“We Are Young” by fun. has been driving me and a lot of people crazy. I’m still not able to put my finger on it but I am offering up these bits. Let me know if you have any others. I’m dying to know. Am I nuts?
fun. - "We Are Young (Chorus)" (2011)
Thompson Twins - "Hold Me Now" (1983)
Erasure - "A Little Respect" (1988)
This part is so similar to a Queen song. Bohemian Rhapsody? Is it a different song?? Let’s get to the bottom of this!
fun. - "We Are Young (Pre-Chorus)" (2011)
Queen - "Bohemian Rhapsody" (1975)
Tell me what you think in the comments
UPDATE 7/26/2012: I added a post for Paul Simon “Cecilia” (1970) vs fun. “Some Nights” since there have been few comments and submissions for it.
La Caution – Pilotes Automatiques
THE ONLY SIMILARITIES ARE THEY USE THE SAME CHORD STRUCTURES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AP music theory much?
Actually, at least to my ears, the part of the chorus that you posted from ‘we are young’ is almost an exact replica of the portion of Erasure’s ‘a little respect’ that you posted. But there are definitely a lot of other influences there, proving that there is really nothing new under the sun.
Sure sounds like Kevin Cronin from REO is singing in the chorus!! He’s unmistakeable
To me, the chorus to “We are Young” sounds like old 70’s Glam rock.
My first thought was that the melody sounded like Queen as well, but after thinking about it, it almost sounds more like something Pilot would do.
Like their song “Magic” a bit.