Too soon!
Let’s move on to blatant plagiarism:
Cheryl (one sheet of toilet paper) Crowe and “All I Wanna Do Is Have Some Fun” and Stealers Wheel’s “Stuck In the Middle With You”.
Total tune RIP off.
20 16th notes @ 4/4 would be a little more than a measure. Even if up to a lethargic 5 measures, not sure that would amount to plagiarizing as much as it might be an inspired phrase.
I always thought Tracy Chapman’s Fast Car sounded like John Mellencamp’s Jack and Diane. I figured he let it go because everyone got so excited about her song back then. Guess I’m not the only one who noticed.
https://vimeo.com/107529683
FUNNY! Couple days ago wife daughter and I were eating out at a restaurant and without paying too close attention, I heard music come on the PA and started singing He’s so Fine, because that is what I thought was playing! It turned out to be George’s My Sweet Lord! The subject of all that controversy. That Intellectual Property case had a very interesting history, we’d benefit from knowing more about how it was disposed.
getalife
I appreciate your attentive listening, but I cannot discern a similarity between the guitar opening on either song. The Benatar song is sufficiently dissimilar in that it:
1. Is in E-flat minor while the Quarterflash song is in B-minor.
2. Has a prominent guitar solo that overshadows the rhythm guitar that I _believe_ is what you are focused on when trying to draw a similarity to the Quarterflash song.
However, I stand to be corrected! It would be really useful if you provided specific timestamps in each video for comparison. You can right click on the video while it’s playing and select “Copy video URL at current time to do so”.
I guess they hardened their heart.
There is more similarity between the intros of Steve Miller's "Take The Money And Run" and Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Sweet Home Alabama".
Not that I think Steve Miller was ripping Lynyrd Skynyrd off but they do sound similar.
no...
...and next time kindly use studio release recordings for the best sound quality. both of those sucked...
Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” has a musical phrase in it that is identical to a phrase in Boston’s “Long Time”
It happens a LOT.
Stupid
Not even close...