RushFanForever Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 (edited) There's days when I'm out and about and hear a song in the background of a shopping mall or grocery store, and am aware of the artist and title. However there's times I get a 'brain fart' and believe it's someone or something else and am wrong. The tempos and melodies are nearly similar but not in an intentional way. This happened with some 80's hit pop songs I heard, which are the following. 1 2 3. Some other examples; the song 'Sunny Days' by Lighthouse; I assumed was a Billy Joel song. Also 'Goodbye Stranger' by Supertramp; I assumed was The Bee Gees. 'Just Another Night' by Ian Hunter, I assumed was The Rolling Stones. 'Time Heals' by Todd Rundgren; I assumed was Hall & Oates. 'Sub-Rosa Subway' by Klaatu; I assumed was The Beatles. 'Self-Control' by Laura Brannigan; I assumed was Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine. Edited July 29, 2019 by RushFanForever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J2112YYZ Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 I always mistake On The Dark Side from John Cafferty as a Bruce Springsteen song. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RushFanForever Posted July 29, 2019 Author Share Posted July 29, 2019 I always mistake On The Dark Side from John Cafferty as a Bruce Springsteen song. Yeah that's another one I would've thought of as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 There was a song by the Cars from the mid-80's that never sounded like them. Every time it would come on, I'd ask who did the song. I think it was Drive. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RushFanForever Posted July 29, 2019 Author Share Posted July 29, 2019 I almost thought this was Joe Walsh when I first heard it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cRFFuQWcb4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J2112YYZ Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 There was a song by the Cars from the mid-80's that never sounded like them. Every time it would come on, I'd ask who did the song. I think it was Drive. Yeah, Drive was a slower song. Most of their songs were more upbeat. I can see why someone wouldn't think it was them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 (edited) I almost thought this was Joe Walsh when I first heard it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cRFFuQWcb4Says we can't get it in the USA. I'll look elsewhere for it. EDIT: I found it, and I can hear why you'd think that. Edited July 29, 2019 by Lorraine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RushFanForever Posted July 29, 2019 Author Share Posted July 29, 2019 Missing You by John Waite; I assumed was Rod Stewart. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tg7vvmlrRzc Funny enough, Stewart recorded a cover of the song years later. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cmla2Uvl2-Q Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick N. Backer Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 There's days when I'm out and about and hear a song in the background of a shopping mall or grocery store, and am aware of the artist and title. However there's times I get a 'brain fart' and believe it's someone or something else and am wrong. The tempos and melodies are nearly similar but not in an intentional way. This happened with some 80's hit pop songs I heard, which are the following. 1 2 3. Some other examples; the song 'Sunny Days' by Lighthouse; I assumed was a Billy Joel song. Also 'Goodbye Stranger' by Supertramp; I assumed was The Bee Gees. 'Just Another Night' by Ian Hunter, I assumed was The Rolling Stones. 'Time Heals' by Todd Rundgren; I assumed was Hall & Oates. 'Sub-Rosa Subway' by Klaatu; I assumed was The Beatles. 'Self-Control' by Laura Brannigan; I assumed was Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine. Isn’t Just Another Night on Jagger’s She’s the Boss album? Or is this a different song you’re talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RushFanForever Posted July 29, 2019 Author Share Posted July 29, 2019 Isn’t Just Another Night on Jagger’s She’s the Boss album? Or is this a different song you’re talking about. They're both different songs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtfaB0AKbZA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hev2qx1y2IU However Ian's song and The Rolling Stones cover of 'Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)' are almost the same. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible airwave Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 Pure by Lightning Seeds When I first heard it about a decade ago, I thought it was Pet Shop Boys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RushFanForever Posted July 30, 2019 Author Share Posted July 30, 2019 (edited) One time I got 'At The Hundredth Meridian' by The Tragically Hip and 'Half The World' by RUSH mixed up before the vocals began. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCFo0a8V-Ag http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAyA6Sml0MI It's the D and C chord changes that threw me off. Edited July 30, 2019 by RushFanForever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RushFanForever Posted July 30, 2019 Author Share Posted July 30, 2019 (edited) I also thought that 'I've Seen All Good People' by Yes was initially a Led Zeppelin song. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvFg9_IOkhU The part of the song at the 3:30 mark and beyond sounds like an outtake from Houses of the Holy. Edited July 30, 2019 by RushFanForever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Relayer2112 Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 I was a huge Scorpions fan back in the day, I still listen to them regularly. In 1983 (after a long wait for their followup to Blackout), a song comes on the radio called "Send Me an Angel". I was convinced that it was a new Scorpions songs and that they'd gone "electronic" when in fact it was by a band called "Real Life". To this day, I still think it sounds like Klaus singing that song. The funny thing is that the Scorpions later released their own completely unrelated song called "Send Me an Angel". Another one...when I first heard the song "Jump" in 1984, I needed some convincing from friends to assure me that it was a Van Halen song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraroc Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 When I was a little kid, probably about 10 years old, I swore up and down that Cherry Pie was Def Leppard. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 When I was just first getting into rock and music, I had trouble keeping Paul McCartney, Paul Stanley, and Paul Rodgers' names from getting mixed up...and I also once thought that Shooting Star was that one long song by Queen that I really liked (which turned out to be Bohemian Rhapsody). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible airwave Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 (edited) When I was a little kid, probably about 10 years old, I swore up and down that Cherry Pie was Def Leppard. I turned that age right when that song came out. That was when I started watching MTV Top 20 regularly every week and it was on there for about a month. When I was 17 and I first heard The Way by Fastball, I swore it was some old Elvis Costello song I never heard before. Edited August 1, 2019 by invisible airwave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RushFanForever Posted August 1, 2019 Author Share Posted August 1, 2019 (edited) Initially I thought 'Never Tear Us Apart' by INXS was an Elton John song back then. Michael Hutchence and Elton John have similar sounding vocals. Also 'Your Love' by Outfield; initially I thought was Christopher Cross. 'Horse With No Name' by America; many thought it was Neil Young. I always thought 'The Way' by Fastball, had Tom Johnston of The Doobie Brothers on vocals. Edited August 1, 2019 by RushFanForever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 (edited) Stuck In The Middle by Stealers Wheel sounds like Bob Dylan, and that song "If you want it, here it is come and get it" sure sounds like McCartney and the Beatles. Of course, he did write it and gave it to Badfinger. Edited August 2, 2019 by goose 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 Speed of Love sounds like RUSH, but that's impossible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick N. Backer Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 I once came across ELP on the radio and for a split second didn’t think it was garbage. I was mistaken. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 I once came across ELP on the radio and for a split second didn’t think it was garbage. I was mistaken. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RushFanForever Posted August 7, 2019 Author Share Posted August 7, 2019 (edited) A couple of other ones I'm adding to the post. Marina Del Rey - by Marc Jordan (American-born Canadian singer-songwriter)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okIMiNHy05Y Shower the People - by James Taylorhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tyXcg-QLUw Edited August 7, 2019 by RushFanForever 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nova Carmina Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 The first several times I heard "Unsung" by Helmet I was convinced it was a new Ozzy song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSHHEAD666 Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 Don't forget about the lawsuit involving Huey Lewis and Ray Parker Jr.Huey wrote "I Want A New Drug" first.Then of course Ray wrote the "Ghostbusters" Theme.Huey sued Ray and won the case in court.Both songs are insanely the same. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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