One Direction vs. Def Leppard

I really didn’t plan on listening to this much One Direction but I’ve had no choice. Have a listen to these two clips. I understand it’s only 3 chords but just listen.

On 19 December 2013, it was announced that Def Leppard had asked their lawyers to look into allegations that “Midnight Memories” and “Pour Some Sugar on Me” bear striking similarities — enough that the boys and the additional writers of the song could be in hot water. However, Def Leppard guitarists Phil Collen and Vivian Campbell confirmed to Billboard that they were not, in fact, pursuing legal action. Collen called the songs “very similar in structure”, but nothing more. Campbell said: “The chords are one-four-five. Those are the blues. You don’t get more basic than that. I think what’s more reminiscent of the Leppard thing is the production, the sound, the vocals, the reverb and the way it’s assembled. – wikipedia

Def Leppard - "Pour Some Sugar on Me" (1987)

One Direction - "Midnight Memories" (2013)

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One Direction vs. Rick Springfield

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It seems like 10 One Direction songs is not enough for this site. Let’s add another.

The intro of One Direction’s “Does He Know” (2013) and even the pre-chorus sound quite a bit like Rick Springfield‘s 1981 hit “Jessie’s Girl”. Does Springfield know?

One Direction - "Does He Know" (2013)

Rick Springfield - "Jessie's Girl" (1981)

10 One Direction Songs that Sound Like Other Songs

10 One Direction Songs that Sound Like Other Songs

This is a fairly long list of One Direction (1D) songs that sound like other songs. They seem to do this a lot. Well, the songwriters behind the curtain do. The most interesting thing about this is that most of these One Direction songs came out 1 year after the song they sound like. That doesn’t seem coincidental here. This is a pattern.

 


“Live While We’re Young” sounds like The Clash “Should I Stay or Should I Go”

If you look really closely at the cover of The Clash‘s Combat Rock (1982) you will see the boy band One Direction in the background. This explains it all.


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“Heart Attack” sounds like Big Time Rush “Song For You”



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