Re: Songs that sort of sound like other songs thread.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Sun Jul 21, 2019 9:47 am

I have just realised that the riff from Funkytown is basically the riff from Cream's Sunshine of Your Love, fiddled about with.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Sun Jul 21, 2019 9:51 am

Someone's done a mashup of them. gasp

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Sun Jul 21, 2019 9:54 am

I'm not convinced that's a seamless fit. Colbert

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Fri Jul 26, 2019 10:40 pm

Pet Shop Boys - Heart.

Matthews Southern Comfort - Woodstock.

shifty

by Butterfield Sat Sep 07, 2019 12:32 am

Phil Collins with an album track that at first has a similar rhythm to TLC's Waterfalls, then an instrumental part which sounds a bit like Peter Gabriel's Sledgehammer, then Collins actually tries to sing like Peter Gabriel himself!

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Thu Sep 19, 2019 7:17 pm

ELO basically rip-off Eleanor Rigby on their first album.

But, this time, it's Roy Wood doing the filching, not Jeff Lynne. gasp

by Guest Mon Sep 23, 2019 6:00 pm

It's just occured to me that R.E.M.'s Crush With Eyeliner

sounds like the 7" of Hawkwinds' Quark Strangeness and Charm played at 33.3r

Only not as good. Natch.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Mon Sep 23, 2019 6:29 pm

by Guest Sun Oct 27, 2019 3:06 pm

by Nightjar Sat Nov 09, 2019 12:04 pm

Following on from another nearby thread:

I've always thought that the horn break (and general melodic canter and rhythm) in Macca's SLSs bears a strong resemblance to Al Green's Sha La La (Make Me Happy)...

Green's also precedes Macca's by 2 years. hmm

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Sat Nov 09, 2019 12:23 pm

by Guest Sat Nov 09, 2019 1:24 pm

lol, busted!

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No one seems to have noticed, other than this guy at ~~Boomer central~~ Steve Hoffman forum

https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/al-green-inspired-paul-mccartney.261748/

maccafan wrote:

Al Green would be very appreciative if a masterfully crafted pop masterpiece like Silly Love Songs was inspired by him.

by Nightjar Sat Nov 09, 2019 1:48 pm

TLC got Macca back for Al with Waterfalls.

by Guest Sat Nov 09, 2019 2:07 pm

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Sat Nov 09, 2019 2:39 pm

The verse of that Mick Karn record sounds like something else as well.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Sat Nov 09, 2019 2:45 pm

I know what it is! It's Sorry Seems to Be the hardest Word! gasp

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Sat Nov 09, 2019 2:49 pm

From 1:50 onwards.

by Guest Sun Nov 10, 2019 2:25 pm

Robinson and Danny Kustow believe "Bully for You" inspired " Another Brick in the Wall Part 2" by Pink Floyd, with whom the band shared a manager and label*. "There's no question 'We don't need no aggravation' was in the air around Roger Waters," said the former. "The truth of it is that I had a really good idea for a chorus and we didn't make the most of it. If 'Bully for You' had started with, 'We don't need no aggravation,' how much better would it have been? Roger's skills as a writer were far more developed than my own. He put a great idea to better use, so fair play to him."

What they didn't mention was the rest of the song sounded like a really inept attempt at the Kinks All Day and All of the Night.

*EMI. They were on the same label, EMI. I'm sure Pink Floyd listened to every one of the 20 odd albums that EMI were bringing out each week at the time.

by Guest Sun Nov 10, 2019 2:33 pm

Music written by punk legend Peter Gabriel dontpanic

by Guest Thu Dec 19, 2019 11:51 pm

Sounds like a Peaches 'B' Side. shifty

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