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Antelope [Edit] [Delete] 35 replies 03:56 February 27th, 2013

Wicked Games by Chris Isaak http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAOxCqSxRD0 and Infinity by the xx http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCBm5VbwJvY are the same song

Everything in its Right Place by this band called Radiohead, you probably haven't heard of them http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onRk0sjSgFU and The Sun by The Naked and Famous http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjpKGcnEa80

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This is more songs that nick parts of other songs, but listen to these:

Failure - "Magnified" (18 seconds in) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5O7PORHslWk

Cave In - "Inspire" (36 seconds in) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0m3RBmbDhMQ

(Cave In clearly borrowed the melody for their verses)

Also:

Rival Schools - "World Invitational"(1 minute 15 seconds in)

Yourcodenameis:milo - "Iron Chef"

(YCNI:M blatantly borrowed the line "this is no special occasion")

waterwings | 27 Feb '13, 08:30 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Cave In also covered that Failure song,
  
  and the riff from 'Inspire' is clearly influenced by Paranoid Android.
  
  Also, Cave In's 'Stained Silver' is clearly influenced by 'Everything In It's Right Place' too.
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34kA2NzPjQY
  
  bozo @waterwings | 27 Feb '13, 09:59 | X | ^ This | Reply
- They did cover that Failure song
  
  On the Creative Eclipses EP. So it is a bit blatant but at least they were honest about it.
  I noticed that YCNI:M line too. Very strange.
  
  Murder @waterwings | 27 Feb '13, 12:19 | X | ^ This | Reply
*Posts link to The Enemy's entire second album*

marckee | 27 Feb '13, 08:48 | X | ^ This | Reply

josh, justanothersheeldz, and andyvine this'd this
INB4 Pavement.

SarahIsPi | 27 Feb '13, 09:18 | X | ^ This | Reply
Every Razorlight song on their first album

Marquee Moon

Pioneer | 27 Feb '13, 10:01 | X | ^ This | Reply

seedler this'd this
That Shout Out Louds one

that is In Between Days by the Cure with the middle 8 from Under Pressure

That Suede one that is a cut-and-shut of Eric Clapton's Wonderful Tonight & some Elton John ballad

some others

Body_In_The_Thames | 27 Feb '13, 10:05 | X | ^ This | Reply
My favorite one:

The Beatles - Sexy Sadie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJ3Px5FCJls

Radiohead - Karma Police
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBH97ma9YiI

Obviously.

ThisTemporaryLife | 27 Feb '13, 10:46 | X | ^ This | Reply

politelydeclined this'd this
I love 'When You Sleep' by School Of Seven Bells

but given...

1) Its length
2) Its position on the album
3) Its use of exactly the same chords and drum pattern
4) The very MBV-esque song title

..it's a blatant homage to 'Soon'.

Hammer15 | 27 Feb '13, 11:46 | X | ^ This | Reply
- I got so mixed up by the similarity
  
  That I meant to call it 'When You Sing'.
  
  Here it is... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dhVcLac45Y
  
  And if you really need to hear 'Soon' to compare it, here's that too: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LseSx_hPJyQ
  
  Hammer15 @Hammer15 | 27 Feb '13, 11:48 | X | ^ This | Reply
- it's a blatant homage to 'Soon'
  
  Clearly it is. I guess they intended that: to make their own version of Soon (the best MBV song ever).
  
  deep-blue @Hammer15 | 27 Feb '13, 12:01 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Speaking of MBV homages
  
  Sugar's Your Favorite Thing borrows a little from 'Blown a Wish'. I'm not the only one who thinks it either:
  
  http://www.last.fm/music/Sugar/_/Your+Favorite+Thing/+shoutbox
  
  eoin @Hammer15 | 27 Feb '13, 19:09 | X | ^ This | Reply
This- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mcs3wSzqTI8

inspired this - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPudE8nDog0

MarkItAZero | 27 Feb '13, 12:35 | X | ^ This | Reply
Too Many Kids finding Rain in the Dust by Nicolas Jaar

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyyeLon6dGY

is rather, um, similar to Red Right Hand by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrxePKps87k

Steved | 27 Feb '13, 12:44 | X | ^ This | Reply
mazzy star 'fade into you' > red house painters 'song for a blue guitar' and a barzin track

Jordan_229_2 | 27 Feb '13, 12:53 | X | ^ This | Reply
The Flaming Lips

Fight Test - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EbrMAZbFpo

Cat Stevens, Father & Son - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q29YR5-t3gg

Slight resemblance

hanshotfirst | 27 Feb '13, 14:09 | X | ^ This | Reply
LCD Soundsystem - Never as tired as when I'm waking up

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFhXMbICMzI

The Beatles - Dear Prudence

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMZF1A1WnBQ

furio | 27 Feb '13, 15:30 | X | ^ This | Reply
- for Dear Prudence you can also have
  
  Sparklehorse's Please Don't Take My Sunshine Away
  
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95tMfNGmWkI
  
  rainmaker @furio | 27 Feb '13, 15:50 | X | ^ This | Reply
- there's loads of LCD Soundsystem songs that do this
  
  the one that irritates me most is All I Want - it's basically worse version of Heroes.
  
  anal_schwarzenegger @furio | 27 Feb '13, 17:07 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  mug_mug_mug this'd this
  - Drunk Girls:
    
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdRaf3-OEh4
    
    White Light/White Heat:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zP8TC2ZMQDc
    
    Icarus-Smicarus @anal_schwarzenegger | 27 Feb '13, 18:16 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - I just had a pwoper listen to them for the first time recently
    
    I can't get over the rippyoffiness of most of it. It's my fault for being a music ponce I guess
    
    mug_mug_mug @anal_schwarzenegger | 27 Feb '13, 22:20 | X | ^ This | Reply
GRIMES - OBLIVION

inspired by Robert Palmer's Johnny & Mary??

grimes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtH68PJIQLE
palmer - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_SAMrDnXOE

politelydeclined | 27 Feb '13, 15:35 | X | ^ This | Reply
- brillant
  
  That's calling out for someone to do some kind of soulwax style mix combining the two.
  
  ripper @politelydeclined | 27 Feb '13, 22:27 | X | ^ This | Reply
Ahem

Here's lots more:

http://drownedinsound.com/community/boards/music/4280105

moker | 27 Feb '13, 15:52 | X | ^ This | Reply
- It's kinda lacking though
  
  Doesn't really kick in until the 2nd half
  
  Antelope @moker | 27 Feb '13, 16:43 | X | ^ This | Reply
Roxy Music - Over You --> House of Love - Christine ---> Ravonettes - Great Love Sound

Body_In_The_Thames | 27 Feb '13, 15:53 | X | ^ This | Reply
Meursault - Pissing on Bonfires
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mM8Qh6qcmuI
Neutral Milk Hotel - Song Against Sex
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u84f2wdl6f4

kilgore-trout | 27 Feb '13, 16:13 | X | ^ This | Reply
This is the same song pretty much

Fleet foxes - blue spotted tail

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teElNB0WuDI

Josh Ritter - Why

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RejkujmOxVQ

stickboy | 27 Feb '13, 16:36 | X | ^ This | Reply
That Adam and the Ants song and that Rolf Harris song

That Six by Seven song and that Church song

JohnM | 27 Feb '13, 16:40 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Was at work so couldn't post links
  
  Rolf Harris - War Canoe: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvzobDENcF0
  Adam and the Ants - Prince Charming: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_aWXGS4yFM
  
  The Church - Under the Milky Way: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Q6nKP10j4s
  Six by Seven - IOU Love: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aaymjr3cr4
  
  JohnM @JohnM | 27 Feb '13, 22:13 | X | ^ This | Reply
most oasis songs

like All around the world takes the chords from Donovans Atlantis. And she's electric rips off all sorts. The ending sounds like with a little help from my friends.

__Low | 27 Feb '13, 16:50 | X | ^ This | Reply
Los Campesinos! - You! Me! Dancing!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nj6SO_yKMe8

and Pavement - Box Elder
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfMW7VjqgU4

iizcallum | 27 Feb '13, 17:40 | X | ^ This | Reply
Pavement - Conduit For Sale:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOStqtwmD6s

The Fall - New Face In Hell:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bx48npNkabM

Icarus-Smicarus | 27 Feb '13, 18:19 | X | ^ This | Reply
Lupe Fiasco- The Show Goes On

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rmp6zIr5y4U

Nicks the chorus from 'Float On'

_TheBeautifulOnes_ | 27 Feb '13, 18:51 | X | ^ This | Reply
Duran Duran "Planet Earth"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NF6Qa84mno

copied by

The Bravery "An honest mistake"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8vzbezVru4

Dicodisco | 27 Feb '13, 19:00 | X | ^ This | Reply

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Songs That Seem to be Obviously Influenced By Another

This is more songs that nick parts of other songs, but listen to these:

Cave In also covered that Failure song,

They did cover that Failure song

Posts link to The Enemy's entire second album

INB4 Pavement.

Every Razorlight song on their first album

That Shout Out Louds one

My favorite one:

I love 'When You Sleep' by School Of Seven Bells

I got so mixed up by the similarity

it's a blatant homage to 'Soon'

Speaking of MBV homages

This- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mcs3wSzqTI8

Too Many Kids finding Rain in the Dust by Nicolas Jaar

mazzy star 'fade into you' > red house painters 'song for a blue guitar' and a barzin track

The Flaming Lips

for Dear Prudence you can also have

there's loads of LCD Soundsystem songs that do this

Drunk Girls:

I just had a pwoper listen to them for the first time recently

GRIMES - OBLIVION

brillant

Ahem

It's kinda lacking though

Roxy Music - Over You --> House of Love - Christine ---> Ravonettes - Great Love Sound

This is the same song pretty much

That Adam and the Ants song and that Rolf Harris song

Was at work so couldn't post links

most oasis songs

Pavement - Conduit For Sale:

Lupe Fiasco- The Show Goes On

Duran Duran "Planet Earth"

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