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| kathryn |
Posted - 05/25/2007 : 10:41:20
REM's Hope and Leonard Cohen's Suzanne, in some subtle, real way.
Anybody got others?
I got some heaven in my head
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| jimmy |
Posted - 03/16/2010 : 08:56:46
I was at work one day last year, walking through the bakery downstairs to get something out of the walk-in fridge. The radio was ona dn I heard a song that had the exact same melody of FB's "End of the Summer". Maybe that Pink Floyd song was what I heard.
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| hammerhands |
Posted - 03/12/2010 : 21:24:21
Frank related that I heard last week, a few snippets
from the first track of Pink Floyd's Atom Heart Mother
sound awfully similar to End of the Summer.
But the reason I searched out this thread was my
insane realization that part of the melody for the
theme from Rocky ("Gonna Fly Now...") is the same as
Little Wing as performed by Jimi Hendrix.
I know, you're saying, "yeah fuck off" but if you
hum Little Wing from the second line of the first
verse...the first line is "Well she´s walking"
Trough the clouds
With a circus mind
That´s running wild
Butterflies and zebras and moonbeams and
fairytales
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| VoVat |
Posted - 10/14/2007 : 09:38:02
I think this has already been mentioned, but "Captain Pasty" is essentially "I Want Rock 'n' Roll" with the scream from "Hate Me" at the beginning.
"If you doze much longer, then life turns to dreaming. If you doze much longer, then dreams turn to nightmares." |
| OLDMANOTY |
Posted - 10/10/2007 : 05:33:58
Come Alive from the new Foo Fighters album sounds a lot like Hoover Dam by Sugar. |
| IceCream |
Posted - 09/03/2007 : 19:08:43
"Held the Hand" by Daniel Johnston sounds a lot like "A Day in the Life" by the Beatles. No surprise considering that Daniel is a huge Beatles fan. |
| mr.biscuitdoughhead |
Posted - 08/14/2007 : 11:35:41
The chord progression in "Together" by the Raconteurs reminds me of "The Silvery Light of a Dream Pt. 2" by the Apples in Stereo.
It's 1969, okay. |
| Jason |
Posted - 08/14/2007 : 06:24:12
Frank-related ones.
The verses of Frank's "I Switched You" sound like "Good Thing" by the Fine Young Cannibals.
The chorus of David Bowie's "I'm Afraid of Americans" has always reminded me of the chorus of Frank's "Los Angeles".
Also David Bowie's "Little Wonder" reminds me of "Alec Eiffel".
Mark Prindle noticed that the melody of Frank's "Jaina Blues" sounds a lot like "Shambala" by Three Dog Night. |
| vilainde |
Posted - 08/14/2007 : 04:39:48
The funniest thing is that TarTar posted the exact same songs in both threads.
It's not the first time kathryn (or, should I say, Feces) does that... I started a Baker's Dozen Part Trois thread, and instead of segueing in the same thread she made a new Baker's Dozen Part 4 one. Now her thread is 65 pages long and mine got locked after 21 posts. I suffered severe depression because of it. I'm tempted to make a new Mayonnaise thread just to ruin hers.
Denis
"Can you hear me? I aint got shit to say." |
| IceCream |
Posted - 08/14/2007 : 04:07:16
http://forum.frankblack.net/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=6199
Why did we have to start another thread called "Songs that sound like other songs"? What the hell was wrong with the old one? Kathryn, are you really so vain that you have to display your discovery of a song that sounds like another song on the very top of a shiny new thread, whereupon it is readily seen by your fellow forum assayers, with no regards to the fact that there already was a thread where you could post such a discovery?
The old thread was awesome - one of the best threads of all time - and I was proud of my contributions to it. But Feces (my new nickname for Kathryn) decided that she wanted her own thread for this subject matter, so she created one, single-handedly rendering the old thread obsolete, never to be read again. I'm so depressed. The human race is an incorrigible disgrace. I think I'll go smoke some PCP-soaked cigarettes and kill myself via the most violent suicide method I can think of. Good bye world.
(By the way, I meant this post as a joke. I thought it would be funny [in an out-of-character way] to completely overreact to something trivial. In actuality, I think very highly of Kathryn. Also, my contributions to the old thread weren't all that ingenious.) |
| mr.biscuitdoughhead |
Posted - 08/12/2007 : 19:01:43
"The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth" by Clap Your Hands Say Yeah sounds kinda like "Age of Consent" by New Order.
Well, the bassline at least.
It's 1969, okay. |
| Joey Joe Jo Jr. Chabadoo |
Posted - 08/12/2007 : 13:46:48
"come as you arr" by that band dramatically sounds like "Eighties" from the album Nighttime by Killing Joke.
Mais que fait la sacem??
++++ |
| Carl |
Posted - 08/12/2007 : 12:52:16
quote:
Originally posted by TarTar
Summer Babe by Pavement, Brimful of Asha by Cornershop and Drugs by Ammonia all echo each other somewhat.
And don't forget Pavement's Loretta's Scars, with it's Debaserish chord progression!
"I hate how the reptile dreams it's a mammal. Scaley monster: be what you are!!" - Erebus. |
| jimmy |
Posted - 08/12/2007 : 06:18:54
"Fitzgerald" by FB sounds like The Cars's "You Might Think".
Also, the beginning of that song "Torn" ( which I can't stand, by the way ) by Natalie Imbrugliara or whatever, sounds like Hootie & the Blowfish's "I Only Wanna Be With You"b ( which I also don't like ).
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| TarTar |
Posted - 08/11/2007 : 15:28:51
Oh yeah, the opening riff to Crazy Train and the Eurythmics song Sweet Dreams have their similarities
Summer Babe by Pavement, Brimful of Asha by Cornershop and Drugs by Ammonia all echo each other somewhat.
My life is dirt but you seem to make it cleaner... reduce my felony to a misdemeanor |
| Carl |
Posted - 08/11/2007 : 13:10:09
Heard Bloc Party's Hunting For Witches on the radio earlier, the main riff is very like the wonderful Randy Rhodes riff in Ozzy's Crazy Train!
"I hate how the reptile dreams it's a mammal. Scaley monster: be what you are!!" - Erebus. |
| misleadtheworld |
Posted - 08/07/2007 : 14:03:07
Heh, I've just noticed someone has actually commented on youtube about the similarity. I hope they know who came first...
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| misleadtheworld |
Posted - 08/07/2007 : 14:00:35
The View - Same Jeans
and
Cornershop - Brimful of Asha
I'm actually surprised this hasn't gone to court or something. It's ridiculous.
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| Carl |
Posted - 08/07/2007 : 13:34:19
There's something wrong if you have to rip them off!
"I hate how the reptile dreams it's a mammal. Scaley monster: be what you are!!" - Erebus. |
| pixiestu |
Posted - 08/07/2007 : 13:11:38
I heard a song today, I think it was Pink. The first verse sounded just like 'Stop' by the Spice Girls.
"The arc of triumph" |
| mr.biscuitdoughhead |
Posted - 08/07/2007 : 12:00:19
The intro to Tenacious D's "Wonderboy" sounds suspiciously like the Pastels' "Breaking Lines".
"I have sex with only men." - Coastline |
| El Loco |
Posted - 06/05/2007 : 06:59:38
quote:
Originally posted by that means soda
quote:
Originally posted by TarTar
The Offspring "Why Don't You Get a Job?" sounds like The Beatles "Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da"
My life is dirt but you seem to make it cleaner... reduce my felony to a misdemeanor
wait, I seriously thought this offspring song was a beatles cover...? are you sure it isn't? It just seems way too obvious..
I mean a cover with different lyrics, of course... If that makes sense... I just thought they had taken the melody and juxtaposed it with their lyrics...
Montreal, October 1st 2002
don't forget a main portion was also using a key bridge from Doris Troys 1963 hit "Just one Look".
IN MY PAST LIFE I WAS CALLED FARTBONE HERE. |
| johnnyribcage |
Posted - 06/04/2007 : 18:51:17
Pearl Jam ~ Given to Fly and Led Zeppelin ~ Going to California
Stone Temple Pilots ~ Lady Picture Show and Beatles ~ You Never Give Me Your Money
Red Hot Chilli Peppers ~ Dana California and Tom Petty ~ Last Dance With Mary Jane
I love this part... Yeah, we did it! |
| mr.biscuitdoughhead |
Posted - 06/04/2007 : 17:31:16
The beginning of Don't Get Me Wrong sounds like the beginning of Valentine and Garuda.
Also the vocals in Radio Lizards reminds me of the riff from Divine Hammer.
Sort of.
Still hooked on cellophane... |
| Srisaket |
Posted - 05/30/2007 : 21:33:13
quote:
Originally posted by yingguoguizi
quote:
Originally posted by coastline
No wiki? Sheesh. frankblack.net is far more subversive than the wiki.
 Please pardon me, for these my wrongs.
Can only get the first page of any youtube search, and no BBC. So frankblack.net is the only bit of subversiveness I get these days. shame
Over here we cannot get YouTube at all - not even its home page. They (the Gov't) have also blocked transmissions from CNN and the BBC recently when they have aired topics deemed too sensitive. We can get Wiki though |
| yingguoguizi |
Posted - 05/30/2007 : 20:44:34
quote:
Originally posted by coastline
No wiki? Sheesh. frankblack.net is far more subversive than the wiki.
Please pardon me, for these my wrongs.
Can only get the first page of any youtube search, and no BBC. So frankblack.net is the only bit of subversiveness I get these days. shame |
| coastline |
Posted - 05/29/2007 : 20:23:20
No wiki? Sheesh. frankblack.net is far more subversive than the wiki.
Please pardon me, for these my wrongs. |
| yingguoguizi |
Posted - 05/29/2007 : 20:20:12
quote:
Originally posted by TarTar
Flaming Lips/Cat Stevens was not intentional. Here's an excerpt from Wikipedia regarding this:
The song "Fight Test" echoes Cat Stevens's "Father and Son". Stevens, now Yusuf Islam, is receiving royalties following a relatively uncontentious settlement. The band's frontman, Wayne Coyne, claims that he was unaware of the songs' similarities until producer Dave Fridmann pointed them out.
My life is dirt but you seem to make it cleaner... reduce my felony to a misdemeanor
Thanks for clearing that up TarTar. I always thought that it was. Can't get Wikipedia here in China. |
| Srisaket |
Posted - 05/29/2007 : 07:35:22
quote:
Originally posted by kathryn
What does prat mean? That had better be a negative comment against Mr. Astbury!
: )
I got some heaven in my head
I'm far too embarrassed to tell a lady what it means.
(Rest assured it is derogatory though)
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| kathryn |
Posted - 05/29/2007 : 07:07:11
What does prat mean? That had better be a negative comment against Mr. Astbury!
: )
I got some heaven in my head
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| Srisaket |
Posted - 05/29/2007 : 07:04:53
quote:
Originally posted by Carl
quote:
Originally posted by Srisaket
‘Start me up’ by the Rolling Stones and ‘Love Removal Machine’ by The Cult
Yeah, it certainly does! That's a great album, despite the rip offs, and the fact that Ian Astbury thinks his Jim Morrison. The surviving Doors didn't have to send his ego through the roof by replacing Mr. Mojo with him, baby baby desert honey chile!
Yes, Mr.Astbury - what a prat.
It is a good album though, you are right |
| Carl |
Posted - 05/29/2007 : 04:56:55
quote:
Originally posted by Srisaket
‘Start me up’ by the Rolling Stones and ‘Love Removal Machine’ by The Cult
Yeah, it certainly does! That's a great album, despite the rip offs, and the fact that Ian Astbury thinks his Jim Morrison. The surviving Doors didn't have to send his ego through the roof by replacing Mr. Mojo with him, baby baby desert honey chile! |
| Srisaket |
Posted - 05/28/2007 : 23:19:03
Some more:
‘Hotel California’ by the The Eagles and ‘We Used to Know’ by Jethro Tull
‘Start me up’ by the Rolling Stones and ‘Love Removal Machine’ by The Cult
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| Srisaket |
Posted - 05/28/2007 : 21:26:22
A few obvious ones, in fact some are complete rip-offs:
‘Taxman’ by the Beatles and ‘Start’ by the Jam
‘My Sweet Lord’ by George Harrison and ‘He’s so Fine’ by The Chiffons
‘Black Mirror’ by Arcade Fire and ‘Black Planet’ by The Sisters of Mercy
‘I am the Fly’ by Wire and ‘Line up’ by Elastica
‘3 Girl Rumba’ by Wire and ‘Connection’ by Elastica
‘All Right Now’ by Free and ‘Keep on rocking me Baby’ by The Steve Miller Band
There is a song on the Manic Street Preachers album ‘Everything Must Go’ that I have forgotten the name of which deliberately parodies Nirvana’s ‘Smells like Teen Spirit’.
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| TarTar |
Posted - 05/28/2007 : 11:54:05
Flaming Lips/Cat Stevens was not intentional. Here's an excerpt from Wikipedia regarding this:
The song "Fight Test" echoes Cat Stevens's "Father and Son". Stevens, now Yusuf Islam, is receiving royalties following a relatively uncontentious settlement. The band's frontman, Wayne Coyne, claims that he was unaware of the songs' similarities until producer Dave Fridmann pointed them out.
My life is dirt but you seem to make it cleaner... reduce my felony to a misdemeanor |
| yingguoguizi |
Posted - 05/28/2007 : 08:30:40
Wasn't the Flaming Lips / Cat Stevens one also intentional? I thought it was. Anyone got the liner notes? |
