OK Go vs. New Order (And Damian Kulash is in that “First Kiss” video)

OK Go vs. New Order

OK Go has an awesome new video but I still can’t recall a single OK Go hook except for their first big radio hit  “Get Over It” (2002). But that’s besides the point. As soon as “The Writing’s On the Wall” kicked in I thought it was a New Order song. Then I got a message from a guy named Doug who said it sounded like New Order’s “Temptation”. Well, have a listen!

OK Go - "The Writing's On the Wall (Intro)" (2014)

New Order - "Temptation (Intro)" (1982)

OK Go - "The Writing's On the Wall (Verse)" (2014)

New Order - "Temptation (Verse)" (1982)

Here’s the OK Go video for “The Writing’s On the Wall”

OK Go - The Writing's On the Wall - Official Video

What??!
I just discovered that OK Go front man  Damian Kulash is in that viral “First Kiss” video. He first appears at :32

The Rapture vs. New Order

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Patrick  noticed a similarity on the intro of  The Rapture‘s “Olio” and a phrase in the middle of New Order‘s “Angel Dust”. It’s not a note for note similarity but worth…..uh, noting.

The Rapture - "Olio" (2003)

New Order - "Angel Dust" (1986)

New Order vs. John Denver

Ever since Patrick mentioned this to me it’s been driving me nuts. According to Wikipedia John Denver sued New Order claiming that, “its wordless guitar break was based on his ‘Leaving on a Jet Plane'”. And later an out-of-court settlement, “ensured that the song would never be re-released in its original form”. I’ve listened to a few different versions of Run2 and all I can find is what I grabbed in this post. I either don’t have the correct original version or John Denver was smoking some really strong pot.

John Denver - "Leaving on a Jet Plane" (1967)

New Order - "Run2" (1989)