Submitted by Alex
A few folks have pointed out that the Eurovision 2013 submission “Glorious” by German group Cascada sounds a bit like this years’ Swedish winner Loreen for her song “Euphoria”. I also noticed a small similarity in “When You Were Young” by the Killers (2006).
Just in case you are not familiar with the Eurovision Song Contest you might want to watch this:
Here’s a quickie submitted by Will
Check out the main verse melody in Modest Mouse‘s 2004 “Blame It on the Tetons” and Sonic Youth‘s “Unwind” (1995).
@adrena asks via twitter “Hey… can you help me identify what this track sounds like, Thanks!”
I believe I can!
It’s a 2012 ad for Indian based auto company Mahindra called “Live Young, Live Free”. Currently with over 4 million views on YouTube it must have struck a chord with a lot of people.
I immediately heard some similarities and really wanted to see what these all sounded like together.
This is how I imagine the song writing went down.
“Start it off with that alt 90’s Filter sound. Muddle it up a little with of that dubstep bass that the kids are listening to these days”
“We need a good hook. Lets try something like that ‘Woaaah oh oh’ song by Laura Branigan from the 80s. Change one note so we don’t get sued.”
“At around :50 we’ll get in to that Cranberries thing. It’s real emotional.”
Now put it all together!
UPDATE 2/7/2013:
Abhijit Shylanath notes in the comments below that “the beat+bass+guitar and chorus of kids reminds me of P.O.D.‘s ‘Youth of the Nation'” and I agree!
Also, if you’re into the whole “Live Young, Live Free” thing you might also like
One Direction “Live While We’re Young” (2012) vs. The Clash – “Should I Stay or Should I Go” (1982)
https://www.thatsongsoundslike.com/2013/01/22/the-clash-vs-one-direction/
You can also live life to the fullest with Kesha:
Ke$ha – “Die Young” (2012) vs. Flo Rida – “Good Feeling” (2011) vs. Taio Cruz – “Dynamite” (2010)
https://www.thatsongsoundslike.com/2013/01/08/kesha-vs-flo-rida/
Life. The fun never ends! What about songs for old people?