# Tip of My Tongue: I swear to god, this band is ripping off some 90s song **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 1, 2013, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tip-of-my-tongue-i-swear-to-god-this-band-is-ripping-off-some-90s-song/670081 "2013-10-01T12:24:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Oedipus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Oedipus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oedipus)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2013, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tip-of-my-tongue-i-swear-to-god-this-band-is-ripping-off-some-90s-song/670081/1 "2013-10-01T12:24:38Z")
This came up on Pandora as I was searching for some classic heavy Sabbith-riff songs, but now I got my mind stuck on it. A lot of me is thinking that it’s some Alice in Chains/Stone Temple Pilots song, but I really just can’t think of it to save my life. Anyway, here’s the song…tell me what song it reminds you of. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/TqvgcME1FtI/maxresdefault.jpg "dead meadow - the breeze always blows") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqvgcME1FtI) ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2013, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tip-of-my-tongue-i-swear-to-god-this-band-is-ripping-off-some-90s-song/670081/2 "2013-10-01T12:37:21Z")
Sounds vaguely Creedence-y to me. ---
**Author:** ![lost4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@lost4life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lost4life)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2013, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tip-of-my-tongue-i-swear-to-god-this-band-is-ripping-off-some-90s-song/670081/3 "2013-10-01T13:00:24Z")
The guitar intro, very, very vaguely, sounds like [Far Behind](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-LW6m0zX5A) from Candlebox. ---
**Author:** ![stpauler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2013, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tip-of-my-tongue-i-swear-to-god-this-band-is-ripping-off-some-90s-song/670081/4 "2013-10-01T13:03:58Z")
The opening guitar riff sounds like a mix of Grateful Dead meets the Black Crowes while the voice sounds like a more nasal version of Shannon Hoon from Blind Melon. ---
**Author:** ![Lobohan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobohan/32/79_2.png) [@Lobohan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobohan)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2013, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tip-of-my-tongue-i-swear-to-god-this-band-is-ripping-off-some-90s-song/670081/5 "2013-10-01T13:07:53Z")
The album is from 2001. It practically is a 90s song. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2013, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tip-of-my-tongue-i-swear-to-god-this-band-is-ripping-off-some-90s-song/670081/6 "2013-10-01T13:10:13Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > Sounds vaguely Creedence-y to me. The single high pitched notes from the lead guitar up front sound Creedece-y to me as well and… > [@lost4life](#): > > The guitar intro, very, very vaguely, sounds like [Far Behind](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-LW6m0zX5A) from Candlebox. The muffled vocals in the background sound like Candlebox as well. If I had to pick one I’d probably go with Alice in Chains, but not as good. ---
**Author:** ![Oedipus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Oedipus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oedipus)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2013, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tip-of-my-tongue-i-swear-to-god-this-band-is-ripping-off-some-90s-song/670081/7 "2013-10-01T13:10:56Z")
Yea, but theres like, ONE song sitting out there that has the EXACT same riff as this, I know it…It sounds soooo familiar. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2013, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tip-of-my-tongue-i-swear-to-god-this-band-is-ripping-off-some-90s-song/670081/8 "2013-10-01T13:12:22Z")
First few notes of Born on the Bayou? It’s got that stand out high pitched lead over a droning background. It’s not a 90’s song but it’s never really fallen out of heavy rotation if you listen to classic rock stations. ---
**Author:** ![Oedipus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Oedipus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oedipus)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2013, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tip-of-my-tongue-i-swear-to-god-this-band-is-ripping-off-some-90s-song/670081/9 "2013-10-02T01:09:59Z")
Ugh…sorry this is proving to be a difficult find…still looking… ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2013, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tip-of-my-tongue-i-swear-to-god-this-band-is-ripping-off-some-90s-song/670081/10 "2013-10-02T01:35:37Z")
It sounds nothing like Creedence; the beat is not like anything CCR wrote, and there’s no rhythm guitar strumming. ---
**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:** [October 2, 2013, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tip-of-my-tongue-i-swear-to-god-this-band-is-ripping-off-some-90s-song/670081/11 "2013-10-02T01:50:07Z")
I can absolutely hear what folks are hearing as CCR. I wouldn’t say it sounds like CCR myself, but that guitar riff could be dropped into a CCR song (with a different beat behind it.) As for the OP, it doesn’t remind me of any song in particular. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2013, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tip-of-my-tongue-i-swear-to-god-this-band-is-ripping-off-some-90s-song/670081/12 "2013-10-02T02:00:30Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > First few notes of Born on the Bayou? > > > It’s got that stand out high pitched lead over a droning background. > > It’s not a 90’s song but it’s never really fallen out of heavy rotation if you listen to classic rock stations. That link should have been to this song (if you didn’t figure it out). :smack: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/wIjUY3pjN8E/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AG-AoAC8AGKAgwIABABGHIgXyg6MA8=&rs=AOn4CLDDyGoJjaUR8prs1GwwZ6JzHOv3vQ "Creedence Clearwater Revival - Born On The Bayou") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIjUY3pjN8E) ---
**Author:** ![LC\_Strawhouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e19adc/32.png) [@LC\_Strawhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LC_Strawhouse)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2013, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tip-of-my-tongue-i-swear-to-god-this-band-is-ripping-off-some-90s-song/670081/13 "2013-10-02T03:37:31Z")
It kinda sounds like a backward version of [this](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OD-I_CU2eU8) or maybe even [this](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7TLTjqUyog) (I can’t believe I’m linking to those songs - I found them very annoying) ---
**Author:** ![Oedipus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Oedipus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oedipus)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2013, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tip-of-my-tongue-i-swear-to-god-this-band-is-ripping-off-some-90s-song/670081/14 "2013-10-02T13:08:38Z")
> [@LC\_Strawhouse](#): > > It kinda sounds like a backward version of [this](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OD-I_CU2eU8) or maybe even [this](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7TLTjqUyog) (I can’t believe I’m linking to those songs - I found them very annoying) OMFG OMFG. YOU FOUND IT. It’s a slightly slowed down version of Collective Soul’s Shine…Thank God someone found it. ---
**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:** [October 2, 2013, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tip-of-my-tongue-i-swear-to-god-this-band-is-ripping-off-some-90s-song/670081/15 "2013-10-02T13:36:14Z")
Holy crap. I am impressed. Never in a million years would I have connected that song to “Shine.” Straight Dope wins again. ---
**Author:** ![LC\_Strawhouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e19adc/32.png) [@LC\_Strawhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LC_Strawhouse)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2013, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tip-of-my-tongue-i-swear-to-god-this-band-is-ripping-off-some-90s-song/670081/16 "2013-10-02T15:16:44Z")
Cool! I think the guitar tone gives it away more than anything.