# THIS song sound just like THAT song. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 24, 2013, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-song-sound-just-like-that-song/672106 "2013-10-24T13:16:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/f04885/32.png) [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2013, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-song-sound-just-like-that-song/672106/41 "2013-10-25T10:59:28Z")
“Semper Paratus” (the song of the US Coast Guard): [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rC9WxzBPKw](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rC9WxzBPKw) and the German marching song “Rosemarie”: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GALAU9VO7es](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GALAU9VO7es) “Battle Hymn of the Republic”: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVsNCllEHD0](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVsNCllEHD0) and “Lore Lied”: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVHu\_SgZmBU](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVHu_SgZmBU) ---
**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 25, 2013, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-song-sound-just-like-that-song/672106/42 "2013-10-25T11:19:16Z")
> [@Ellis\_Aponte\_Jr](#): > > That’s pretty good, I never noticed that. Actually, “Hush” was written and originally recorded in 1967 by Joe South, but the original version also has that part that resembles “A Day in the Life.” (Deep Purple’s is from 1968). Ah, thanks. At the end of the Deep Purple version, they play the riff at half-speed tempo – in other words, the same tempo as the Beatles do. So that’s when the resemblance is most noticeable. ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2013, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-song-sound-just-like-that-song/672106/43 "2013-10-25T11:22:01Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > Also, “La Bamba” and “Twist and Shout” sound very similar to my ears. Yep, I’d throw John Fogarty’s “Centerfield” in there as well. I’ve had gigs where we’ve thrown in parts of all three songs, sometimes even on purpose! ---
**Author:** ![Flywheel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Flywheel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flywheel)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2013, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-song-sound-just-like-that-song/672106/44 "2013-10-25T11:25:18Z")
The [Spider-Man theme](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4o29VoxtsFk) and [“Steppin’ Out with My Baby.”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqdOeGIaDWg) The third movement of Tchaikovsky’s [Violin Concerto](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77DgEqwRnrA) and Gilbert and Sullivan’s [“Three Little Maids from School Are We”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-HvKP66doc) (from _The Mikado_). Mozart’s [Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrVHYVLtQkk) (from _Die Zauberflöte_) and [“I Have a Little Dreidel.”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGcacd43xQw) ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2013, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-song-sound-just-like-that-song/672106/45 "2013-10-25T14:38:56Z")
> [@Flywheel](#): > > The Beatles’ “Norwegian Wood” and Bob Dylan’s “Fourth Time Around.” And a new song by the Avett Bros: Good to You All beautiful songs. ---
**Author:** ![Ellis\_Aponte\_Jr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@Ellis\_Aponte\_Jr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellis_Aponte_Jr)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2013, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-song-sound-just-like-that-song/672106/46 "2013-10-25T15:31:28Z")
> [@Ellis\_Aponte\_Jr](#): > > Actually, “Hush” was written and originally recorded in 1967 by Joe South, but the original version also has that part that resembles “A Day in the Life.” (Deep Purple’s is from 1968). Just to correct myself here, “Hush” was written by Joe South but originally recorded by Billy Joe Royal in 1967. ---
**Author:** ![SykoSkotty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@SykoSkotty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SykoSkotty)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2013, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-song-sound-just-like-that-song/672106/47 "2013-10-25T16:55:53Z")
I love this thread!! OK, I have two. Both of them were surprisingly obvious to me, but I had to explain them to most of my friends. 1. Loverboy [Lovin Every Minute Of It](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCQCaLuSx0c) is the EXACT same thing as Warrant [Cherry Pie](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjyZKfdwlng) I can’t believe Jani Lane wasn’t sued by Loverboy for that one. 1. KISS [Love theme / Acrobat](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0siNnfOht4&oq=kiss%20love%20them&gs_l=youtube..0.5j0l3j0i5.55790.57862.0.59603.14.12.0.2.2.0.108.887.11j1.12.0.eytns%2Cpt%3D-30%2Cn%3D2%2Cui%3Dll.1.0.0...1ac.1.11.youtube.6liPZSCYiQQ) and Pearl Jam [ALIVE](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qM0zINtulhM) Considering the KISS song was released in 1974, I’m assuming Eddie Vedder’s inspiration was rather obvious. ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2013, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-song-sound-just-like-that-song/672106/48 "2013-10-25T17:02:13Z")
90% of Weird Al Yancovics’ ouevre. By design, of course, but still. ---
**Author:** ![Flywheel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Flywheel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flywheel)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2013, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-song-sound-just-like-that-song/672106/49 "2013-10-25T17:14:02Z")
The [last movement](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cwixn7TOi58&t=23m11s) of Brahms’ Piano Trio No. 2 and the [Simpsons](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xqog63KOANc) theme. ---
**Author:** ![DirkGntly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d9b06d/32.png) [@DirkGntly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DirkGntly)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2013, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-song-sound-just-like-that-song/672106/50 "2013-10-25T17:34:06Z")
The “Airwolf” theme and the theme for “The X-Files.” X-Files just sounds like Airwolf, played slow. ---
**Author:** ![RogueRacer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7ab992/32.png) [@RogueRacer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RogueRacer)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2013, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-song-sound-just-like-that-song/672106/51 "2013-10-25T17:40:35Z")
> [@Dendarii\_Dame](#): > > Warren Zevon’s _Werewolf of London_ and Kid Rock’s _All Summer Long_. I think you need to throw some “Sweet Home Alabama” in there too. ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2013, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-song-sound-just-like-that-song/672106/52 "2013-10-25T17:47:13Z")
I can’t believe no one’s pointed out the minor similarities between Chuck Berry’s “Sweet Sixteen” and Brian Wilson’s “Surfin’ USA.” ---
**Author:** ![Oedipus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Oedipus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oedipus)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2013, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-song-sound-just-like-that-song/672106/53 "2013-10-25T17:50:08Z")
Bringing back in my rap specialty. [Tupac - All Eyez on Me](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05PCmqjIeNE) and [Nas - Street Dreamz](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Si1j1QRCFuQ) [Rick Ross - MC Hammer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNGTzBfZaH4) and [Rick Ross - B.M.F.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2MVzP4MaJ0) (both were producer by Lex Luger…Lex gettin’ lazy) [Will Smith - Switch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzUozo1628U) and [Rihanna - Pon de Replay](https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=oEauWw9ZGrA#t=10) Sidenote: What happened to Rihanna in between Pon de Replay and now?!?! Holy lord, I miss that Rihanna so much. ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2013, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-song-sound-just-like-that-song/672106/54 "2013-10-25T17:53:44Z")
> [@DirkGntly](#): > > The “Airwolf” theme and the theme for “The X-Files.” X-Files just sounds like Airwolf, played slow. I’ve never seen _Airwolf,_ but _Fringe_’s theme sure reminded me of _The X-Files._ ---
**Author:** ![Flywheel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Flywheel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flywheel)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2013, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-song-sound-just-like-that-song/672106/55 "2013-10-25T18:08:22Z")
Take a bit of [Breakfast Machine](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyCDLW7n53A), add a hefty dose of [Powerhouse](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEuwAh3LFvM), and you’ve got the main title theme from [Honey, I Shrunk the Kids](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlGuSboxrCw). ---
**Author:** ![Ksnook](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ce7236/32.png) [@Ksnook](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ksnook)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2013, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-song-sound-just-like-that-song/672106/56 "2013-10-25T18:42:25Z")
I was tossed out of the kindergarten choir because I kept singing, “Old MacDonald Had a Farm . . . and Bingo Was His Name-O”. Made sense to me. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2013, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-song-sound-just-like-that-song/672106/57 "2013-10-25T19:31:33Z")
**Madonna** ’s _Express Yourself_ and **GaGa** ’s _Born This Way_ ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2013, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-song-sound-just-like-that-song/672106/58 "2013-10-25T21:45:17Z")
> [@Ranger\_Jeff](#): > > I can’t believe no one’s pointed out the minor similarities between Chuck Berry’s “Sweet Sixteen” and Brian Wilson’s “Surfin’ USA.” I wouldn’t call them “minor” and Chuck certainly didn’t. IF I remember correctly he sued and forced the BB to change the writing credits to C. Berry and B. WIlson. ---
**Author:** ![california\_jobcase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@california\_jobcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/california_jobcase)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2013, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-song-sound-just-like-that-song/672106/59 "2013-10-26T02:12:45Z")
The following seem to have stolen riffs or melodies from each other: The Beatles’ “Birthday” and “The Greeks Don’t Want no Freaks” Argent’s “Hold Your Head Up” and “When You Dance, I Can Really Love” by Neil young. “Truckin” by The Grateful Dead and “The Ballad of John and Yoko” by The Beatles. “Enter Sandman” by Metallica got its bass line from “Space Truckin” by Deep Purple. ---
**Author:** ![Trick\_Rider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Trick\_Rider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trick_Rider)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2013, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-song-sound-just-like-that-song/672106/60 "2013-10-26T02:18:04Z")
City and Colour’s [“Sleeping Sickness”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xiq0IiGilXE) sounds almost exactly like [“Thompson Girl”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjVzuFsFv8o) by The Tragically Hip. I’d assume it’s related to The Hip’s lead singer appearing on “Sleeping Sickness”. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-song-sound-just-like-that-song/672106.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-song-sound-just-like-that-song/672106.md?page=4)