Sound-a-likes

[Cadet Ember McLain]

Eh, figure of speech. Vanilla Ice definitely ripped off Queen and David Bowie though.

Edited March 5, 2008 by Kryptonite3d

[Cactus Drags]

Yeah according to Ice, his version goes down/up at the end of the melody, which is opposite to the original. One note different. Genius excuse.

[Dublin]

The start of "No Tomorrow" by Orson sounds the same as the start of one of Kylie Minogue's songs, can't remember which one though.

[K]

Enter Sandman's riff is a ripoff of some other song, but I forgot what it was.

...which reminds me of Kid Rock ripping off Sad But True.

I have the video of them performing the song together on Leno.

[ADG]

To me 'Sun Goes Down' sounds like a cross between 'You've Got To Pick A Pocket Or Two' from Oliver and 'This Is Halloween' from The Nightmare Before Christmas

[New Damage]

One of MIKA's songs on Life in Cartoon Motion has the same entrance virtually as Laura by Scissor Sisters >_>

I thought they WERE the same act .

I guess nearly any Operator song (only got 4, but especially "Soulcrusher") is the same as Soundgarden/Soundgarden-era Chris Cornell. Except without the geniousness of early Cornell.

[Farmer Reil]

Not only the same band, but the same ALBUM:

Dragonforce - Prepare For War

Dragonforce - Fury Of The Storm

The start is EXACTLY the fucking same Gets annoying in "guess the intro" games

Also, Edguy. I've always thought the main riff of The Unbeliever was just a sped up version of The Headless Game riff (hey. they're also on the same album ¬_¬). But my ears suck. What I DO know, is that the Unbeliever riff is fucking awesome.

I'm sure I've heard the main riff of Mr. Evil by Freedom Call somewhere else too...

Oooh, almost forgot: The Our Lady Peace song that was Benoit's entrance theme is clearly ripped off Helloween's The Time Of The Oath. Note for fucking note

Edited March 6, 2008 by Farmer Reil

[Skummy]

Pere Ubu's "The Final Solution" is just Blue Cheer's version of "Summertime Blues" with the lyrics changed.

[VerbalPuke]

The Cramps are guilty as shit of this, they borrowed liberally from old blues and rockabilly acts such as Dale Hawkins, Link Wray, The Rumblers, The Riptides, and others. It's all on a compilation titled "Songs the Cramps Taught Us" with the originals that the Cramps borrowed from or flat out covered. A lot of their catalog were actually modified covers of the original.

Speaking of Pere Ubu, they much like the Dead Boys, borrowed from Rocket from the Tombs. Both Pere Ubu and the Dead Boys came from the ashes of Rocket From The Tombs, and used many of the same chord progressions and riffs used in the prior band. For example, the Dead Boys song "Caught With the Meat in Your Mouth" is really Rocket From the Tomb's "I'm Never Gonna Kill Myself Again" with different lyrics.

There is also Red Cross song "Cover Band" which is musically identical to the Circle Jerks "Live Fast, Die Young", but with a sardonic change in the lyrics.

Edited March 7, 2008 by VerbalPuke

[nWoHollywood]

Nothing 

Edited April 17, 2018 by nWoHollywood

[Protoman Version 2.5]

Pretty much "Lonely Road of Faith" (I BELIEVE that's the one, might've been "Only God Knows Why" or one of his other slower songs...) by Kid Rock is "Freebird" by Lynyrd Skynyrd note for note with different lyrics (and a rap interlude) slapped on.