Vanessa Carlton vs. Cyndi Lauper

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Submitted by Joseph

The similarity is obvious the second Vanessa Carlton‘s new single “Carousel” (2011) starts. The piano and vocal melody sounds a lot  like the chorus of Cyndi Lauper‘s 1986 hit “True Colors”.

According to a tweet by Carlton on 4/3/2011 “Carousel” was “…A tune [she] woke up singing”.

Vanessa Carlton - "Carousel" (2011)

Cyndi Lauper - "True Colors" (1986)

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7 Replies to “Vanessa Carlton vs. Cyndi Lauper”

    1. Keith Post author

      Yup! Well, in the songwriting process it is simply impossible to tune out things you have heard in your life. It’s only natural.

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