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The Killers vs. Placebo vs. Blondie

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I think this is the laziest artwork for this site I’ve ever posted.

Allow me to introduce to you my new favorite podcast One Song where hosts Diallo Riddle and LUXXURY dissect a single song and sometimes take me back to my own early days in music. I was recently listening to one of their podcasts when LUXXURY pulled up these …. interpolations I suppose. I’ve always wondered what that line in “Mr. Brightside” reminded me of and never put together the Blondie similarity in my head.  The Placebo one is pretty interesting as well. Enjoy!

The Killers – “Mr. Brightside” (2003)

Placebo – “Special K” (2002)

Blondie – “Dreaming” (1979)

Here’s a clip of LUXXURY breaking it down on One Song

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See Also

The Killers vs. U2 and David Bowie

The Killers vs. Young the Giant

The Killers vs. Boys Like Girls

Blondie vs. Black Sabbath

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I’m just as surprised as Josh that nobody has submitted this one yet. Check out Blondie‘s 1980 hit “Call Me” alongside Black Sabbath‘s 1971 “Children of the Grave”. Even the vocals are a bit similar in that Ozzy kind of way.

Blondie - "Call Me" (1980)
Black Sabbath - "Children of the Grave" (1971)

Josh submitted this one.

Arcade Fire vs. Blondie

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The new Arcade Fire record “The Suburbs” has been getting some amazing reviews. It’s a great record! There are a few songs on there that ring a bell in my head when I hear them.  “Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)”  is a bit of a departure from the rest of the record and shares a pretty close similarity to Blondie‘s 1978 classic “Heart of Glass”. Have a listen:

Arcade Fire - "Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)" (2010)

Blondie - "Heart of Glass" (1978)