lollipop7 said:

Cinnie you have a good ear for music. Never heard the Afro Rican Joint. As for Rhythm Nation ripping off Sly, I believe that to be valid. Because even if some say "it's just a sample", it becomes more than a "sample" if it's the entire song.

Thanks, and I see your point.

Timmy84 said:

HrdwcH said:

Borderline by Madonna rips off Stephanie Mill's Never Knew Love Like This Before.

YES! Love both songs too lol [Edited 5/27/10 16:02pm]

Borderline is my favorite Madonna song. Real funky keyboard bass.

MotorBootyAffair said:

Lets Wait Awhile by Janet Jackson Daisy Jane by America Carribean Queen by Billy Ocean Billie Jean by Michael Jackson Roll With It by Steve Winwood Shotgun by Jr. Walker And The All-Stars Borrowed Love by The SOS Band Just The Way You Like It by the SOS Band Just Be Good To Me by the SOS band

All their songs sounded alike for a while there when Jimmy Jam started producing their music. You're soooo right.

itsjustaroundthecorner said:

Ready for the world: oh Sheila Copies Prince: lady cab driver Roxette :the look Copies Prince: u got the look Gwen stefani: hollaback girl Copies Prince: housequake Phil Collins: sussudio Copies Prince: 1999

midiscover said:

shorttrini said:

midiscover said:

"The Knowledge" ripped off by MJ's "Money"

It's a straight rip of "Do It Anyway You Wanna", by People's Choice. [Edited 5/28/10 17:42pm]

What? MJ's "Money" rips off Janet's "The Knowledge" Its so obvious.

NO, its not obvious .

People you missed an obvious on;

Rhianna: Sexuality ripps off Controversy by Prince.

seeingvoices12 said:

midiscover said:

shorttrini said:

midiscover said:

"The Knowledge" ripped off by MJ's "Money"

It's a straight rip of "Do It Anyway You Wanna", by People's Choice. [Edited 5/28/10 17:42pm]

What? MJ's "Money" rips off Janet's "The Knowledge" Its so obvious.

NO, its not obvious .

Thank you Seeing. It's not obvious....

One Thing Leads To Another-The Fixx/Beat It-Michael Jackson/Roxannne -The Police

Thriller-Michael Jackson/Give It To Me Baby-Rick James

Like A Virgin-Madonna/I Can't Turn You Loose-Otis Redding

Sugar Pie Honey Bunch/Same Old Song-The Four Tops

Tramp-Otis Redding/I Know I'm Losing You-The Temptations

I Wanna Hold On To You-Mica Paris/He's The Greatest Dancer-Sister Sledge

Sunglasses At Night-Corey Hart/Sweet Dreams Are Made Of These-Eurythmics/Beat It-Michael Jackson

Theme From Simon & Simon-Barry De Vorzon/Gimmie Three Steps-Lynyrd Skynyrd

Someone To Call My Lover-Janet Jackson/Ventura Highway-America

Innocent-Alexander O'Neal/Get It Up-The Time

You're Not My Girl-Ryan Leslie/Another One Bites The Dust-Queen/Good Times-Chic

sorry if this been mentioned...

JOHN LEGEND -ordinairy people RIPS OFF my cherie amour by STEVIE WONDER

Mica Paris - "My One Temptation" / Prince - "God Created Woman" and "Sweet Baby"

John Mellencamp - "Cherry Bomb" ====> borrows from =====> Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose - "Too Late To Turn Back Now"

September - "Cry For You" ====> borrows from =====> Bronski Beat - "Smalltown Boy"

Mariah Carey - "Can't Let Go" ====> borrows from =====> Keith Sweat - "Make It Last Forever"

Schemin' - Livin' is a perfect copy of Poison by BBD

Girl You Know It's True - Milli Vanili copies Don't Look Any Further - Dennis Edwards

Keep It In The Closet - Michael Jackson and Hooked On You - Karyn White copy Nasty Girl by Vanity 6

Straight Up Nasty - Zan - copies Soul Makossa - Manu Dibangu (it's sounds sampled, but it's not credited on the album)

a few more come to mind:

prince : america

sounds like

the time: the bird

van halen : jump

sounds like

prince : dirty mind

"Shark in the water" by V.V. Brown/'Faith' by George Michael and "Walk on the wild side" by Lou Reed

Yelsiap said:

"Shark in the water" by V.V. Brown/'Faith' by George Michael and "Walk on the wild side" by Lou Reed

Actually, since you mentioned "Faith", this is a song by the cure. The song is called "Close To You", it sounds like George ripped it off for "Faith".

AshK said:

AshK said:

LOOOOOOOOL! I'm dying.....

X-men is my favorite 90's cartoon. Surprised I never noticed this. lol.

AshK said:

How the hell did that slip under everybody's noses?

Bobby Caldwell's "What You Won't Do For Love", was copied by the theme from the tv show, "Too Close For Comfort"

AshK said:

gtfo

MotorBootyAffair said:

Bobby Caldwell's "What You Won't Do For Love", was copied by the theme from the tv show, "Too Close For Comfort"

Mary J Blige also copied the melody of 'What you won't do for love", for "Love No Limit".

I don't know about some of these songs being "rip-offs" or "copycats" but they sure share similarities especially where "Faith" is concerned. "Faith" also has that "Bo Diddley" beat.

dseann said:

People you missed an obvious on;

Rhianna: Sexuality ripps off Controversy by Prince.

exactly its a blatant rip off, though some will call it "homage" its the same freaking song and progressions etc...probaly why its only a circulating track and not on anything.

dseann said:

People you missed an obvious on;

Rhianna: Sexuality ripps off Controversy by Prince.

OBVIOUSLY that's a rip-off.

"Clocks" by Coldplay rips "Waiting for Her" by a-ha (chord progressions)

"beautiful day " by u2 rips "the Sun always shines on TV" by a-ha

lastdecember said:

dseann said:

People you missed an obvious on;

Rhianna: Sexuality ripps off Controversy by Prince.

exactly its a blatant rip off, though some will call it "homage" its the same freaking song and progressions etc...probaly why its only a circulating track and not on anything.

Homage my ass that's a ferking rip off.

But Prince ripped off Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen with Three Chains of Gold.

Harlepolis said:

AshK said:

How the hell did that slip under everybody's noses?

I'm not too sure who ripped off who, but maybe they didn't think there would be that big a crossover between Whitney fans and X-Men fans lol

This one is a bit tricky.

Listen 2 the Big Boi track "The Way u Move"

Then Listen 2 Badu's "Rimshot"

The giveaway here is that the soundalike to a prior hit is written after and released on the followup.