This is an update to Steely Dan vs. XTC originally submitted by Travis
I was listening to some Dylan the other day and “Positively 4th Street” (1965) range a bell. Aha, something that’s already on ThatSongSoundsLike.
Have a listen to the verse of Dylan’s “Positively 4th Street”, Steely Dan‘s “Barrytown” (1974) and XTC‘s “Standing in for Joe” (2000) .
Bob Dylan - "Positively 4th Street" (1965)
Steely Dan - "Barrytown" (1974)
XTC - "Standing in for Joe" (2000)
Update:
As Travis pointed out below, on the original post somebody pointed out The Beatles‘ 1965 song “Tell Me What You See”
The Beatles - "Tell Me What You See" (1965)
Update 8/8/2012:
via XTC’s official twitter account:
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theres also something by the beatles that someone mentioned on the first post……
Thanks Travis! I just added that above!
Check out the tweet from XTC:
https://twitter.com/xtcfans/status/233152762005835776
I could be off base but here it is
So I’m not the only one to notice the similarity between the two. Also, Positively 4th Street reminds of Rod Stewart.
I’ve just worked it out: the Rod Stewart version of What’s Made Milwaukee Famous (1972), written by Glenn Sutton.
While I’m on the subject, I Was Only Joking (1975), which Rod Stewart co-wrote with Gary Grainger, sounds like the verse of Can’t Take My Eyes off of You by Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons.
That doesn’t sound like Dylan voice. You should check your source, it seems to be a cover.
Thanks Caroline! Stupid mistake. It was in fact a cover! I just fixed it.
ok. it goes worst with the beatles one.
i don’t hear the dylan similarity at all. the steeley dan song is a total ripoff of ‘Tell Me What You See’. the xtc thing sorta sounds like the beatles tune.
Eh. I guess maybe I was stretching it a little 🙂
we all do that every now and then 🙂 but as i said, definitely a good call on steely dan ripping the beatles
You didn’t make it clear which came first out of The Beatles’ song and the Dylan song. If that’s because you’re not sure, according to Wikipedia, Tell Me What You See was recorded in Feb then released in Aug ’65, while Positively 4th Street was recorded in Jul and released in Sep ’65. But I disagree, I think the Steely Dan and XTC songs sound more like Dylan’s song than The Beatles’.
Agreed 100%
By the way, the Beatles song “Long, Long, Long” is a total ripoff of Dylan’s “Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands”.
On a similar note, the song Midnight Cruiser sounds a lot like Dear Eloise by the Hollies.