Travis brought this great one to my attention.
Mika vs. Belinda Carlise
Mika - "We are Golden" (2009)
Belinda Carlisle - "Heaven Is a Place on Earth" (1987)
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Travis brought this great one to my attention.
Mika vs. Belinda Carlise
I know what I said before, but these comments were in much the same place as this one.
https://www.thatsongsoundslike.com/2014/09/26/bon-jovi-vs-bonnie-tyler-vs-ankie-bagger-vs-belinda-carlisle/comment-page-1/#comment-5976
https://www.thatsongsoundslike.com/2014/09/26/bon-jovi-vs-bonnie-tyler-vs-ankie-bagger-vs-belinda-carlisle/comment-page-1/#comment-5981
https://www.thatsongsoundslike.com/2014/09/26/bon-jovi-vs-bonnie-tyler-vs-ankie-bagger-vs-belinda-carlisle/comment-page-1/#comment-5995
In my opinion, my replies to the first of these three are the best. Plus, maybe you could tell me what sort of submissions most interest you and I could see what I can do. Obviously you like Jawbreaker and Weezer and the way you talk about Green Day they must be a band you like too. Any others? I know you said you like TV show theme comparisons, so here’s one: It’s Alright, the theme song from New Tricks (2003) sounds like End of the Line by The Travelling Wilburys (1988), there’s even some similar lyrics and the riff from It’s Alright reminds me of the Foodland jingle sometime between 1993 and 2013, but I can’t find an ad with the riff in it, maybe I just don’t remember it correctly, but there is a similarity in the one I’ve included.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNF79iI7G8g
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqaLn8T4Esc
I do actually have one for Weezer: their new song Foolish Father (recorded sometime between Jan and 7th of Oct 2014) sounds like Oh, Lady Be Good (1924), Puttin’ On the Ritz (1929), Sunny Afternoon (1966), Children of the Grave (1971), I Was Made for Loving You (1979), Call Me (1980), Staring at the Sun (1997), Road to Mandalay (2000), Feel Good Inc. (2005), Outlaw Pete (2007), Restless Heart Syndrome (2009), Kidz (2011) and Live Louder (previewed on VEVO 20th of Aug and released 5th of Sep).
BTW, I know what you mean about CatrianiPlay, it gets to the point where hearing another usage of it becomes like: I saw a pigeon today; so commonplace it isn’t noteworthy, but what sets CatrianiPlay apart from other much used melodies is that there are over twenty of them, not that they all need to listed to get that point across, unless someone thinks you’re exaggerating.
And for Jawbreaker, are these the sorts of things you meant about the Boxcar verse being nothing mind blowingly original?
https://www.thatsongsoundslike.com/2014/07/22/green-day-vs-jawbreaker/comment-page-1/#comment-5554
about we are golden… probably stretching this but listen to the “running around again” part and then listen to boston’s chorus of “more than a feeling” prolly a stretch but cant help thinking it sounds alike… also should take a listen to anne lenix “walking on broken glass”
Here’s walking on broken glass..
wow i butchered her name in that post..
Annie Lennox.. (smh)
also after the “teenage dreams in a teenage circus” for the next part try singing “ohhh living on a prayer”
I can see that.
i dont see it.. but i hear it 🙂
The Mika song reminds very strongly of some song there they sing “the best is yet to come”, but I don’t know its name.
Anyone know what I’m thinking of?
If you’re thinking of a TV show theme song where they sing “the best is ready to begin”, it may be As Long As We Have Each Other, the theme song from Growing Pains (1985), recorded originally by B.J. Thomas. Here is a duet version.
No, it’s not that one. It may be a Swedish band or artist, as that is where I live. It was a long time since I heard it, so it was definitely on either radio or TV, I think it was on the radio.
“No giving up when you’re young and you want some” is the part where they would sing “the best is yet to come” instead. I’m not sure about the key, but if it began on C it would be: C-C–E–D–B-C (or, or maybe together, E-F–E–D–B-C, I’m not sure)
Found it! They played it on the radio today, it is (or rather was) a Swedish band. BWO – Give Me The Night: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQYkN9aWCDM
Very similar to Mika’s Golden, even the same key!
Please add this to the main page!
Nice! I’ll definitely run an updated post at some point. The chorus us pretty similar.
Sorry I couldn’t help with that, but I definitely don’t know that song. Let me ask this: Did the ’80s ever end in Sweden? Not that it’s necessarily a bad thing.
Keith, Travis’ addition of Walking On Broken Glass is pretty good. Unfortunately I don’t have any for this post, but I have said about Love Walks In by Van Halen (recorded 1985-1986, released ’86) and some background music from Escape to the Country (2002) for Bon Jovi vs. Bonnie Tyler vs. Ankie Bagger vs. Belinda Carlisle. Escape to the Country isn’t the only thing with background music like that-check out Greg Loses Jinx from Meet the Parents (2000). The score from Meet the Parents was written by Randy Newman.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsgIKcqcmZY#t=8m
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/an-S5SU4mJ2Jh7t4/meet_the_parents_2000_chasing_the_cat/
Maybe it’s because of the time of year at the moment, but Greg Loses Jinx reminds me of Mary’s Boy Child, written by Jester Hairston and first recorded by Harry Belafonte (1956), but the similarity is more noticeable with the rhythm from the Boney M version (1978).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHTCldo7uw4
Here is the Wikipedia page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary's_Boy_Child
Interesting that it seems it’s a coincidence that I Was A Man (May ’86) and Bad Name (Jul ’86) sound similar, as Bon Jovi had released The Hardest Part is the Night in 1985, before they had been working with Desmond Child, while the album I Was A Man comes from was still being recorded.