Friday, August 27, 2010

Five modern copycat songs: A list inspired by Katy Perry, Kesha and Lady Gaga

Posted by David Hudnall on Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 9:08 AM

click to enlarge Kesha: thief.
  • Kesha: thief.

This is a pro-pop-music blog, but there's undeniably hella thievin' going on in pop music these days. What's worse, nobody seems afraid of getting caught. So we've compiled a list of recent sound-a-like offenders, complete with audio proof. 


Boys Like Girls had a pseudo-hit last year with "Love Drunk." The chorus is a blatant rip-off of the Killers' "Somebody Told Me." Here's "Love Drunk." Chorus comes in at 0:51.


"Somebody Told Me," by the Killers. Chorus at 1:10.

Lady Gaga's "Alejandro" has been burning up the charts. Surely she should cut Ace of Base a check for that one, no? 

"Don't Turn Around," Ace of Base.

We touched on the connection between "Tik Tok," "California Gurls," and the Miley song. It's a popular template -- have a listen to "Just Dance" by Gaga and "In My Head"  by Jason DeRulo. The choruses are EXACTLY the same. DeRulo says "my head" where Gaga says "just dance," and that's the only difference. 

"Just Dance" chorus at 0:47 (like you don't know what the chorus sounds like already):

"In My Head," Jason DeRulo. Chorus at 0:45 -- two seconds off from when Gaga's chorus comes in, by the way. 

The kids these days sure love Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros' hippie throwback show. Do they like it so much because he steals Journey hooks? 

Edward Sharpe, "40 Day Dream." Wait for 1:16. (It's clearer on this live version.)

Journey, "Lights." You know it's coming: 1:02. 

And finally, terrible French DJ David Guetta and former Destiny's Child member Kelly Rowland had a Eurotrash dance hit last year with "When Love Takes Over." As you will see by simply pressing play, Guetta brazenly lifted the opening piano hook from Coldplay.

Guetta:

Coldplay:

This could go on for days. What'd I miss? 

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with the Yahoo article about Lady Antebellum V Alan Parson Project it prompted me to do this:

OK.....with that said if that is a ripoff then THIS IS A DIRECT RIPOFF with the voice inflections and all.....just the words being different.....


KESHA - Take it Off....listen to CHORUS (46 seconds in)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...


compared with this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...


ITS EXACT!!!!

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Posted by TCD on 11/19/2010 at 7:15 AM

hello i'm maria i es fantastic kesha your love you music

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Posted by maria on 09/19/2010 at 4:12 AM

Did you ever see that video where someone played two Nickelback hits over eachother and they were pretty much the same song? Nickelback ripping off Nickelback! An economical, in house style of rip-off artistry!

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Posted by Ian H. on 08/30/2010 at 1:20 PM

Kelly Clarkson (or her songwriters): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
ripping off Dismemberment Plan: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...

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Posted by Piano Man on 08/27/2010 at 9:05 AM
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