July 15, 20204 yr Author Very surprised with this one: This Rush song's main riff sounding VERY similar to this by U2
September 24, 20204 yr This is such a blatant copy Yann Tiersen's genius: People who drew from Tiersen's work:
March 18, 20232 yr Author Courtesy of @SuperG.Girl Bon Jovi - You Give Love A Bad Name Bonnie Tyler - If You Were A Woman (And I Was a Man) The melody of the chorus is nearly identical! And upon a little googling, it turns out both songs were released with months of difference in 1986 (Bonnie Tyler's in March, Bon Jovi's in July) AND both songs feature Desmond Child: as songwriter in Bonnie Tyler's case and as co-songwriter in Bon Jovi's case. So there we have the reason why. Mr. Desmond Child recycled a melody here and scored two major hits in the process
March 18, 20232 yr Author Reading a bit further: Quote After he had completed his work on Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire and the single had peaked, Child went to work with Bon Jovi a few months later. He co-wrote "You Give Love a Bad Name" with Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora using the same composition and made the song a hit. "I was sore at the record company for not pushing that song ["If You Were A Woman (And I Was a Man)"], and I said, "I'm going to prove that that song's a hit!" So we wrote it again." And there's yet another recycling of that melody
April 1, 20232 yr Author On 1/13/2022 at 12:24 AM, Stormbringer said: Pretty much the same chord progression and very similar melodies I was just about to post this pair again....
January 26, 20241 yr 12 hours ago, Stormbringer said: Suspiciously similar riff stop suspecting people, relax and enjoy life
January 26, 20241 yr Author 1 minute ago, Sarah.Adams said: stop suspecting people, relax and enjoy life It's because I suspect you: it's your fault
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