Maybe a bit of a stretch but I heard Ne-Yo‘s “Closer” the other day and immediately thought of “Maniac” from the 1983 classic movie Flashdance.
Michael Sembello - "Maniac (from Flashdance)" (1983)
Ne-Yo - "Closer" (2008)
That Song Sounds Like
Songs that Sound Like Other Songs (Since 2007)
Not even a little bit.
Maybe I’m getting old
They are nearly identical… 🙂 🙂
Ok, good, I’m not losing my mind
The chorus is almost the same in “Maniac” and James Blunt’s “dangerous”
And the last line of the chorus of dangerous sounds kind of like that of Thorn in My Side by Bon Jovi.
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.
Also, James Blunt’s Wisemen (2005) sounds kind of like Tiny Dancer by Elton John (1971).
really not that far off… some differences but a very nice find. always thought closer was like something just never could place it.
🙂
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 🙂
I know this post is old, but I thought it also sounded like Untouched by The Veronica’s
No post is ever too old on this site 🙂
Yes you’re spot on! I came to this conclusion a while back. But just Google today to see if anyone else had mentioned it and found you, as I was just listening to maniac. When I first heard closer, I thought why do I find this song so familiar. It’s that repetitive hip grind action sound, that is used in closer. But in closer you’re compelled to push your hands out repetitively.