FabSwingers.com > Forums > The Lounge > Songs that are a blatant rip off of other song's
Songs that are a blatant rip off of other song's
Jump to: Newest in thread
"There's a band called the Axis of Awesome. Look up one of their songs called "4 chord song"  "
Yeah but that’s just pointing out that you can play a lot of pop songs using just 4 chords. They’re not actually ripoffs of each other. |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
 |
By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
|
Blondie's Atomic and 3 Blind Mice is a favourite.
How about this though: The Damned and Life Goes On sounds like Killing Joke and Eighties which sounds like Nirvana and Come As You Are. |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By *orny PTMan
over a year ago
Peterborough |
Somebody, I used to know by Gotye and Kimbra sounds just like Baa baa black sheep, once the glockenspiel kicks in
Laura by Bat for Lashes and Rock a bye baby in the tree top, are fairly similar too.
Try unhearing those. |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
"Ride on time - blackbox. Rip of of Loleatta Holloway Love Sensation. Tho they could at least of got the words right - should be 'Right on time'. Love both songs tho."
they weren't really hiding they just used the same vocals on their first issue of the song and hoped no one noticed
|
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
"Ride on time - blackbox. Rip of of Loleatta Holloway Love Sensation. Tho they could at least of got the words right - should be 'Right on time'. Love both songs tho.they weren't really hiding they just used the same vocals on their first issue of the song and hoped no one noticed"
Which to me is a rip off. Just like milli vanilli and C&C music factory. Happy to profit on others talent. |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By *UNCHBOXMan
over a year ago
folkestone |
"Cat Stevens Wild World and Pet Shop Boys It's a sin. I'm sure there was a court case about this."
Yes the Pet shop boys sued a famous personality for libel , won the case and donated the damages to charity. |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
|
"Cat Stevens Wild World and Pet Shop Boys It's a sin. I'm sure there was a court case about this.
Yes the Pet shop boys sued a famous personality for libel , won the case and donated the damages to charity. "
Cat Stevens wrote the song in 1970. It was on his Tea For The Tillerman album but you’re right about PSB suing a personality. It was Jonathan King. Found this on Wickipedia.....
In 1987, Jonathan King accused Pet Shop Boys of plagiarising the melody of "Wild World" for their UK No. 1 single "It's a Sin". He made the claims in The Sun, for which he wrote a regular column during the 1980s. King also released his own cover version of "Wild World" as a single, using a similar musical arrangement to "It's a Sin", in an effort to demonstrate his claims. This single flopped, while Pet Shop Boys sued King, eventually winning out-of-court damages, which they donated to charity. |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
|
Eagles Hotel california.
At the time the band were touring with Jethro tull.. Listen to "when we were young" by tull... Very similar chord progression.. Which in its self isn't systematic of a "rip off".. But it makes you wonder if they at least were influenced by it |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
|
There’s a good documentary on iPlayer called ‘how pop songs work’ it’s a ok documentary but there’s a section on artists ‘paying homage’ and ripping off, well worth a watch if you’re not heading out anywhere  |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By *adetMan
over a year ago
South of Ipswich |
"There’s a good documentary on iPlayer called ‘how pop songs work’ it’s a ok documentary but there’s a section on artists ‘paying homage’ and ripping off, well worth a watch if you’re not heading out anywhere "
Is that the one where they tried to create a pop song using a computer program? |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
|
"There’s a good documentary on iPlayer called ‘how pop songs work’ it’s a ok documentary but there’s a section on artists ‘paying homage’ and ripping off, well worth a watch if you’re not heading out anywhere
Is that the one where they tried to create a pop song using a computer program?"
No, it kinda goes through lots of songs and looks at the techniques used to create them, not too heavy on the music theory either |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By *adetMan
over a year ago
South of Ipswich |
"There’s a good documentary on iPlayer called ‘how pop songs work’ it’s a ok documentary but there’s a section on artists ‘paying homage’ and ripping off, well worth a watch if you’re not heading out anywhere
Is that the one where they tried to create a pop song using a computer program?
No, it kinda goes through lots of songs and looks at the techniques used to create them, not too heavy on the music theory either"
I'll have to check it out  |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
» Add a new message to this topic
