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20 Jul 2010

Is there such thing as original?

Filed Under : Music , Rants

Posted By : ~ THE SUG4R BULLETS ~ | Comments : 14

Songs that sound the same (following on from the songwriting blog)

Willow said this could be a blog of its own so here it is - basically do you know of any two songs that sound the same in whole or parts...as in "really" sound the same - post the Youtube videos here and show us.

This isn't a songwritier vs covers debate just a bit of fun...I'll start with the 2 videos I put up in the last blog.

Guns N Roses - Paradise City (1988)
Cast - Fine Time (1995)

(It is debated that The La's John Powers who became Cast's founder wrote his song way before Guns N Roses released Paradise City - but although I like the Cast song, I doubt this was the case)

Anyway..here goes:

Comments

# Posted by Anthem - 20/07/2010, 14:46 (GMT)

Rush - Countdown and Cold Play - Clocks....hmmmm

# Posted by ~ THE SUG4R BULLETS ~ - 20/07/2010, 14:55 (GMT)

Mark..really? I don't hear the similarities...some could mistake the drum pattern to sound the same but they're really not...

# Posted by Jez (Route 69) - 20/07/2010, 14:59 (GMT)

willie dixon - you need love
led zeppelin - whole lotta love

cant find wd version but have listen to peter green and fleetwood macs version

# Posted by ~ THE SUG4R BULLETS ~ - 20/07/2010, 15:03 (GMT)

There was this one as well:

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# Posted by Jez (Route 69) - 20/07/2010, 15:05 (GMT)

always thought In City by the Jam was a bit similar to Holidays in the Sun by the Pistols.
Also, the white label album by Diamond Head contains most of Metallicas riffs!!!

# Posted by ~ THE SUG4R BULLETS ~ - 20/07/2010, 15:09 (GMT)

YES of course the Pistols/Jam songs...I shoulda known that really?
BUT then I'm not a "real" Punk am I...

# Posted by James - Metalleeka - 20/07/2010, 15:12 (GMT)

the satch v coldplay was settled out of court.. but was a classic example if this..

# Posted by James - Metalleeka - 20/07/2010, 15:21 (GMT)

@Anthem-Mark : the arpeggios at 2.47 in the Rush track are similar but not the same...

# Posted by James - Metalleeka - 20/07/2010, 15:26 (GMT)

I read this though...
Rush - Tom Sawyer (main riff)
..and Metallica - Sanitarium (4.08)

# Posted by Jez (Route 69) - 20/07/2010, 15:28 (GMT)

Not having a dig SB!!!! Is "real" punk like classic punk or are the jam new wave or mods.... shit, there's worms everywhere since i opened that can!!! ;0)

# Posted by Jez (Route 69) - 20/07/2010, 15:29 (GMT)

...and the obvious rip off was Skynyrd copying Kid Rock!

# Posted by the slightly famous GLITTERBAL... - 20/07/2010, 15:37 (GMT)

canned heat - lets work together
bryan ferry - lets stick together
same tune and vitually sae words

# Posted by Rob Redfern, Black Rose,more f... - 20/07/2010, 15:37 (GMT)

Team Joe!!

i actually remember the coldplay guitarist admitting he liked Joe Satriani in a Uk guitar magazine years ago, when i heard viva la vida it all made sense!!

but hey its gone on for years

# Posted by ~ THE SUG4R BULLETS ~ - 20/07/2010, 15:57 (GMT)

# Posted by Jez C - 20/07/2010, 15:28 (GMT)

Not having a dig SB!!!! Is "real" punk like classic punk or are the jam new wave or mods.... shit, there's worms everywhere since i opened that can!!! ;0)
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No no I know lol...its just an ongoing joke because I never lived through the era but play in a 'Classic' Punk covers band....you do the math!

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