# Similar Sounding Songs **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [July 21, 2021, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/similar-sounding-songs/946986 "2021-07-21T16:22:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2021, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/similar-sounding-songs/946986/81 "2021-10-02T15:13:07Z")
Yeah, there’s a similar arpeggIated, minor chords, midtempo vibe going on, but I don’t detect matching chord patterns, nor melodies. (The closest similarity might be Reaper’s incessant guitar riff with Driver’s end-of-chorus guitar motif at “still a ways away”). I enjoyed listening to both songs, though! ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2021, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/similar-sounding-songs/946986/82 "2021-10-02T15:36:41Z")
> [@JKellyMap](#): > > (The closest similarity might be Reaper’s incessant guitar riff with Driver’s end-of-chorus guitar motif at “still a ways away”). Yeah, the riffs are similar, that’s why “Driver 8” always reminds me of “The Reaper”. As I said, not a rip-off, but inspired (and NO cowbell on “Driver 8” 😉). ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2021, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/similar-sounding-songs/946986/83 "2021-10-02T16:29:46Z")
Hah!! ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2021, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/similar-sounding-songs/946986/84 "2021-10-05T00:12:31Z")
By no means identical-sounding but certainly reminiscent, with Paul’s scat in “Mother Nature’s Son” and the whistling in Peter Gabriel’s “Games Without Frontiers”. ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2021, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/similar-sounding-songs/946986/85 "2021-10-05T18:29:20Z")
I hear similar songs all the time. Newer music pulls from 70s and 80s music, which in turn pulls from older music. Lady Gaga “Born this Way”: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/3Vzrr64ZrVU/maxresdefault.jpg "Lady Gaga - Born This Way (Audio)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Vzrr64ZrVU) sounds like Madonna “Express Yourself”: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/7MnlGbOs-go/maxresdefault.jpg "Express Yourself") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MnlGbOs-go) AND The Weekend “Blinding Lights”: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/XwxLwG2_Sxk/maxresdefault.jpg "The Weeknd - Blinding Lights (Lyrics)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwxLwG2_Sxk) sounds like A-Ha “Take on Me”: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/djV11Xbc914/maxresdefault.jpg "a-ha - Take On Me (Official Video) [Remastered in 4K]") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djV11Xbc914) ---
**Author:** ![alovem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@alovem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alovem)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2021, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/similar-sounding-songs/946986/86 "2021-10-06T10:38:33Z")
Bowie’s Sound and Vision sounds a little like Zepp’s D’yer Mak’er: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/WoDamvrfUbQ/hqdefault.jpg "David bowie-Sound and vision") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoDamvrfUbQ) [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/_pFZz3OXcMs/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-BIAC4AOKAgwIABABGGUgXChQMA8=&rs=AOn4CLCNsKbX9Y83LuuGFS1DBjfKBcxjdA "D'yer Mak'er- Led Zeppelin") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pFZz3OXcMs) ---
**Author:** ![Paxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/50afbb/32.png) [@Paxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paxx)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2021, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/similar-sounding-songs/946986/87 "2021-10-06T23:29:53Z")
[Halo and Already Gone, controversy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halo_(Beyonc%C3%A9_song)#Controversy) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/bnVUHWCynig/maxresdefault.jpg "Beyoncé - Halo") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnVUHWCynig) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/f0T3WAbU6tg/maxresdefault.jpg "Kelly Clarkson - Already Gone (Official Music Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0T3WAbU6tg) [Roar and Brave, plagiarism allegations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roar_(song)#Plagiarism_allegations) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/CevxZvSJLk8/maxresdefault.jpg "Katy Perry - Roar (Official)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CevxZvSJLk8) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/QUQsqBqxoR4/maxresdefault.jpg "Sara Bareilles - Brave (Official Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUQsqBqxoR4) ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2021, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/similar-sounding-songs/946986/88 "2021-10-07T01:37:15Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/-N4jf6rtyuw/maxresdefault.jpg "Gnarls Barkley - Crazy (Official Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-N4jf6rtyuw) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/rYEDA3JcQqw/maxresdefault.jpg "Adele - Rolling in the Deep (Official Music Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYEDA3JcQqw) ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2021, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/similar-sounding-songs/946986/89 "2021-10-13T01:04:47Z")
Today I heard Hootie and the Blowfish “I Only Wanna Be With You” for the first time in ages. Before I identified the song I thought the opening rhythm guitar sounded like “Tangled Up In Blue.” Then I realized there’s actually a line that goes, “I’m tangled up in blue, I only wanna be with you.” That _had_ to have been on purpose, right? [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Ln6WQqRDrCo/maxresdefault.jpg "Hootie & The Blowfish - Only Wanna Be with You (Official Music Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ln6WQqRDrCo) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/QKcNyMBw818/maxresdefault.jpg "Bob Dylan - Tangled up in Blue (Official Audio)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKcNyMBw818) ---
**Author:** ![Max\_S](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/46a35a/32.png) [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2021, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/similar-sounding-songs/946986/90 "2021-10-13T03:20:44Z")
Dylan, or his label, may have threatened legal action on that one. I think it’s clearly an homage. > The topic of Dylan and plagiarism has come up many times through the years[…] There are also [reports](http://entertainment.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=7006&lotNo=50043#Photo) that Dylan reached an out-of-court settlement in 1995 with Hootie & the Blowfish over the band’s hit song “Only Wanna Be With You.” Dylan reportedly claimed frontman Darius Rucker borrowed some of his lyrics in the track. > **[Bob Dylan calls plagiarism accusers "wussies"](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bob-dylan-calls-plagiarism-accusers-wussies/)** > > The 71-year-old singer-songwriter blasted critics who have accused him from borrowing too much material from other writers' works ~Max ---
**Author:** ![drad\_dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2021, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/similar-sounding-songs/946986/91 "2021-10-13T12:43:06Z")
“One verse of the song describes “[putting] on a little Dylan”. The verse then references songs on [Bob Dylan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Dylan)’s _[Blood on the Tracks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_on_the_Tracks),_ quoting extensively from “[Idiot Wind](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idiot_Wind)”. The song then mentions “[Tangled Up in Blue](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangled_Up_in_Blue)”.[[3]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Only_Wanna_Be_with_You#cite_note-SongFacts-3) According to Rucker, Dylan’s management were aware of the lyrics and had no problem with them; however, when the song became a hit, they objected.[[4]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Only_Wanna_Be_with_You#cite_note-4) He told _[Rolling Stone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_Stone)_ that “it never got to the point where we were sued… When we first did that song we sent it to the publishing company and everything was fine. We played it for years and had a really big hit with it. Then they wanted some money, and they got it.”[[5]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Only_Wanna_Be_with_You#cite_note-5) [VH1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VH1) reported that Dylan received an out-of-court settlement in 1995 for $350,000.[[3]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Only_Wanna_Be_with_You#cite_note-SongFacts-3)” ---
**Author:** ![Max\_S](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/46a35a/32.png) [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2022, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/similar-sounding-songs/946986/92 "2022-09-13T16:00:32Z")
| | “Over the Rainbow” | | --- | --- | | Artist | MGM Studio Orchestra ft. Judy Garland | | Film | _The Wizard of Oz_, 1939 | | Album | _The Wizard of Oz_, 1956 | [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpL6Y0331G4) | | “Sorry Doesn’t Always Make It Right” | | --- | --- | | Artist | Diana Ross | | Album | _Ross_, 1978 | [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/PBz_KL8HMNc/maxresdefault.jpg "Sorry Doesn't Always Make It Right") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBz_KL8HMNc) ~Max ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2022, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/similar-sounding-songs/946986/93 "2022-09-13T17:14:57Z")
Starting at 1:40: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/VepUJlQ_W5c/maxresdefault.jpg "I Wanna Be a Producer") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VepUJlQ_W5c) Starting at 0:14: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/hjuqozZlO0g/maxresdefault.jpg "Little Black Rain Cloud") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjuqozZlO0g) ---
**Author:** ![MortSahlFan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2022, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/similar-sounding-songs/946986/94 "2022-11-07T23:32:35Z")
Led Zeppelin’s “Achilles Last Stand” was basically cut down by the band, Heart, and made into “Barracuda”. Even the changes are so similar. Even the drum fills are all exact. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2022, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/similar-sounding-songs/946986/95 "2022-11-07T23:52:05Z")
FWIW, Nancy Wilson claims “This Flight Tonight” by Nazareth as the inspiration for the riff (though I’m sure it’s a mix of various influences): [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ylW6sC6NNhY/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-BIAC4AOKAgwIABABGGUgYSgxMA8=&rs=AOn4CLDTNt6Ijde8wIcKL-OhN9uPRX-Czw "Nazareth - This Flight Tonight") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylW6sC6NNhY) ---
**Author:** ![MortSahlFan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2022, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/similar-sounding-songs/946986/96 "2022-11-08T00:04:01Z")
She said she lied about this, and months ago, admitted it was Zeppelin. There’s video of her saying it. I saw it on YouTube before. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2022, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/similar-sounding-songs/946986/97 "2022-11-08T00:26:47Z")
I personally can’t help but be put in the mind of “Bonanza” when I hear the gallop … ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2022, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/similar-sounding-songs/946986/99 "2022-11-08T01:11:24Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/qz1syhcU39U/maxresdefault.jpg "The Candy Man") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qz1syhcU39U) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ITBjbdKetRE/maxresdefault.jpg "No One Is Alone (From "Into The Woods")") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITBjbdKetRE) ---
**Author:** ![EnolaStraight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/41988e/32.png) [@EnolaStraight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnolaStraight)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2022, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/similar-sounding-songs/946986/100 "2022-11-08T01:19:50Z")
[​​ Danny Wilson - Mary’s Prayer - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hqgC3W9GUI) [​​ Fleetwood Mac - Gypsy (Official Music Video) - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwgg1Pu6cNg) ---
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> [@MortSahlFan](#): > > She said she lied about this, and months ago, admitted it was Zeppelin. There’s video of her saying it. I saw it on YouTube before. Pics…or it didn’t happen. 🕶 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/similar-sounding-songs/946986.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/similar-sounding-songs/946986.md?page=6)