This one was suggested by Phil who points out Green Day‘s epic track “Jesus of Suburbia” and its similarity to Motley Crue’s 1983 “On With the Show”.
After giving a listen to “Jesus” I couldn’t help notice the similarity to Bryan Adams‘ classic jam “Summer of ’69”.
This one comes from Liza in Athens, GA.
She writes in to point out the striking similarity of Staind‘s 2003 single “So Far Away” and a song called “Mon Essentiel” from the French musical Le Roi Soleil which premiered in 2005.
It’s not necessarily mind blowing but over the years you’ve probably been confused by Electric Light Orchesatra‘s 1976 hit “Do Ya” (original recorded in 1972) and Sweet‘s 1975 hit “Fox on The Run”. There are definitely some similarities here. Have a listen:
Kendra sent me this one.
Update 7/27/2012:
As pointed out by Tom in the comments below, check out George Harrison‘s “What Is Life” from 1970: