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by **ExRat** » Thu Nov 11, 2004 2:50 pm

Every time "Just Got Lucky" by the JoBoxers first comes on I think it might be "Bedsitter" by Soft Cell - the intro is nearly identical.

by **Jimbo L** » Sat Nov 13, 2004 1:57 am

The instrumental break in OMD's "If You Leave" is awfully close to the one in "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun."

REM ripped themselves off with "Bang and Blame." You can sing the lyrics of "Losing My Religion" over the music to "B&B".

by **skinnytie** » Sat Nov 13, 2004 4:11 am

Here are some songs that, in my opinion, sound so similar at the very beginning, so much so that when they were played on the radio, I had no idea which was which until after their intros:
"Whip It" by Devo and "Gimme Some Slack" by the Cars
"Rush Rush"

by **2Nu** » Sat Nov 13, 2004 4:23 am

Two EZ cross fade trax

Wang Chung- Dance Hall Days
Silver Pozzoli- Round My Dream

New Order- True Faith
Peter Shilling- Different Story

by **ExRat** » Mon Nov 15, 2004 12:32 pm

Also, the Damned's "Jet Boy Jet Girl" is a complete steal from Plastic Bertrand's "Ca Plane Pour Moi".

Website · by **savethewave** » Mon Nov 15, 2004 2:15 pm

[quote][i]Originally posted by ExRat[/i]
 Also, the Damned's "Jet Boy Jet Girl" is a complete steal from Plastic Bertrand's "Ca Plane Po

by **ExRat** » Mon Nov 15, 2004 2:21 pm

[quote][i]Originally posted by savethewave[/i]
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Website · by **savethewave** » Mon Nov 15, 2004 10:32 pm

[quote][i]Originally posted by ExRat[/i]
Ah, I see. I knew it was an Elton Motello song, but wasn't sure who did it first - I thought Plast

by **Frau_Blucher** » Mon Nov 15, 2004 11:10 pm

Actually Exrat is right. Plastic did it first in '77 then Jet Boy Jet Girl came then Elton Motello's cover much later (Elton's band used to do backup for Plastic). I had it wrong awhile ago too - the histories out there are pretty screwy on this one but t

by **bruiser** » Tue Nov 16, 2004 12:00 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by ExRat[/i]
 Every time "Just Got Lucky" by the JoBoxers first comes on I think it might be "Bedsitter" by

by **Bitter Almonds** » Tue Nov 16, 2004 2:39 pm

There are two songs called "Send Me An Angel." One by Real Life and the other by The Scorpions. Both don't have to do with each other, but, strangely enough, both singers sometimes sound similar [:)]

by **hexicon** » Tue Nov 16, 2004 3:42 pm

Whenever I hear the guitar intro to the Lemonheads' "Into Your Arms" I expect Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Hey Tonight" to follow.

by **ExRat** » Wed Nov 17, 2004 1:08 pm

[quote][i]Originally posted by bruiser[/i]
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by **Berserker** » Wed Nov 17, 2004 3:46 pm

John Foxx's solo song "Touch and Go" and Ultravox's (with Midge Ure) song "Mr. X" are very similar musically, though all parties involved claim they had no connection. Yeah, right. [;)]

by **Berserker** » Wed Nov 17, 2004 4:01 pm

[quote]Originally posted by British
AFter listening consistently to Crap from the past for the last 3 weeks at work, I came upon a few musi

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