18 Songs That 'Rip Off' Other Hits

[Hugh-AR]

18 Songs That 'Rip Off' Other Hits

[Brian007]

Hi Hugh

I suppose its inevitable that given the small amount of chords and notes in the scales there are that some form of duplication is bound to happen
the 12 bar blues is a prime example

All the best, Brian007

[Hugh-AR]

Brian,

I don't think they would even bother with trying to say that their 12 bar blues was subject to Copyright!

I am still wondering if these two groups ever came to blows. Particularly when not only is the tune the same (except for the extra bars on that high note in Una Paloma Blance) but the little 'ditty' played at the end of each Verse and Chorus is the same in both.

Jonathan King - Una Paloma Blanca 1975



The Wurzels "I Am A Cider Drinker" (Paloma Blanca) 1976



Hugh

[Hugh-AR]

And here's another one. This time George Harrison and The Chiffons. It's really interesting to listen to both versions at the same time!

My Sweet Lord vs. He's So Fine

[Hugh-AR]

And here's another one. Remember Alma Cogan singing this is 1957?

Alma Cogan - You Me And Us ( 1957 )



And here is André Rieu with Cielito Lindo.

André Rieu & The Platin Tenors performing Cielito Lindo live in Maastricht.



Any similarities? This is what Wikipedia have to say about it:

"Cielito Lindo" is a popular traditional song of Mexico, written in 1882 by Quirino Mendoza y Cortés (c. 1859–1957). In recent decades it has come to be widely known as a theme song for Mexicans, particularly in international circumstances, like the soccer championship World Cup, where Mexican fans sang it to the Mexican national team.

The melody was used as the basis for a popular English-language song, "You, Me, and Us," which became a hit for Alma Cogan in the United Kingdom in 1957.

Written in 1882? No longer subject to Copyright then.

Hugh