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ROSÉ & Bruno Mars “APT.” Sounds Like 4 Other Songs

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ROSÉ & Bruno Mars “APT.” Sounds Like 4 Other Songs

While listening to my favorite music podcast OneSong, Luxxury brought up an interpolation of Rosé & Bruno Mars’ 2024 Grammy nominated collaboration “APT.” You might recognize that infectious hook from the 1982 Toni Basil hit “Mickey”. It turns out “Mickey” songwriters Mike Chapman Nicky Chinn did receive credit for “APT.” Have a listen below!


Mark has quickly pointed out in the comments that there are 3 other songs in the mix here that sound like the chorus. Check this out!




You might’ve seen that Creaky Boards song around before. It is featured in the compilation of all compilations “CatrianiPlay: The Most Used Melody in Pop Music”

Coldplay vs. Joe Satriani vs. Cat Stevens vs. Creaky Boards

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Update 1/30/2010: Check out “CatrianiPlay: The Most Used Melody In Pop Music”

https://www.thatsongsoundslike.com/2012/01/30/the-most-used-melody-in-pop-music

In December, 2008 Reuters reported that Joe Satriani filed a copyright infringement suit against Coldplay claiming that the, “song ‘Viva La Vida’ incorporates ‘substantial original portions’ of his 2004 instrumental ‘If I Could Fly.'”  Then just a few months later Cat Stevens publicly stated that “Viva La Vida” has some similarities to his epic 1973 track “Foreigner Suite” stating , ” [Viva La Vida] definitely sounds like it…It has such logical chords and the melody has to be what it is…”  But wait! There’s more!  Last year Brooklyn Band Creaky Boards posted a clip on YouTube of  their ironically titled track “The Songs I Didn’t Write” pointing out the striking similarities with this now all too familiar melody.