Top 10 Sound-Alike Songs

does this one sound familiar we thought so too welcome to watchmojo.com and today we're counting down our picks for the top ten sound-alike songs for this list we're choosing songs that haven't necessarily been tainted by lawsuits but are considered similar in the court of public opinion [Music] but we're not suggesting wrongdoing by any of the involved songwriters here we leave it up to you to decide we're also excluding cases of sampling [Music] if you didn't see a song you think should be on the list be sure to check out our video on the top ten ripoff songs [Music] number ten Abba dancing queen versus Shania Twain c'est la vie while on first listen these two songs are beyond different we can't help but think we've heard Shania scores before [Music] fan or not Abbas music was inescapable in the 1970s [Music] a band experienced a level of Fame only matched by the Beatles and like the Fab Four they are still praised to this day for their quality of song craft [Music] all of this makes the Swedish group a perfect model for pop song compositions [Music] number nine tom petty and the heartbreakers Mary Jane's last dance versus Red Hot Chili Peppers Danny California for two artists who are talented in their own right these two tracks sure do sound a lot of like their groove establishing chord progressions are only one note away from sameness [Music] which is both a major and minor difference depending on how you look at it [Music] Teddy himself doubted any malicious purpose on the peppers part and even said that many songs just sounds similar [Music] just ask The Strokes who openly confessed in making Petty's American Girl the basis for last night [Music] both cases Tom opted to let it slide and let rock be rock [Music] [Applause] [Music] number eight Chicago 25 or 6 to 4 versus Green Day brain stew it may be hard to think of the punk pop rockers ever crossing paths with the rock jazz fusion outfit but you have to admit that drain stews intro sure sounds a lot like the 1970 Chicago single 25 or 6 to 4 [Music] would hardly be the only time the threesome would dip into the oldies either [Music] still with no known lawsuits in the chicago matter maybe it's a fair cop [Music] and besides don't they both remind you of another tune more specifically this one by Led Zep [Music] number seven the who Baba O'Riley versus One Direction best song ever haha okay so it's dressed up a lot with modern flash and glam but isn't that totally Pete Townsend's power cord rip under there [Music] teenage rip-off whoa yeah [Music] for this part Townsend himself didn't bat an eyelash and let the boy bands homage pass credit and royalty free claiming there are really only so many chords out there [Music] that may also explain one Ds 2012 single live while we're young which quickly drew comparisons to the clash by the way does Tom Cruise know he's in this video bred like a son to me sure a good man I know I know come in [Music] number six the Beatles lady Madonna versus sublime what I got it may not make sense to copy the biggest band in the history of everything but then again it kind of does [Music] to Street shoes while we can't say for sure that the Scot punk rockers had the Paul McCartney pinned pop song on their Walkmans when they recorded their most successful radio single the songs are in the same key and have nearly indistinguishable melodies [Music] also while not present lady Madonna's signature riff does tuck in nicely throughout much of what I got so we think that's a mash-up waiting to happen [Music] number five Madonna express yourself versus Lady Gaga Born This Way just put your paws up cause you were born this way baby well we're certainly not the first to point this one out as even the Material Girl herself expressed that these two sound alike [Music] while Gaga claims there was no intentional copying she has stated that both songs followed the same chord progression and has also cited Madonna as one of her major influences not that she had too [Music] meanwhile Maja's take on the similarity runs the range of mildly miffed to honored depending on when you ask her [Music] number four Beyonce halo versus Kelly Clarkson already gone pay attention mojo holics we're cracking this one wide open [Music] No while even the most casual ear will pick up the sameness of these two songs the paper trail shows something very concrete the same co-writer [Music] [Music] OneRepublic's ryan tedder played a part in writing both of these tunes and while we can't be sure what parts he wrote for each kala was completed but not yet released when he moved on to already gone [Music] this led Kelly Clarkson to allege that he had reused the former's musical arrangement on hers though Tedder has denied this [Music] although you can't technically plagiarize yourself laziness is rarely a virtues [Music] [Applause] [Music] number three lustrum Scotty doesn't know versus Hannah Montana rock star [Music] it wasn't officially released until 2006 but the lustrous song was actually first heard in the 2004 film Eurotrip [Music] she doesn't know meanwhile Miley Cyrus or Hannah Montana's rock star was taken from the 2007 Hannah Montana to movie soundtrack to promote the next year's best of both worlds concert [Music] we just sit while Westrick contemplated making legal loops citing a similarity between the guitar riff featured in both songs it's interesting to note that Scotty doesn't know has also been linked to the 1988 track reptile by the Church [Music] so maybe they shouldn't throw stones [Applause] [Music] [Applause] number two the Beatles oh bloody Oh blah da vs. The Offspring why don't you get a job my friends got a [ __ ] it may not make sense to copy the biggest band in the history of everything but then again wait we said that already [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] while both of these songs are in different keys they do follow the same tune and share the same general feel and flow [Music] the Scot punk band has also been accused of lifting elements of Simon & Garfunkel Cecilia [Music] but take a listen and decide for yourself [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] before we unveil our top pick here are a few honorable mentions [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] you'll be amazing turn of phrase into drug and home [Music] number one Iggy Pop lust for life versus jet are you gonna be my girl while many called the Aussie rockers out on dipping into the Iggy well in 2003 jet has claimed to have gone straight to the source Motown in fact pop and his lust for life co-writer David Bowie did the very same [Music] [Applause] they used Martha and the Vandellas as well as The Supremes as starting points [Music] proving that you can't hurry love and you can't beat a closet must it [Applause] but there's no harm in trying [Music] despite the two tracks popularity and being so openly inspired by other songs are you gonna be my girl help papers have been served and no legal battles have ensued so far do you agree with our list what's your favorite sound-alike song for more inspired top 10s published every day be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com zones VIP [Music]

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Length: 16min 49sec (1009 seconds)

Published: Sun Jul 20 2014