Segue Myles Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 There is website called sounds like that covers this topic, showing songs that are shockingly similar to another. One of the most blatant to me is that Third Eye Blind's Semi-Charmed Life is a complete Rip off (except the chorus) of Spin Doctor's Two Princes Third Eye Blind rule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rushman14 Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 The main riff in Nirvana's Come As You Are... http://youtu.be/vabnZ9-ex7o ...was blatantly ripped off from Killing Joke's Eighties. http://youtu.be/x1U1Ue_5kq8 But that little change in it that is different is what makes it.....different. Look at vanilla ice and under pressure. He changed one little piece and was not found to have plagiarized it. I always thought that "Eighties" was a great cut, but "Come As You Are" still gives me chills. wow, I love both those songs and never made the connection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rutlefan Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 First time I ever heard Nevermind I was in a bar with a couple friends. When it got to Come As You Are I said, "This sounds like Eighties by Killing Joke!" They didn't know what I was talking about (they didn't know who Killing Joke was) but I wasn't surprised when I heard a couple years later that KJ sued. Never had an issue with it myself as Come As You Are has a completely different feel of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReRushed Posted July 1, 2014 Author Share Posted July 1, 2014 Apparently, Pete Townshend lifted the riff for "So Sad About Us" from the Byrds "I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReRushed Posted July 1, 2014 Author Share Posted July 1, 2014 First time I ever heard Nevermind I was in a bar with a couple friends. When it got to Come As You Are I said, "This sounds like Eighties by Killing Joke!" They didn't know what I was talking about (they didn't know who Killing Joke was) but I wasn't surprised when I heard a couple years later that KJ sued. Never had an issue with it myself as Come As You Are has a completely different feel of course.Both are fabulous songs. I think "Come As You Are" is superior. Personally, I have to listen very hard notice the similarities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormtron Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 Just because I've been listening to this album a bit lately: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE5J3ELawy0 3:52 kind of sounds familiar. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReRushed Posted July 4, 2014 Author Share Posted July 4, 2014 U2's "Bullet the Blue Sky" sounds a bit like Ted Nugent's "Stranglehold". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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