t3h PeNgU1N oF d00m 3,907 Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 The idea of this topic is to post songs that "unintentionally" sound similar to each other. I'll start: Soundgarden - Hands All Over(1990) Pearl Jam - Even Flow(1992) 4 Link to post Share on other sites
Homemade Dynamite 4,069 Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 Nickelback - Every song they've ever made. 8 Link to post Share on other sites
make total destroy 20,239 Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 To be honest, I've always found Pearl Jam and Soundgarden to sound quite similar in general but damn, I didn't realize they sound that much alike. Anyways, a few years back, Anti-Flag (lol sh*tband) put out this song: Well, they got quite a lot of sh*t when people realized it sounded exactly like a song that From Ashes Rise had put out a few years earlier: Link to post Share on other sites
Zondar 1,983 Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 (edited) Those 2 songs took me back a bit. Edit; Ninja'd I meant the OP lol The best band my homeland's ever produced are not above "unintentionally" borrowing melodies: Charlene - I've never been to me Belle and Sebastian- Take your Carriage Clock and Shove it. Edited July 8, 2014 by KnobCheez Link to post Share on other sites
RoadRunner71 2,940 Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 First that come to my mind, RHCP's Dani California (2004) similitudes with Tom Petty's Mary Jane’s Last Dance (1993). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MR9OH6BjOo&sns=em Link to post Share on other sites
The Hippie 430 Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 These two sound similar to me. Really the only ones I could think of right now. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Special Members 771 Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 (edited) Rod Stewart-"Young Turks" and Bruce Springsteen-"Dancing In The Dark" Edited July 9, 2014 by Mr.Killa Link to post Share on other sites
Zondar 1,983 Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 Just heard this on the radio: Slightly invert it and you've got this: Link to post Share on other sites
Boaaats 2 Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 This is totally a thing. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
hornedturtle 2,316 Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 easier to post that Link to post Share on other sites
scrublord 1,301 Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 easier to post that Beat me to it. Link to post Share on other sites
TheMcSame 1,408 Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 America - A Horse With No Name Michael Jackson - A Place With No Name (original) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXxSOFcL8N8 Link to post Share on other sites
RiaJay21 318 Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 (edited) Was just listening to these this morning. Not right away, but listen for a minute or so. Maybe it's just me hearing the similarities, though ... and, hell, I wouldn't say it's an outright terrible thing that they sound alike. Besides, I enjoy listening to both songs, so, yeah. (: http://youtu.be/DojpPpVsvqE http://youtu.be/wi_3k0l3j4I Edited July 23, 2014 by RiaJay21 2 Link to post Share on other sites
ric4rd094 400 Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 This will be a STRANGE comparison, but some of the Polish members know this "artist": Check the beginning though: 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Scratch 11,276 Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 (edited) Every single Nickleback song ever made. Other than that... Edited July 25, 2014 by Mr Scratch Link to post Share on other sites
ilovebender.com 136 Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Link to post Share on other sites
Mister Pink 12,213 Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 (edited) Chorus of Feel Good Inc sounds like melody of the verse from U2's Staring At The Sun Edited June 26, 2019 by Mister Pinkerton 1 Link to post Share on other sites
mr quick 10,632 Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 (edited) One of my favorite Steely Dan tunes: (Carlton arranged a lot of the album on which this is featured, Aja) Compared to my favorite Larry Carlton tune: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHfbqnWm6HY Edited September 26, 2015 by Marwin 1 Link to post Share on other sites
ilovebender.com 136 Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. House 4,186 Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 easier to post that Beat me to it. This sort of sh*t isn't funny. It's the sort of basic nonsense first year music students gawp at and find brilliant after they learn basic principles of compositional structures. Link to post Share on other sites
mr quick 10,632 Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 This sort of sh*t is funny. It's funny because what sells isn't music that takes time to write, it's all functional harmonics in the form of triads, the substitutes of the tonic and subdominant, and every now and then a 'cheeky' secondary dominant. II-V-I? Where have I heard that before? Also, all melodies are either really simple pentatonic based sh*t, or it's all within the comfortable confines of an ionian scale. It's not even good then! It's all just beats and syncopated percussion over the same god-damn chord changes. There's nothing I loathe pop music. Mark Ronson's (feat Bruno Mars) "Uptown Funk" was therefore a fresh breath of air. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Ducard 2,018 Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pt3PcA4UvPA Link to post Share on other sites
ilovebender.com 136 Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 (edited) Edited December 23, 2014 by ilovebender.com Link to post Share on other sites
ilovebender.com 136 Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJyQpAiMXkg 1 Link to post Share on other sites
mr quick 10,632 Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 (edited) p pretentious Edited September 26, 2015 by Marwin Link to post Share on other sites
UshaB 3,750 Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 and Link to post Share on other sites
Shenmue18 1,985 Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 The opening riffs for these two songs sound really similar. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Testarossa 10,895 Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Queen - Innuendo (1991) Muse - Survival (2012) Link to post Share on other sites
t3h PeNgU1N oF d00m 3,907 Posted December 30, 2014 Author Share Posted December 30, 2014 Link to post Share on other sites
Fonz 3,138 Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Every reggae song ever. Also, every Gorgoroth song ever. 2 Link to post Share on other sites