Songs that rip off other songs

[Nerf]

Bittersweet Symphony / That Rolling Stones song I don't care about.

Also, a little off topic, for me Mechanix was a lot more personal. With two headphones in and the song at full blast, you almost felt involved in it. TFH to me seemed really, really boring compared to Mechanix, which actually made me feel like it was an excellent song. TFH bored me a little, at least Mustaine put some passion into it.

[fourstarfizzle]

The chorus from Pantera's "Walk" is a rip of of the classic kid's song "Superman"

DUN DUNNER NUN!!! "SPRAY!"

DUN DUNNER NUN!!! "GO FOR A WALK!"

DUN DUNNER NUN!!! "SUUUUUUPERMAAAAAN!!"

[Guest Mr. Potato Head]

T. Rex's "Get It On (Bang a Gong)" and Powerstation's "Bang a Gong (Get It On)" are almost exactly the same.

[Liam]

Green Day 'Waiting' and the song ' Downtown', though I assume that was an obvious copy of the tune.

[Farmer Reil]

There's a rap song on Radio One all the time at the moment that sounds exactly like Ignition by R Kelly.

It's probably a remix or something that's going to make me look like a twat, but it sounds the same damnit

[Iain76er]

Rip offs from classical songs

[Cactus Drags]

Anyone seen this brilliant website about Nickelback's lack of originality?

http://www.thewebshite.net/nickelback.htm

[Farmer Reil]

If you listen carefully, the one on the left seems to follow the one on the right. About 5 seconds afterwards, the one on the left will do the same type of tune/riff/etc as the one on the right does, throughout quite a lot of the song.

[EndOfAnEra]

Bittersweet Symphony / That Rolling Stones song I don't care about.

[Guest burton420]

Green Day's "She's A Rebel" is a total rip-off of Nirvana's "Molly's Lips"

[Clawson]

Bittersweet Symphony / That Rolling Stones song I don't care about.

The best part about that is the Rolling Stones are the only ones that make any money off this after beating the Verve in a court battle. Ouch, sucks if you're a one-hit wonder.

[Skummy]

Bittersweet Symphony / That Rolling Stones song I don't care about.

The best part about that is the Rolling Stones are the only ones that make any money off this after beating the Verve in a court battle. Ouch, sucks if you're a one-hit wonder.

It's a good thing The Verve aren't, then.

Green Day's "She's A Rebel" is a total rip-off of Nirvana's "Molly's Lips"

NEVER call that song "Nirvana's" again. It's a Vaselines song.

[Liam]

Bittersweet Symphony / That Rolling Stones song I don't care about.

The best part about that is the Rolling Stones are the only ones that make any money off this after beating the Verve in a court battle. Ouch, sucks if you're a one-hit wonder.

It's a good thing The Verve aren't, then.

Just what I came in to say, glad someone got thier first.

Edited April 27, 2007 by Liam Byrne

[Bloodbath]

The opening riff to Lamb of God - Laid To Rest is far too similar to the opening riff of Testament's "Into The Pit" for my liking.

[ThrillhouseMAX]

"Memory" by Mercy Drive and "Tattoo" by Big Mother Thruster sound almost exactly alike

[Dr. Rated-R]

The Red Hot Chili Peppers, as much as I love them, 'borrow' a lot.

The obvious one being "Dani California" and "Mary Jane's Last Dance" by Tom Petty, but then there's also the opening of "Can't Stop", which sounds exactly like the opening of "Eternal Life" by Jeff Buckley. There's another song, I'm thinking it's on Stadium Arcadium, that to me sounds a lot like a Stone Temple Pilots song ("Sour Girl" or "Interestate Love Song", I think), but I can't recall which song it was.

[Skummy]

I can't believe I forgot "Can't Stop", that's such a blatant steal from "Eternal Life", and even though it's a fairly generic-sounding riff, John Frusciante has gone on record time and time again saying he's a huge Buckley fan, so there's practically no possibility it could have been accidental.

[Hickey]

That song "Butterfly" by Crazy Town rips off the Red Hot Chili Peppers. I can't remember which song, but it was on one of their earliest albums. It's an exact copy of the guitar and bass work. It's ridiculous to me that a band can get away with that and make so much money off that song.

[DFF]

"Warning" by Green Day and "Picturebook"by The Beatles. Very similar tune.

Also the guitar/drum work in "Because of You" by Nickelback sounds like a song off "St. Anger" by Metallica, can't remember which one though.

[whiskers]

Listen to Mad Season's "Long Gone Day" and then to Godsmack's Voodoo. Very similar-sounding riffs imo.