30 Replies to “Kid Rock vs. The White Stripes”

1. Travis June 1, 2012 at 12:10 am

   nice match up

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2. Jim June 3, 2012 at 11:45 am

   And the White Stripes song is ripped straight from Bob Dylan: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bobPE8KjSWw

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   1. Keith Post authorJune 4, 2012 at 4:47 am

      Nice!
      Bob Dylan – “I Believe in You” (1979)

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3. Marc Hodgkinson June 3, 2012 at 3:53 pm

   There is a London, Ontario band called Bobnoxious that uses the same melody line in a song called “Big Cannons.”
   Their song pre-dates both of these. Interestingly, they shared their first demo tape (which includes this song) when they opened for Kid Rock at a festival. No evidence he lifted it from there – but it is suspiciously similar.
   

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   1. Keith Post authorJune 4, 2012 at 4:45 am

      Thanks for the story. That’s kind of amazing.

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   2. Mark Adams August 24, 2014 at 11:30 am

      I consider a story linking the two as evidence, and if this could be proven, I think it would be accepted in court.
      Anyway, here’s another: Spark by The Church (1988).
      

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   3. Mark Adams August 24, 2014 at 11:43 am

      I consider a link between the two as evidence and if it could be proven, I think it would be accepted in court.
      Anyway, here’s another: Spark by The Church (1988).
      

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      1. Mark Adams August 24, 2014 at 11:45 am

         Sorry about the double-up. I was counting on the website to tell me if the first comment had gone through, but I guess it didn’t because I used different words the second time.

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4. Jag June 5, 2012 at 2:12 pm

   Simon & Garfunkel – Homeward Bound (Chorus)

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   1. Keith Post authorJune 5, 2012 at 3:09 pm

      Excellent addition!

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5. Adam June 6, 2012 at 12:12 pm

   the Kid Rock song reminds me of Australia by Manic Street Preachers

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   1. Keith Post authorJune 6, 2012 at 4:06 pm

      Nice! This is also reminding me of the chorus of Weezer’s “Glorious Day” (2001)

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      1. Adam June 8, 2012 at 10:44 pm

         ^ here’s the link for the MSP song for comparison

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6. Edd June 13, 2012 at 6:12 pm

   And they both sound like every Bruce Springstein song ever.

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7. Daw Johnson June 22, 2012 at 2:25 am

   Absolutely agree on this one. Good catch.

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8. bigbill July 21, 2012 at 9:54 pm

   absolutely – he just took the main guitar riff and pretty much the tune/title from ‘Born to Run’. I ain’t a springsteen fan but kid rock – jesus, what a fuckin crock ‘a shit that guy is. and jack white is no prolific original either – he lifts a LOT of stuff, but i’m disappointed that he’d rip from Simon + Garfunkel like that. one of their best tunes.

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   1. Mark Adams April 21, 2014 at 8:58 am

      He probably didn’t think of it that way. After all, if you’re going to steal music, why not steal from the best?

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9. Baldur Hjörleifsson September 18, 2012 at 8:59 pm

   I think all these songs actually sound a lot like the verse from the Sly and the family stone’s classic, Stand! (1968) , which pre-dates them. Have a listen!

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   1. Keith Post authorSeptember 18, 2012 at 9:07 pm

      Nice find!

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10. Nick Cobel August 13, 2013 at 2:13 am

    Seems like S&G have the earliest version. Homeward Bound was released in February 1966, while “Stand” was released in May, 1969.

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11. Mark Adams March 23, 2014 at 6:48 am

    Also Thin Air by Pearl Jam (2000).
    

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    1. Mark Adams April 18, 2014 at 9:50 am

       And When by Shania Twain (1998).

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       1. Mark Adams May 11, 2014 at 11:53 am

          Never Be You by Guy Sebastian (2009).
          

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          1. Mark Adams May 11, 2014 at 11:55 am

             And maybe Without Love by Bon Jovi (1986).

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          2. Mark Adams May 12, 2014 at 9:17 am

             And the piano lines of Burned by Buffalo Springfield (Dec 1966).

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          3. Mark Adams May 12, 2014 at 9:21 am

             Sorry, Burned was recorded in Aug and released as a single in Nov ’66, but even the recording date is six months after Homeward Bound.

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          4. Mark Adams May 19, 2014 at 2:09 am

             And Ride the Night Away by Jimmy Barnes (1985).
             

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          5. Mark Adams May 19, 2014 at 3:38 am

             And Barnesy’s Out in the Blue (2007), which also sounds like Country Comforts by Rod Stewart (1970).
             http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vB2rdEHjQRM

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          6. Mark Adams June 6, 2014 at 1:37 pm

             I Think I Found the Culprit off of Jack White’s new album sounds like The Real Thing by Russell Morris (1970?). I think we’ve found the culprit too.

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12. Mark Adams September 15, 2014 at 1:45 pm

    And MacArthur Park by Richard Harris (1968).
    

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