"Stolen Melodies"

[BVS]

Conscious or Unconscious there are many similar melodies out there...

What are some you can think of?

 

[namkcuR]

U2 - "Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses"

U2 - "Everywhere You Go You Shout It"

 

[typhoon]

If you're gonna create a thread that asks for examples, you should give a few of your own to get the ball rolling.

 

[BVS]

U2 - "Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses"

U2 - "Everywhere You Go You Shout It"

Are you saying those two are similar?

 

[ADecentMelody]

Feel Good Inc chorus and Staring at the Sun verses.

 

[namkcuR]

Are you saying those two are similar?

Yes.

 

[BVS]

If you're gonna create a thread that asks for examples, you should give a few of your own to get the ball rolling.

Yeah I was going to wait for a examples until I posted my own.

Here are a couple to start:

Pearl Jam - Given to Fly

and

Led Zeppelin - Going to California

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David Gray - One I Love

and

Ryan Adams - Hallelujah(verses)

 

[BVS]

Yes.

A stretch, but OK.

 

[Canadiens1131]

Iggy Pop - Lust for Life
Jet - Are You Gonna Be My Girl

BTO - Taking Care of Business
Jet - Rollover DJ (bridge riff)

 

[DignityPassesBy]

U2 - Vertigo

Sonic Youth - Dirty Boots

Not lyrically but the guitar riff was stolen by edge, but he made it sound so much better

 

[Popmartijn]

Iggy Pop - Lust for Life
Jet - Are You Gonna Be My Girl

If you're going with this, you should also include in that list:
The Supremes - You Can't Hurry Love
The Jam - A Town Called Malice
Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Love For Tender

 

[yertle-the-turtle]

The Pogues - 'Turkish Song Of The Damned'
Flogging Molly - 'Another Bag Of Bricks'
Manic Street Preachers - 'Tsunami'

And there's probably only been four Ramones songs ever written, but that's not a bad thing. Gabba gabba hey.

 

[Canadiens1131]

If you're going with this, you should also include in that list:
The Supremes - You Can't Hurry Love
The Jam - A Town Called Malice
Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Love For Tender

Haha WOW I never noticed that in Love For Tender, but you're absolutley right!

"You won't take my love...for tender" and "You can't hurry love".... hehe

 

[BVS]

Some good examples...


And some, I'm convinced don't know the true definition of a melody.


Come on there has to be other examples.

 

[lady luck]

the refrain of U2's Vertigo & a song by a girl called Kim Wilde that is called "You keep me hanging on"

And

U2's Desire & Not fade away by Rolling Stones

 

[lady luck]

Seal - Love's Devine sounds A LOT like U2's I still haven't found what I'm looking for

 

[U2Man]

U2 - "Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses"

U2 - "Everywhere You Go You Shout It"

That 's true. Hadn't thought of that, but you're right

 

[ClaytonMan]

A melody is different than a riff.

I think you need to seperate the two.

And my example has to be Oasis.

SHES ELECTRIC.

I'll be you and you'll be me, there's lots and lots for us to see, lots and lots for us to do.

is in an old tv show which i cant remember the name of now.

'And I want you to know, got my mind made up now"

is obviously from The Beatles' 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps'.

and thats just the beginning

 

[Dr_Macphisto]

The biggest rip-off to date:

"Mandy" by Barry Manilow

and

"Razorblade" by The Strokes.

The choruses have basically the exact same melody

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and as far as riffs go, Oasis ripped themselves off (along with the Beatles) with "Married With Children" and "She's Electric" having basically the same chords (at least during the verses). And please, no one tell me they are allowed to do that because they are both their own songs, cuz I already know that.

 

[Popmartijn]

Bob Dylan is also good in nicking melodies and using them for his own songs.
Blind Willie McTell is using the music of St. James Infirmary
Masters Of War is using Nottamun Town (original by Bob Davenport)
Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat uses Automobile by Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins
With God On Our Side is based on The Patriot Game by Dominic Behan

And not to mention the many songs based on old folk tunes.

 

[BVS]

A melody is different than a riff.

I think you need to seperate the two.

Exactly

 

[Merc]

"7 seconds" Youssou N'dour (feat. Neneh Cherry)

... and...

"Yahweh" (live) U2




Bono discovered that in Copenhagen!

 

[Merc]

"The Sun Always Shines On TV" A-ha

... and...

"Beautiful Day" U2

 

[Popmartijn]

Exactly

But where does the riff end and the melody start?

 

[GibsonGirl]

The melody isn't identical, but the way it's sung is the same.

Pink Floyd - Eclipse

"All that you touch
All that you see
All that you taste
All you feel.
All that you love
All that you hate
All you distrust
All you save.
All that you give
All that you deal
All that you buy,
Beg, borrow or steal.
All you create
All you destroy
All that you do
All that you say
All that you eat
And everyone you meet"
etc.

Is ripped off by...

U2 - Walk On

"All that you fashion
All that you make
All that you build
All that you break
All that you measure
All that you feel
All this you can leave behind
All that you reason
All that you sense
All that you scheme
All you dress-up
All that you've seen
All you create
All that you wreck
All that you hate..."


I'll never forgive Bono for that one.

 

[STING2]

The melody isn't identical, but the way it's sung is the same.

Pink Floyd - Eclipse

"All that you touch
All that you see
All that you taste
All you feel.
All that you love
All that you hate
All you distrust
All you save.
All that you give
All that you deal
All that you buy,
Beg, borrow or steal.
All you create
All you destroy
All that you do
All that you say
All that you eat
And everyone you meet"
etc.

Is ripped off by...

U2 - Walk On

"All that you fashion
All that you make
All that you build
All that you break
All that you measure
All that you feel
All this you can leave behind
All that you reason
All that you sense
All that you scheme
All you dress-up
All that you've seen
All you create
All that you wreck
All that you hate..."


I'll never forgive Bono for that one.

I seriously doubt that was what Bono was thinking of when he wrote the song.

 

[STING2]

U2 - Vertigo

Sonic Youth - Dirty Boots

Not lyrically but the guitar riff was stolen by edge, but he made it sound so much better

I saw a magazine article allege that, but I'd say its just similar.

 

[GibsonGirl]

I seriously doubt that was what Bono was thinking of when he wrote the song.

Maybe not. But it's still a rather amazing coincidence, don't you think?

"All you create
All you destroy"

"All you create
All that you wreck"

Yes, an amazing coincidence.

 

[barlowdog]

George Harrison's "My Sweet Lord" and the Chiffon's "He's So Fine."
The copyright holders to "He's So Fine" won a lawsuit for that one.

 

[Total U2 Nut]

The piano intro for Don't Look Back In Anger by Oasis is kinda similar(ish) to the piano part for Imagine....

Also, the new Madonna song is a rip off of this Abba song (mental block - can't remember the name)