Ne-Yo vs. Flashdance (“Maniac”)

Maybe a bit of a stretch but I heard Ne-Yo‘s “Closer” the other day and immediately thought of ย “Maniac” from the 1983 classic movie Flashdance.

Michael Sembello - "Maniac (from Flashdance)" (1983)

Ne-Yo - "Closer" (2008)

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13 Replies to “Ne-Yo vs. Flashdance (“Maniac”)”

    1. Mark Adams

      And the last line of the chorus of dangerous sounds kind of like that of Thorn in My Side by Bon Jovi.

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    2. Mark Adams

      James Blunt’s Superstar (2010) is closer (I don’t mean it’s the same song as Ne-Yo’s). Speaking of James Blunt, No Tears (2010) sounds like a combination of O Night Divine and Katie Q by Thirsty Merc (2005), plus the riff sounds like that of SOS by ABBA.

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  1. Travis

    really not that far off… some differences but a very nice find. always thought closer was like something just never could place it.

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    1. keith Post author

      I just heard this Ne-Yo song on the radio today and thought, “Maybe this would be great for the website”. I just googled it and arrived here. I posted this 9 years ago ๐Ÿ™‚

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