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Diet Coke vs. Pharrell Williams

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Occasionally on the site I post some advertisements that bear a striking resemblance to current pop songs (See The Black Keys vs. Pizza Hut and Home Depot and The Strokes vs. Pizza Hut). In one case the original artist even turned down an offer and the brand proceeded to write a soundalike (See Beach House vs. Volkswagen).  The other day I was watching a Diet Coke commercial and it immediately reminded me of Pharrell Williams‘ “Happy”. I found the Diet Coke ad on YouTube and the songwriter Garen Gueyikian even appears in the comments. I’m sure he’s a good guy and this is a great gig. But hey, it’s gotta go on the site 😛

Pharrell Williams - "Happy" (2013)

 

UPDATE: 3/16/2015 I have searched far and wide for this commercial spot but it looks like it has been completely removed from the internet. Coincidence?

UPDATE: 6/16/2015 Special thanks to Daniel in the comments for tracking down the Diet Coke ad. Here is the full audio of this ad:

Garen Gueyikian - "Diet Coke Just for the Taste of It TV Commercial" (2014)

Click here for more Advertisement Soundalikes

 

Flo Rida vs. Katy Perry vs. Kesha

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Kesha vs. Katy Perry vs. Flo Rida

Bryant pointed out on Facebook that Flo Rida‘s 2011 “Who Dat Girl” sounds a lot like Kesha’s “Tik Tok” and Katy Perry’s “California Gurls” (both of which have appeared on this site before). I’m not sure how I didn’t catch this one before. Maybe I just thought it was the same song 🙂 .  By the way, all three of these tracks are produced by … drum roll please…

Dr. Luke!

There are numerous other Katy Perry, Kesha and Flo Rida posts on the site. Follow the links below the music.

Flo Rida - "Who Dat Girl" (2011)

Katy Perry - "California Gurls" (2010)

Ke$ha - "Tik Tok" (2009)

Flo Rida – “Good Feeling” (2011) vs. Ke$ha – “Die Young” (2012) (this is not a mistake)

Ke$ha – “Tik Tok” (2009) vs. Katy Perry – “California Gurls” (2010)

Kesha – “Kiss n Tell” (2010) vs. Alphaville – “Forever Young” (1984)

Had enough? OK, one more!

Katy Perry – “California Gurls” (2010) vs. Ke$ha – “Tik Tok” (2009) vs. Miley Cyrus – “Permanent December” (2010) vs. Justice – “The Party” (2009)

 

Bruno Mars vs. Breakbot vs. Snoop Dogg vs. George Duke

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Breakbot had something to say to Bruno Mars about the similarity of Mars’ “Treasure” and “Baby I’m Yours”:
@BrunoMars ! seriously ? Haha great now i've got all the bruno fans mad at me ! this is serious, they might throw their hats at me.
source: https://twitter.com/breakbot/status/279194703927316480
source: https://twitter.com/breakbot/status/279661436832186369 

There are definitely similarities in the chorus as well as the verse:

Chorus

Bruno Mars - "Treasure (Chorus)" (2012)

Breakbot - "Baby I'm Yours (Chorus)" (2010)

Verse

Bruno Mars - "Treasure (Verse)" (2012)

Breakbot - "Baby I'm Yours (Verse)" (2010)

But wait, there’s more! An article I came across points out the similarity of George Duke‘s “Reach Out”:

George Duke - "Reach Out" (1983)

After listening to all of these I really started thinking about Snoop Dogg‘s “Ain’t No Fun” [Explicit Lyric].

Snoop Dogg - "Ain't No Fun (If the Homies Can't Have None)" (1993)

UPDATE: Haasey suggests below that Midnight Star‘s track “Midas Touch” sounds a lot like Breakbot’s. I concur.

Midnight Star - "Midas Touch" (1986)

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Thanks to Hunter for bringing the Bruno Mars vs. Breakbot comparison to my attention.

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