)
The Alan Parsons Project - "Eye in the Sky" (“1982”)
of coarse ! i knew i heard it before !
This was bugging me for MONTHS!! When I first heard Need You Now, I thought it was a remake of another song!
“Eye in the Sky” sounds way more like “Living in the City” from the video game Sonic R than “Need You Now.”
they do have the same beat i would have not realize that tell you brought it to my attention
I am a member of the Recording Academy (60’s recording artist, writer) I went to the Grammy’s and Lady Antebellum won song of the year, I was shocked, not just because of better songs, but the melody was not original. I couldn’t remember the song (big hit Eye in the Sky), but I was sure they must have taken an old song and changed the words. Well all I had to do was Google and a lot of others thought the same. They took credit for writhing the tune! Not since George Harrison ripped off “He’s So Fine” and changed it to “My Sweet Lord” have I heard one so close; (Harrison lost in court on that one). Most song writers have enough pride, that they do not purposely steal, but do so unwittingly and have it in their subconscious in my opinion.
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