topper74 Posted January 24, 2002 Share Posted January 24, 2002 I know this probably isn't a great example, but it came immediatly to mind. Sister Hazel's first big hit, I can't remember the title, Sounds exactly like Blues Traveler. Fooled me for about a month. Your exactly right about Holiday road. Very Beach Boys. [ 01-24-2002: Message edited by: topper74 ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Smedberg Posted January 24, 2002 Share Posted January 24, 2002 I think of these songs that Westlife, BSB, Five and Nsync did that Nsync, Five, BSB and Westlife could have done. Or was it A1... Oh sorry, you said [b]great[/b] song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hippie Posted January 24, 2002 Share Posted January 24, 2002 Lindsey Buckingham is a great player, listen to Fleetwood Mac's 'Never goin' back again', awesome, clearly played fingerpickin' there. Yes, ELO reminds me of the Beatles too, that's probably why the remaining Fab's got hooked up with Jeff Lynn for the Anthology series. I always thought Cyndy Lauper's 'Time after time' should have been a Phil Collins song. [ 01-24-2002: Message edited by: Hippie ] In two days, it won't matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlChuck Posted January 24, 2002 Share Posted January 24, 2002 All the Rutles songs sound like great songs the Beatles never did... great work by Neil Innes (composer) and particular mention to guitarist Ollie Halsall (may he rest in peace) for his outstanding and funny George Harrison imitations... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gulliver Posted January 24, 2002 Share Posted January 24, 2002 When I first heard "Shout" (by Tears For Fears) I thought this was Depesh Mode stuff... :confused: I am back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxTick Posted January 24, 2002 Share Posted January 24, 2002 [ 01-24-2002: Message edited by: sactog ] 0096 2251 2110 8105 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magpel Posted January 24, 2002 Share Posted January 24, 2002 I have exactly this sensation every time I listen to Aimee Mann's That's Just What You Are--the greatest Squeeze song that Squeeze never did. Of course, Difford and Tillbrook sing on it, so maybe this is cheating. Check out the Sweet Clementines CD at bandcamp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hippie Posted January 24, 2002 Share Posted January 24, 2002 [quote]Originally posted by Gulliver: [b]When I first heard "Shout" (by Tears For Fears) I thought this was Depesh Mode stuff... :confused: [/b][/quote] When I first heard 'Sewing the seeds of love'(tears for fears) I though it was a re-interpretation of 'I am the Walrus'. :) In two days, it won't matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arjay Posted January 24, 2002 Share Posted January 24, 2002 When I first heard "Sowing the Seeds of Love," I thought it was Elton John! And then all that backwards layered ersatz George Martinizing started in...it was a blatant nod to the Fabs, allright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hippie Posted January 24, 2002 Share Posted January 24, 2002 [quote]Originally posted by Arjay: [b]When I first heard "Sowing the Seeds of Love," I thought it was Elton John! And then all that backwards layered ersatz George Martinizing started in...it was a blatant nod to the Fabs, allright.[/b][/quote] recently on VH1, Robert Christegau (village voice critic?)said 'Elton John IS Paul McCartney taken to its logical limit, more so than Paul & Wings'. In two days, it won't matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Flier Posted January 24, 2002 Share Posted January 24, 2002 Yeah I second the Rutles! Great stuff. My band even does a couple of their songs. :D Of course, EVERYBODY thought the Hollies' "Long Cool Woman" was CCR... it certainly SHOULD have been CCR... sure as hell doesn't sound like the Hollies! --Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roto Posted January 24, 2002 Share Posted January 24, 2002 [quote]Originally posted by Hippie: [b]Lindsey Buckingham is a great player, listen to Fleetwood Mac's 'Never goin' back again', awesome, clearly played fingerpickin' there. Yes, ELO reminds me of the Beatles too, that's probably why the remaining Fab's got hooked up with Jeff Lynn for the Anthology series.[/b][/quote] I thought I read that he never uses a pick. Go find "Out of the Cradle". He did just about everything you hear on that album Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arjay Posted January 24, 2002 Share Posted January 24, 2002 Hello again, I just came back to third the Rutles vote. Lee, that's great you're doing some Rutles tunes! The movie came out when I was in college, and the band I was in then IMMEDIATELY learned "Another Day!" "A glass of wine with Gertrude Stein I know I'll never share...but I don't mind, that's just the kind of cross each man must bear..." Wonderful fun. Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Zeger Posted January 24, 2002 Share Posted January 24, 2002 The first Ben Folds Five album reminded me of early-Billy-Joel-meets-early-Joe-Jackson-meets-early-Todd-Rundren. Everything guitarist Brian Hughes produces sounds like a lightweight version of the Pat Metheny Group. The Rundren-produced Bourgeous Tagg single "I Don't Mind At All" is another Beatlesque gem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolhouse Posted January 25, 2002 Share Posted January 25, 2002 When I first heard "Has Anybody Seen My Baby" I thought it sounded kinda like the Stones. Then I found out it [i]was[/i] the Stones. Wait a minute....... Oh never mind. later, Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pro Jules Posted January 25, 2002 Share Posted January 25, 2002 A recent airplay smash from Train is the break through pop song the Black Crowes never wrote... They are probably somewhere getting stoned instead... Good work if you can get it! :) Jules Producer Julian Standen London, UK, Come hang here! http://www.gearslutz.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricknbokker Posted January 25, 2002 Share Posted January 25, 2002 Absolutely, Jules! I thought that was the Crows for weeks before I caught on. mzeger... You must be reading my mind in regards to Ben Folds Five. I caught [i]that[/i] one right away! ;) Pop... I been a huge ELO fan since the second record. The Beatles influence is obvious in a lot of Jeff Lynne's work. I once read an interview with him where he goes on about how mad he was for them. He actually got into the control room once during a recording session. If memory serves, I believe it was while George was tracking parts for 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps' He said the only downside was that Paul was not in attendance. As for my contribution to this excellent topic? Shoot...I'll try again later. :D Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tusker Posted January 25, 2002 Share Posted January 25, 2002 Ron Sexmith's music sounds like stuff Paul McCartney might have written if he had hung out with folk musicians instead of the fab four. Good songs too. They know how to find a place in your brain and stick there. Jerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxTick Posted January 25, 2002 Share Posted January 25, 2002 the song 'Pandy Fackler' off of Ween - White Pepper sounds just like a Steely Dan tune. of course there are a couple *Beatlesque* tunes on it as well. 0096 2251 2110 8105 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Capasso Posted January 25, 2002 Share Posted January 25, 2002 Great topic ! Popmusic - while we all recognize ELO's similarity to the Beatles, I always thought of Mr. Bluesky as a distinctly Harrison tune - especially the third verse where the acoustic guitars are much in evidence. Alchuck - I'm not sure that the Rutles counts, since it was specifically meant to emulate the Beatles. I agree that it's great stuff !! Hippie - I remember a DJ saying at the time that the guys from Tears for Fears said that they "never listened to the Beatles, so there was no connection". Knowing the Beatles penetration into music and listening to that song (I love that song!) I find that hard to believe... Mzeger - I always thought that B-T song sounded like somebody else. I never thought of the Beatles (and still don't think that's it), but I could never figure it out... My vote is The Monroes "What Do All The People Know" should have been The Byrds or McGuinn - partially because of the 12-string, partially the song arrangement. Tom www.stoneflyrocks.com Acoustic Color Be practical as well as generous in your ideals. Keep your eyes on the stars and keep your feet on the ground. - Theodore Roosevelt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Capasso Posted January 25, 2002 Share Posted January 25, 2002 Popmusic - thanks for the clarification. Those guys are usually too good to do an outright ripoff. Tom www.stoneflyrocks.com Acoustic Color Be practical as well as generous in your ideals. Keep your eyes on the stars and keep your feet on the ground. - Theodore Roosevelt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Zeger Posted January 25, 2002 Share Posted January 25, 2002 [quote]Originally posted by Tom Capasso: [b]Mzeger - I always thought that B-T song sounded like somebody else. I never thought of the Beatles (and still don't think that's it), but I could never figure it out... [/b][/quote] I'm working from memory, but I remember the song having "Eleanor Rigby" strings. On the topic of Rundren/Beatles influence, there is Utopia's homage "Deface the Music". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricknbokker Posted January 25, 2002 Share Posted January 25, 2002 I thought The Beatles became Klaatu? :) Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rog951 Posted January 25, 2002 Share Posted January 25, 2002 I think both the Counting Crows and Train spent a little too much time alone in a room with Van Morrison's "Blowin' your Mind" LP. All their songs sound like V.M. out-takes to me... None more black. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolhouse Posted January 26, 2002 Share Posted January 26, 2002 [quote]Originally posted by coolhouse: [b]When I first heard "Has Anybody Seen My Baby" I thought it sounded kinda like the Stones. Then I found out it [i]was[/i] the Stones. Wait a minute....... Oh never mind. [/b][/quote] Now I got it. When I first heard "Has Anybody Seen My Baby" I thought it was the Dust Brothers. Then I found out the Dust Brothers [i]played[/i] on it. No....that's not it either. Lemme think. later, Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolhouse Posted January 26, 2002 Share Posted January 26, 2002 [quote]Originally posted by coolhouse: [b] Now I got it. When I first heard "Has Anybody Seen My Baby" I thought it was the Dust Brothers. Then I found out the Dust Brothers [i]played[/i] on it. No....that's not it either. Lemme think. [/b][/quote] Okay,this is it. When I first heard "Has Anybody Seen My Baby" I thought it was the Dust Brothers doing the Stones. Then I found out it was the Stones doing the Dust Brothers. Oh man.......that doesn't sound good. Well [i]shit[/i]. later, Mike [ 01-26-2002: Message edited by: coolhouse ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skip_dup1 Posted January 27, 2002 Share Posted January 27, 2002 ANYTHING by Creed should have been done by Pearl Jam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolhouse Posted January 27, 2002 Share Posted January 27, 2002 [quote]Originally posted by popmusic: [b] ...the same refrain as k.d. Lang's "Constant Craving"? Apparently, the Stones thought so too, so they ended up giving her a partial writing credit for the song. At least, that's what k.d. Lang said in an interview.[/b][/quote] That's [i]it[/i]! When I first heard "Has Anybody Seen My Baby" I thought it was k.d. Lang and her fiddle player what's-his-name Mink. Then I found out they had [i]written[/i]... Boy this is a confusing thread. Later, Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Botch. Posted January 28, 2002 Share Posted January 28, 2002 [quote]Originally posted by skip: [b]ANYTHING by Creed should have been done by Pearl Jam[/b][/quote] You hit that one on the head! :rolleyes: Botch "Eccentric language often is symptomatic of peculiar thinking" - George Will www.puddlestone.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gtoledo3 Posted January 28, 2002 Share Posted January 28, 2002 Standen!- I thought I was the only one who hears that Train song as a poppy black crowes. Everybody gives me a weird look when I say that. That song, "give me the beat boys to soothe my soul" sounds like Bob Seger to me, not Doby Grey. And I always kind of felt that most of Police synchronicity could have been a crappy XTC album. Want mix/tracking feedback? Checkout "The Fade"- www.grand-designs.cc/mmforum/index.php The soon-to-be home of the "12 Bar-Blues Project" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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