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Demi Lovato “Neon Lights” Sounds Like These 3 Other Songs

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Demi Lovato Neon Lights Sounds like 3 other SongsDemi Lovato’s 2013 “Neon Lights” contains a distinct motif that you know you’ve heard before. I’ve traced this motif back to 2002 with DJ Sammy’s version of Bryan Adams “Heaven”. From there we take a journey 7 years later to Calvin Harris’ “I’m Not Alone”. Only 1 year later we hear Chris Brown’s “Yeah 3X” (2010) when apparently Calvin Harris nearly “choked on [his] cornflakes” when Brown’s new single, Yeah 3x, came on the radio while he was eating breakfast.

“Stealing is still stealing, doesn’t matter who you are,” Harris wrote on Twitter. “[Just] because Chris Brown is an international celebrity doesn’t make it OK to rip off a guy from UK not many people have heard of.” Harris is being modest. I’m Not Alone debuted in April 2009 at the top of the UK charts, knocking Lady Gaga’s Poker Face from the peak position. It also reached No 5 on the European Hot 100. The LP it’s taken from, Ready for the Weekend, later crowned the album charts. – The Guardian

I thought this was the end. But only 3 years later Demi Lovato needed to chime in with “Neon Lights”. The other player in the game here is OneRepublic’s Ryan Tedder who produced and co-wrote “Neon Lights”. There’s a really interesting post on the site about Kelly Clarkson’s “Already Gone” and Beyoncé’s “Halo” with Tedder in the middle.

Anyway have a listen to all 4!




Kelly Clarkson vs. Beyoncé vs. Christina Perri vs. Jessie J

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Kelly Clarkson vs. Beyoncé vs. Christina Perri vs. Jessie J on ThatSongSoundsLike.com

Ever since Beyoncé released “Halo” in 2008 I thought it sounded like something  else. Then I discovered this Kelly Clarkson thing with her track “Already Gone” (2009). Clarkson accused her own co-writer (and OneRepublic frontman) Ryan Tedder of using the same music as “Halo” which he also co-wrote.  But wait, there’s more! What’s going on with  Christina Perri‘s “Jar of Hearts” (2012)?  Doesn’t it also sound like “Halo”?

Kelly Clarkson unsuccessfully fought her record label not to release “Already Gone” as the third single off her new album, as the music is the same as the music from Beyonce’s hit “Halo.”

Clarkson co-wrote the lyrics and was provided the track by producer Ryan Tedder who had, unbeknownst to her, given the same track to Beyonce. By the time Clarkson heard Halo and realized what had happened, her album had printed and shipped and it was too late to omit the track. – Huffington Post

Have a listen to them all. And while you’re hear have a listen to this OneRepublic soundalike. Tedder seems to really like that huge arena drum beat sound.
OneRepublic – “Secrets” (2009) vs. Mötley Crüe – “Home Sweet Home” (1985)….

Beyoncé - "Halo" (2008)
Kelly Clarkson - "Already Gone" (2009)
Christina Perri - "Jar of Hearts" (2010)

But wait! There’s more!!  Now listen to Jessie J‘s 2011 “Price Tag” with the verse from “Halo”! Ok, this one is more of a stretch, but what the hell.

Beyoncé - "Halo" (2008)

Jessie J – Price Tag (2011)

Jessie J - Price Tag ft. B.o.B

 

Had enough? “Price Tag” was co-written by our favorite producer Dr. Luke!

I’m also still convinced that “Halo” sounds just like something from a decade or two ago. Anyone have any ideas??

OneRepublic vs. Motley Crue

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I was walking past a fragrance commercial in a department store the other day and heard a familiar bit of melody coming from it so I pulled out my iPhone and Shazam’ed it (I still can’t believe how well this app works). Turned out to be OneRepublic “Secrets”. I know this one might be a small stretch but coupled with the similar big arena rock style drum beat and vocal melody in the verse I can’t get Mötley Crüe‘s 1985 classic “Home Sweet Home” out of my head when I hear it.

OneRepublic - "Secrets" (2009)

Mötley Crüe - "Home Sweet Home" (1985)