Muse’s ‘Uprising’ Sounds Like the Doctor Who Theme – Plus 7 More Muse Soundalikes

If you’re reading this in 2026 you might have heard that the company known as Meta claimed the handle @muse to use for their new Ai-driven Ai chatbot Ai agent assistant AI thing. So the band Muse is now using @museband. (here’s an article about that). I figured I would pull together all Muse posts from the site into one compilation. Enjoy!

Muse’s “Uprising” (2009) vs. Doctor Who Theme (1963/2007)

Muse put out a track in 2009 that contains a hook very much like the theme to the BBC show Doctor Who. Here’s the original 1963 theme, followed by the 2007 version recorded by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, then Muse’s “Uprising.”



Submitted by Glynis.

Muse – “Bliss” (2001) vs. Top Gear (Super NES, 1992)

First Doctor Who and now Super Nintendo game music? Have a listen to the music from Super Nintendo’s 1992 high-speed racing game “Top Gear” and the ethereal synth line in Muse’s 2001 track “Bliss.”


Submitted by Max.

The Offspring – “You’re Gonna Go Far, Kid” (2008) vs. Muse – “Time Is Running Out” (2003)

It’s one of those ones that isn’t exactly the same, but given The Offspring’s history on this site, it’s well worth the listen.


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22 Songs That Sound Like Green Day

For more than 30 years Green Day has been churning out three chord pop-punk gems that make you feel like you’re fifteen years old again (and if you’re 15 and reading this you’ll understand one day). They do it really well. Sometimes TOO well. There’s a good reason why some of those catchy riffs cut right into your brain – you’ve heard them before.

I’m not here to accuse Green Day of intentionally stealing musical ideas but it just so happens that Green Day comes up quite a lot when looking at these comparisons. This might be the biggest compilation on this site to date! There are even some cases where the scenario is reversed. Let’s have a listen!

One Eyed Bastard (2024)



I also couldn’t help hear something else in the Green Day song. The Offspring “Self Esteem” maybe? I dunno, there’s probably a hundred pop punk songs that this part could be compared to. Have a listen!


Oh Love (2012)


21 Guns (2009)

Chorus:



Verse:



What about the guitar solo? I found something interesting 🙂 


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Linkin Park “New Divide” and Offspring both sound like Mad World

Given the history of The Offspring on this site Travis and I were both a little surprised to see a band sounding LIKE The Offspring rather than the other way around. Check out the main riff on Linkin Park’s 2009 “New Divide” and The Offspring’s 1997 “Gone Away”. After listening to the both of these I also certainly hear Tears for Fears “Mad World” especially in “New Divide”. Maybe that’s what the guy on the turntable in the band is actually playing 🙂



And overall “New Divide” and “Gone Away” have very similar verse instrumentation.


Submitted by Travis.

Very important 2026 update. I asked ChatGPT to make me a new image for this post based on the “Songs from the Big Chair”. Here you go:

SEE ALSO

Muse vs. The Offspring

Muse vs. The Offspring (Again)

Belle & Sebastian vs. The Offspring