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Reply #30 posted 12/17/18 8:31am

ludwig

"My Medallion" was the only NPGMC track that didn't end up on the chocolate invasion or the slaughterhouse album. I guess he got sued, because the chorus sounds exactly like "spill the wine" from eric burdon & war.

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Reply #31 posted 12/17/18 8:52am

paulludvig

jaawwnn said:



paulludvig said:


Listened through all of these. There are some similarities with other songs that are mostly due to genre traits. The only one which seems to be an obvious rip off is the lead line to Rasberry Beret lifted from the Buzzcock song.

Reported for being a blatent parody of yourself lol



I guess we don't feel the same thing in our hearts lol
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Reply #32 posted 12/17/18 9:46am

jaawwnn

paulludvig said:

jaawwnn said:

Reported for being a blatent parody of yourself lol

I guess we don't feel the same thing in our hearts lol

Prince came to me at an ultra-exclusive party and told me there was no plagiarism on anyone's part in that song yoda

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Reply #33 posted 12/17/18 10:20am

RJOrion

ludwig said:

"My Medallion" was the only NPGMC track that didn't end up on the chocolate invasion or the slaughterhouse album. I guess he got sued, because the chorus sounds exactly like "spill the wine" from eric burdon & war.




yep..my medallion is great tho
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Reply #34 posted 12/17/18 10:24am

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jaawwnn said:

paulludvig said:

jaawwnn said: I guess we don't feel the same thing in our hearts lol

Prince came to me at an ultra-exclusive party and told me there was no plagiarism on anyone's part in that song yoda


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Reply #35 posted 12/17/18 10:32am

paulludvig

jaawwnn said:



paulludvig said:


jaawwnn said:


Reported for being a blatent parody of yourself lol



I guess we don't feel the same thing in our hearts lol

Prince came to me at an ultra-exclusive party and told me there was no plagiarism on anyone's part in that song yoda



Well, then!
lol
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Reply #36 posted 12/17/18 10:45am

pinkcashmere23

iZsaZsa said:

1000 X's & O's/Aaliyah's Rock The Boat
BOYTROUBLE/a song or the vibe of Klymaxx

Ooh I never noticed the similarities between Rock The Boat and the Phase 1 version of 1000 X's & O's. Prince liked that song too.

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Reply #37 posted 12/17/18 1:28pm

iZsaZsa

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paulludvig said:

Listened through all of these. There are some similarities with other songs that are mostly due to genre traits. The only one which seems to be an obvious rip off is the lead line to Rasberry Beret lifted from the Buzzcock song.


But that's the most I would post, I would never tell on him even if I could. smile

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Reply #38 posted 12/17/18 1:31pm

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pinkcashmere23 said:

iZsaZsa said:

1000 X's & O's/Aaliyah's Rock The Boat
BOYTROUBLE/a song or the vibe of Klymaxx

Ooh I never noticed the similarities between Rock The Boat and the Phase 1 version of 1000 X's & O's. Prince liked that song too.


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Reply #39 posted 12/17/18 1:46pm

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jaawwnn said:

paulludvig said:

jaawwnn said: I guess we don't feel the same thing in our hearts lol

Prince came to me at an ultra-exclusive party and told me there was no plagiarism on anyone's part in that song yoda

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Reply #40 posted 12/17/18 2:06pm

luvsexy4all

ForbiddenFruit said:

Housequake and Papa Legba (at 3:40) by Talking Heads

Papa Legba was released September 15, 1986

Housequake was recorded October 18, 1986

This is no coincidence.

[Edited 12/16/18 16:36pm]

exc song ..but has NO resemblance to housequake

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Reply #41 posted 12/17/18 2:10pm

luvsexy4all

jaawwnn said:

That Raspberry Beret/Buzzcocks one always makes me laugh, it's so definitely coincidental but you can't help but hear it.

Automatic - Pointer Sisters -> Lavaux

whats the name of the buzcocks song???

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Reply #42 posted 12/17/18 2:12pm

paulludvig

luvsexy4all said:



jaawwnn said:


That Raspberry Beret/Buzzcocks one always makes me laugh, it's so definitely coincidental but you can't help but hear it.

Automatic - Pointer Sisters -> Lavaux



whats the name of the buzcocks song???



'Are Everything'
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Reply #43 posted 12/17/18 2:13pm

steakfinger

jaawwnn said:

herb4 said:

"Cream" sounds a lot like "Get it On (Bang a Gong)" by T. Rex

Which is itself a winking rip-off of Little Queenie by Chuck Berry.

By Chuck Berry's piano player - like most of Chuck Berry's songs.

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Reply #44 posted 12/17/18 2:18pm

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dodger said:

CherryMoon57 said:


Both song have a piano intro but other than that I don't hear any resemblance at all. confuse

Listen at 2.40. I can't help but sing 'spirits move me, every time I'm near you' there every time

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My mother was a big Barry Manilow fan so it struck me on first listen.

Yes I totally hear it now! It sounds like a deliberate nod to that song, a bit like when he inserted 'Wild Thing' in 'Crimson and Clover'. He often blended songs together (Dolphin/Heroes, Stare/Kiss/Sexy Dancer, etc.)

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Reply #45 posted 12/17/18 2:23pm

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luvsexy4all said:

ForbiddenFruit said:

Housequake and Papa Legba (at 3:40) by Talking Heads

Papa Legba was released September 15, 1986

Housequake was recorded October 18, 1986

This is no coincidence.

[Edited 12/16/18 16:36pm]

exc song ..but has NO resemblance to housequake

At 3:40, it sounds almost exactely like the intro beat of Housequake.

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Reply #46 posted 12/17/18 2:24pm

luvsexy4all

paulludvig said:

luvsexy4all said:

whats the name of the buzcocks song???

'Are Everything'

...if u r on crack...

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Reply #47 posted 12/17/18 4:46pm

herb4

I guess when u write that many songs, several will inevitably wind up sounding like something else. I ahv ea hard time believing he ever outright meant to do it. And most artists (at least the good ones) cop styles all tghe time. From what I can tell, he didn't listen to that much contemporary music.

That Buzzcocks song was nuts. Never heard it before.

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Reply #48 posted 12/17/18 5:02pm

PeteSilas

herb4 said:

I guess when u write that many songs, several will inevitably wind up sounding like something else. I ahv ea hard time believing he ever outright meant to do it. And most artists (at least the good ones) cop styles all tghe time. From what I can tell, he didn't listen to that much contemporary music.

That Buzzcocks song was nuts. Never heard it before.

i didn't either, he probably did copy intentionally at times, but just as often, I would think he did it subconcsciously. Who knows though, George Harrison got sued over a song and claimed he wrote it subconsciously, John Lennon rebutted that by saying he knew what he was doing. no big deal, if someone sued everytime a song resembled another, it would be a waste of everyone's time, the times successful suits are brought aren't that common. Michael Jackson was sued several times and although he was a fine writer, he plagiarized often, there is no mistaking Pyt was based off she's a bad mamma jama, you don't get that close and have it be an accident. The vile quincy used to defend michael against those suits but said he plagiarized recently, "all the time".

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Reply #49 posted 12/18/18 7:48am

Guitarhero

PeteSilas said:

herb4 said:

I guess when u write that many songs, several will inevitably wind up sounding like something else. I ahv ea hard time believing he ever outright meant to do it. And most artists (at least the good ones) cop styles all tghe time. From what I can tell, he didn't listen to that much contemporary music.

That Buzzcocks song was nuts. Never heard it before.

i didn't either, he probably did copy intentionally at times, but just as often, I would think he did it subconcsciously. Who knows though, George Harrison got sued over a song and claimed he wrote it subconsciously, John Lennon rebutted that by saying he knew what he was doing. no big deal, if someone sued everytime a song resembled another, it would be a waste of everyone's time, the times successful suits are brought aren't that common. Michael Jackson was sued several times and although he was a fine writer, he plagiarized often, there is no mistaking Pyt was based off she's a bad mamma jama, you don't get that close and have it be an accident. The vile quincy used to defend michael against those suits but said he plagiarized recently, "all the time".

lol Don't tell them MJ did it to it, will go against the narrative only Prince did it and we can't have that wink

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Reply #50 posted 12/18/18 10:10am

ForbiddenFruit

CherryMoon57 said:

luvsexy4all said:

exc song ..but has NO resemblance to housequake

At 3:40, it sounds almost exactely like the intro beat of Housequake.

Especially compared to the (unofficial but wonderful) Razormaid Remix...

[Edited 12/18/18 10:11am]

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Reply #51 posted 12/18/18 10:20am

paulludvig

ForbiddenFruit said:



CherryMoon57 said:




luvsexy4all said:



exc song ..but has NO resemblance to housequake



At 3:40, it sounds almost exactely like the intro beat of Housequake.






Especially compared to the (unofficial but wonderful) Razormaid Remix...











[Edited 12/18/18 10:11am]



It's similar, but not the same. Someone who's able to write out a drum chart could probably point out the specific differences.
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Reply #52 posted 12/18/18 7:21pm

imprimis

Hallway Speech segment of the extended 'Computer Blue' borrows handily from the breakdown in Missing Persons' 'Walking in L.A.' (around ~1:11).

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Reply #53 posted 12/19/18 2:31am

jaawwnn

imprimis said:

Hallway Speech segment of the extended 'Computer Blue' borrows handily from the breakdown in Missing Persons' 'Walking in L.A.' (around ~1:11).

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Ha! Does and all.

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Reply #54 posted 12/19/18 8:30am

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ludwig said:

"My Medallion" was the only NPGMC track that didn't end up on the chocolate invasion or the slaughterhouse album. I guess he got sued, because the chorus sounds exactly like "spill the wine" from eric burdon & war.

In fact it was not the only one (at all).

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And it actually, finally did end-up on the second edition of TCI from 2015 onwards (the only version available as we speak).

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So he didn't get sued. Maybe he once feared he would, though. Or he just had a last minute change of mind in favor of The Dance. I guess we'll never know.

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Reply #55 posted 12/19/18 9:35am

poppys

Nothing Compares 2 U chorus - Stay in My Corner The Dells 1968

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Reply #56 posted 12/19/18 9:58am

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ForbiddenFruit said:

CherryMoon57 said:

At 3:40, it sounds almost exactely like the intro beat of Housequake.

Especially compared to the (unofficial but wonderful) Razormaid Remix...

[Edited 12/18/18 10:11am]

It's not unofficial, it was actually released on a Razormaid compilation in 1987, titled "Razormaid Chapter M-16", and its real title is "Housequake (It's Not My Fault Mix)". Apparently, Razormaid contracts at the time entitled them to release a remix even if the artists declined to use it on their own records, as happened with Prince.

https://www.discogs.com/fr/Various-Razormaid-Chapter-M-16/release/1431019

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Reply #57 posted 12/19/18 10:28am

mdmeridius

Wishing Well by Terence Trent D’Arby and Vicki Waiting sound similar to me. When I have one of them in my head, it often crosses over into the other.
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Reply #58 posted 12/19/18 12:18pm

42Kristen

thumbs up! You have an good ear on what sounds similar.

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Reply #59 posted 12/19/18 12:42pm

imprimis

Christopher Cross/Michael Omartian's 'Words of Wisdom' (1983) -> 'Purple Rain', the instrumental portions thereof.

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The first 22 seconds, and then from ~3:54 to close, of 'Words of Wisdom', sound alarmingly familiar. Those symphonic purple tribute covers haven't nailed it as closely.

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