Ripped of songs over the years

[Captain Trips]

I always find it interesting when a song turns out to be a rip off from another band, I am sure we have all heard songs that sound similar to others and nowadays most songs are either samples or covers.

Post any you can think of here its always good for a laugh.

Adam and the Ants biggest hit? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r261LPQ-gO8)

[Sylar]

The Hoosiers - "Goodbye Mr A" is extremely similar to ELO's "Mr Blue Sky".

A more recent example - My Chemical Romance recently released a song called "Na na na" where the main riff sounds incredibly like that of the Zutons' "Zuton Fever".

[Captain Trips]

Who you gonna call? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6uEMOeDZsA&feature=results_main&playnext=1&list=PLA1F7A52962B9872C)

[Calvin]

The start of Going for Gold by Shed Seven and In the Ghetto by Elvis always sounded identical to me.

[H18SScottW]

Who you gonna call? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6uEMOeDZsA&feature=results_main&playnext=1&list=PLA1F7A52962B9872C)

:agree: :tee hee:

Weller is a serial offender (but is, of course, forgiven): The Jam's "Start" = The Beatles' "Taxman" and when he wrote this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1cum0R0SAE

he must've been having a good few listens to this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4z2-MBZNUaM&feature=related

[Skanko79]

:agree: :tee hee:

Weller is a serial offender (but is, of course, forgiven): The Jam's "Start" = The Beatles' "Taxman" and when he wrote this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1cum0R0SAE

he must've been having a good few listens to this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4z2-MBZNUaM&feature=related

Paul Weller also is responsible for murdering house classic "Promised Land" by Joe Smooth with the Style Council.

[Pete]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCHzicKq3W4&feature=fvst

Kinks fans?

[Sodje_18]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5YoyAbE2bU
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5YoyAbE2bU)
I think Noel Gallagher had this in mind when writing this :agree:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaeLKhRnkhQ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaeLKhRnkhQ)

[The_Exile]

Brown Sugar by The Rolling Stones was clearly nicked when you listen to Bohemian Like You by The Dandy Warhols

[easty]

I used to like this song, after seeing the band at TITP. They'd clearly been watching a btit of Ducktales.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7sjaEHA0dc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=j7TTk_0XYn4

[Pretty Boy]

Viva la Vida by Coldplay is a total rip off of if i could fly by Joe Satriani, not the first time St Chris Martin has been up to these tricks either

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvB9Pj9Znsw

[Betty Boop]

Viva la Vida by Coldplay is a total rip off of if i could fly by Joe Satriani, not the first time St Chris Martin has been up to these tricks either

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvB9Pj9Znsw

Ah so what ? Mylo Xyloto is a masterpiece ! :top marks

[CallumLaidlaw]

How about Cheney hawkes "one and only" AND Michael Sembellos "maniac"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DkA9l492kI&feature=youtube_gdata_player

[Dinkydoo]

Kid Rock completely ripped off Metallica with their song American Badass; the main riff is exactly the same as Sad But True:

American Badass
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKkb8JJY2nI&sns=em

Sad but true

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkGjvhldQZ8&sns=em

Doesn't help that the kid rock lyrics are pretty awful, and mostly, meaningless.

[Brebners Bookie]

The Beach boys stole everything from Chuck Berry. Literally criminal, got done for it.

[CraigK]

The start of Going for Gold by Shed Seven and In the Ghetto by Elvis always sounded identical to me.

Suspicious Minds, it was also ripped off on the 12" version of Come Together by Primal Scream.