The SongKillers.

[Shaun]

Like ladykillers with songs. This was what the "songs you might recognise" thread soon became thanks to BB_Eye's revelations :p (M.I.A.'s Born Free being a sample etc.)

Basically post songs that have unabashedly stolen from others in an attempt to demean their worth. :)

Example #1:
Radiohead's "Karma Police". You should recognise it.
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has an uncanny resemblance to a song from a little-known band called The Beatles. "Sexy Sadie":
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Example #2:
I posted this in a separate thread not too long ago. The Verve's "Bittersweet Symphony" should be something you know.
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BUT WHAT'S THIS? A string version of a Rolling Stones song.
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and my final offering. #3:
Rogue Traders' "Voodoo Child".
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not only did it steal a name of an already known song, but it nicked a bit of Elvis Costello too.
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[Jayson]

Lmao, did Rogue Traders give Elvis Costello any credit?

I heard about Bittersweet Symphony a while ago, was a bit miffed that my favourite Verve track was all a dirty LIE but I'm more pissed with them for letting Jason Derulo have it tbh.

[InOne]

Lmao, did Rogue Traders give Elvis Costello any credit?

I heard about Bittersweet Symphony a while ago, was a bit miffed that my favourite Verve track was all a dirty LIE but I'm more pissed with them for letting Jason Derulo have it tbh.

Also their song 'History' is a paraphrase of a William Blake poem.

[Jayson]

Also their song 'History' is a paraphrase of a William Blake poem.

Oh dear, they have been naughty :O

[InOne]

Oh dear, they have been naughty :O

Almost everything is ripped off anyway lol Oasis did their fair share.

[BB_Eye]

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[BB_Eye]

Better known for its use in Rachmaninov's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini.

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[xDramatick]

These didn't get away with it but only ones I can think of atm:

#1: Controversy arose after Christina Aguilera's 'Stripped' album was released due to one song, 'Make Over', sounding similar to the Sugababes 'Overload'. Despite Aguilera & Linda Perry being noted as the only songwriters, over time, the original Sugababes lineup, as well as other personnel involved in 'Overload' were added to ASCAP's credits.

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Christina Aguilera - Make Over

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Sugababes - Overload

#2;; Girls Aloud's 'Life Got Cold' used the same guitar riff as Oasis' 'Wonderwall'. The girls did get away with it at first, but were eventually forced into crediting Oasis.

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[BB_Eye]

Sadly, I think this was a rare instance where the person sampling it didn't improve on it in any way whatsoever.
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[Shaun]

aaah of course, forgot the Chi-Lites one

[Jayson]

Pretty sure Oasis pinched that riff too, though.

[BB_Eye]

Lol, I always thought "Life got Cold" sounded exactly the same as Wonderwall.

I seem to remember Eternal producing a particularly shameless (not to mention awful) pastiche of this song.

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Edit: Ah, I remember it now.

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[GiRTh]

This was quite a famous case. I think Huey Lewis won and Ray Parker Jr has to give him joint credit. I t sounds so much like the theme to ghost busters, its embarrassing.
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[Jayson]

Lmao, did Rogue Traders give Elvis Costello any credit?

I heard about Bittersweet Symphony a while ago, was a bit miffed that my favourite Verve track was all a dirty LIE but I'm more pissed with them for letting Jason Derulo have it tbh.

Oh no wait, turns out that he wasn't using BSS, but Ridin' Solo sounds very similar to it...

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EDIT: Forget that, turns out he did use BSS but it got changed.

[lol]

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BFMV ripped off A7X's opening riff to Unholy Confessions, and simply made it higher pitched. Shame, I like BFMV aswell. :/ How could they?

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[BB_Eye]

This would make me laugh if it weren't so pathetic. They sound exactly the same. They even both have 'Mr' in the title.

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[LaLaLand]

Lady GaGa "Pokerface" + Cascada "Pyromania".

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***** off Cascada!!

[BB_Eye]

Take this song, remove the exciting beats, charismatic singer and memorable hook.
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and you get....
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[Shaun]

Good spot...never noticed it, but then I never took much notice of Rachel Stevens :tongue:

[BB_Eye]

Haha, I just remember it 2004. A time before iTunes took over and when record companies thought any old unlistenable s*** would sell.

Now for some plagiarism, Andrew Lloyd Webber style.
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[BB_Eye]

Recognise the intro to this 1963 Marvin Gaye hit?
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No? How about this Stones cover from 1964?
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By now you must have guessed if you've heard it. It seems even one of my favourite bands are not above stealing other people's tunes.
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[Shaun]

Less of a songkiller than a blatant act of remixing going unnoticed.

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+ some more funk =

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+ some celebrity cameos and random mention of celebrities =

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[setanta]

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They just slowed the tempo down a bit.

[Patrick]

This would make me laugh if it weren't so pathetic. They sound exactly the same. They even both have 'Mr' in the title.

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That sounds like a song you'd hear at the beginning of a film like the hangover or something.

[Shaun]

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[Patrick]

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***** off Cascada!!

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First time I ever saw or heard that, the guy under the helmet looks like Nathan from Big Brother 11.

[BB_Eye]

That sounds like a song you'd hear at the beginning of a film like the hangover or something.
Oh they play it everywhere, especially in movie trailers. Too much even.

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[Shaun]

Omg. That one hurts me.

[setanta]

It's a shocker.

[AJ.]

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[Shaun]

Oooh, good spot.

[setanta]

Nice find. Hated Creep anyone so it's grand.

[BB_Eye]

Perhaps not a direct imitation, but very similar.
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So if using familiar tunes in ostensible original pieces is good enough for Mozart, it should probably be good enough for everybody else.

[Tom]

If you take

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and sh*t on it, you get

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[InOne]

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[Shaun]

mm, both of those are quite blatant.

[Shaun]

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[Tom]

This one is the complete opposite to the thread (the 'remake') is better but I somehow can't see Shaun proof listening :joker: I think the original is her who was in that crap E4 Big Brother. Its a bit more subtle though

Original: (I think)
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Stolen:
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I bet its come from somewhere completely different. Heard that in a few places I think

[Shaun]

shame on Grizzly Bear :nono: -deletes their stuff-

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[BB_Eye]

I know I've posted this Raymond Scott video before, but I couldn't resist pointing this out. Main theme starts at 1:29.
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[Shaun]

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[Z]

I like both songs but you can't deny the huge similarity between the choruses of both. The Sugababes came first. I'd love to hear a mash up of the two; I'd create it myself except I have no idea how to make mash ups.

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