Singers that Sound Just Alike

Cafe Society
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I remember when Stone Temple Pilots first came out, I was certain the singer was doing his best to be Eddie Vedder.

Also on the oldies stations they play a song by some band (the Knickerbockers?) called “Lies” and claim that when it was released, people believed it was a new Beatles song. It does sound a lot like John Lennon singing.

Any other examples of singers or bands sounding so much alike it borders on mimicry?

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Rod Stewart and Melissa Etheridge and Bonnie Tyler

Tom Petty and Bob Dylan

George Harrison and Jeff Lynne

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Any number of lead singers and Eddie Vedder. It seems that doing an Eddie Vedder affectation became the standard for a while there.

Way back when, when I first heard STP, I thought that the lead singer was doing a Vedder impression. It wasn’t until later that I realized how different it was, comparitively. Bands like Creed and Stained come to mind immediately, but just from flicking past stations on the radio, I know there are a lot more.

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I am gonna expand it a tad by naming 2 bands that sound the same.

Static-X and Ministry.

Its kinda funny. Static-X does Ministry better than Ministry can do Ministry nowadays. Although old ministry is better than any of the Static-X stuff.

Singers: Scott Stapp and Eddie Vedder. I know its already been said, but they sound just alike. And that dude from the Vines, or White Stripes, or whatever, sounds and acts just like Mick Jagger.

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Dennis DeYoung (Styx) and Freddie Mercury (Queen).

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Adam Duritz (Counting Crows) and Van Morrison.

Early Van Morrison (when he was with Them) and Mick Jagger (Stones).

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At times, Janis Joplin and Steven Tyler.

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I thought Jon B and Babyface sounded very similar in their “Someone To Love” duet.

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I can think of several times when I heard a song on the radio and was sure the singer was somebody else. Sometimes, I didn’t figure out my mistake untilo months later.

  1. I heard Bonnie Tyler’s “It’s a Heartache” dozens of times before I realized it wasn’t Rod Stewart.

  2. When I first saw “Rocky III” at my local movie theater, I was sure that Journey was the band singing “Eye of the Tiger” (that guy in Survivor sounded just like Steve Perry).

  3. Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits sounds a lot like Bob Dylan… or, rather, he sounds the way I WISH Dylan still sounded.

  4. Mark Storace of Krokus sounded almost exactly like the late Bon Scott of AC/DC.

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I think my eyeballs just burst. I don’t see that at all.

But early 80s Noddy Holder (name that band!) and Freddie of the time sounded a lot alike.

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Matt Monroe and Frank Sinatra.
Terry Stafford and Elvis.

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John Mayer and Dave Matthews

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[About Styx and Queen]
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**I think my eyeballs just burst. I don’t see that at all.

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if you compare “Mr. Roboto” to other Queen songs, then there is somewhat of a resemblance. But Styx ballads like “Lady” don’t really strike me as similar at all to Queen songs.

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Sometimes I’ve thought Billy Joel has sounded like Elton John (even before they went on tour together), only not quite as good.

And there was a brief period in the 80’s when I swear I couldn’t tell Paul Williams and Rosemary Clooney apart. They even sort of looked alike. Frightening.

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Faith Hill and Leann Rimes.

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That band would be Slade and their heyday was the mid-late 1970’s. They, not Quiet Riot wrote Cum On Feel The Noize and Mama We’re All Crazee Now.

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The lead singer of America, who sang “Horse with No Name” sounds so much like Neil Young that I bet Young gets requests for that song to this day…

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Olivia Newton John and John Travolta?

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Mick Jagger and Howlin’ Pelle Almqvist of The Hives.

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Hootie and The Blowfish and Creed