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matt z
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Easiest that no one's mentioned here: Headlong - FIRE WOMAN [or that whole album] (THE CULT) Action This Day - (dry beat) My Sharona - The Knack
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MercuryArts
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MERQRY wrote: The Real Wizard wrote: Bo Alex wrote:
Modern Times Rock 'N Roll: Led Zep. Just listen to Comunication Breakdown. I hear Zeppelin influences in Son & Daughter also, mainly the guitar riff.
Funny How Love Is: The Beach Boys, I guess? Bingo on all three. But for Funny How Love Is, I'd say it's the Phil Spector sound in general. It's who Brian Wilson was trying to emulate. In Son and daughter i hear more Black Sabath influences... Agreed, I always thought this was a nod to Sabath, specifically Iron Man.
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matt z
Bohemian: 963 posts
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Another interesting one: My Baby Does Me - 1989 (rhythm) - "NO ORDINARY LOVE" - 1992 - SADE (ODDLY ENOUGH THIS IS IN REVERSE... Her Song sounds like Queen's song) I think a similar thread was here on QZ: SEARCH: PLAGIARISM Boys of Summer = Breakthru and Keep Passing the Open Windows was another song
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The Flash Danny Project
Bohemian: 166 posts
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More random thoughts: I thought the Sade connection was interesting as the intro to 'These Are The Days of Our Lives' sounds a lot like the intro on 'Smooth Operator'. The intro to 'It's a Hard Life' is ripped off an opera. 'Rain Must Fall' sounds like it was an outtake from Wham!'s 'Make It Big' album and 'My Baby Does Me' sounds very George Michael-esque. 'Scandal' sounds a lot like a Scorpions tune (don't know the title). Slightly OT, I always wondered what an AC/DC cover of 'Fat Bottomed Girls would sound like.
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FriedChicken
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That something sounds a bit like something doesn't mean it was influenced by something. The only think that links Last Horizon to The Shadows is that it's an instrumental song with lead guitar playing the melody. Like Joe Satriani does, and Steve Vai, Jeff Beck and many many more.
"On the first day Pim & Niek created a heavenly occupation. Pim & Niek blessed it and named it 'Loosch'."
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Ozz
Chileno de Corazon
Bohemian: 295 posts
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This thread is surreal.... Maybe the opening question should have ask some citations to prove the influences. Next time we will see that Somebody To Love sounds like Justin Bieber ¬¬ ------ We probably should look artists like: Beatles Beach Boys (Funny How Love Is) The Who Led Zeppellin (Innuendo, Queen I) Cream Aretha Franklin (Somebody To Love) Chic (AOBTD) Elvis Lennon Mott The Hoople dsmeer wrote:
I hear a lot of Queen in most Queen songs That's mostly.... accurate
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Flash Jazz
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I don't get it, why do you think each song they do has to be influenced by either another song or another artist just because they sound a little like the other? For example, songs like Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon and Seaside Rendezvous are most definitely NOT influenced by The Beatles, why would they? Those songs are influenced by the vaudeville era and that is exactly what Freddie is trying to do, bring you back there. Another One Bites the Dust doesn't have to be influenced by Chic just because the bass riff sound similar, it's just Deacon's take on black funky music in general. I think it's more of Queen trying their own versions of certain musical STYLES rather than bands.
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Ozz
Chileno de Corazon
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Nile rodgers said in an interview that John deacon used to hang with them in the studio and that AOBTD was clearly influenced by them
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Stelios
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But in the case of Life is Real for example Freddie said that he deriberately tried to recreate Lennos ubstract lyrics and concepts. ex. "Blood on my terraces Torsos in my closet Shadows from my past live is real" ps. and a little trivia some might dont know. The original opening line of the song used to be "cunt stains on my pillow" !!! LOL
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matt z
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STELIOS wrote:
But in the case of Life is Real for example Freddie said that he deriberately tried to recreate Lennos ubstract lyrics and concepts.
ex. "Blood on my terraces Torsos in my closet Shadows from my past live is real"
ps. and a little trivia some might dont know. The original opening line of the song used to be "cunt stains on my pillow" !!! LOL Yeah, via the Freestone book. Pretty sick words if u asked me. Glad it was changed.
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tcc
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I think the title "Life Is Real" is an answer to Lennon's "Imagine". Off topic - there is a painting by an Indonesian artist where the image of John Lennon is upfront but faintly in the background is an image of Freddie Mercury. The title of the painting is "The Real of Imagine". It was sold at an auction to a private collector.
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matt z
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tcc wrote:
I think the title "Life Is Real" is an answer to Lennon's "Imagine".
Off topic - there is a painting by an Indonesian artist where the image of John Lennon is upfront but faintly in the background is an image of Freddie Mercury. The title of the painting is "The Real of Imagine". It was sold at an auction to a private collector. interesting... Any link to a picture? is it half decent artwork?
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brENsKi
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tcc wrote:
I think the title "Life Is Real" is an answer to Lennon's "Imagine".
. no it isn't. "Life Is Real" is miles closer to the (at that time) unreleased Lennon track "Real Love" - if you ever get a chance to hear the solo demo, and NOT the Beatles 1995 version give it a go - i swear Freddie must've heard it
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tcc
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matt z wrote: tcc wrote:
I think the title "Life Is Real" is an answer to Lennon's "Imagine".
Off topic - there is a painting by an Indonesian artist where the image of John Lennon is upfront but faintly in the background is an image of Freddie Mercury. The title of the painting is "The Real of Imagine". It was sold at an auction to a private collector. interesting... Any link to a picture? is it half decent artwork? I saw the picture in the advertisement for the auction in 2010. I had no time to go to see it and later it was reported in the press that it was sold to a private collector. I forgot the name of the artist, so was unable to do a search in the net.
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waunakonor
Let's fucking do it, darling!
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Doin' Alright and See What a Fool I've Been--possibly influenced by Smile
Honey you're sparking something this far in me
I'm out of control, I want to rush headlong you've got a new go
And you're rushing headlong, out of control
And you think you're so strong.
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The Flash Danny Project
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waunakonor wrote:
Doin' Alright and See What a Fool I've Been--possibly influenced by Smile Lyrically speaking, 'Doing Alright' is already 66.6666666666% Smile.
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tomchristie22
Because the wind is high
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I hear a lot of Led Zep in Liar.. Queen I in general too
When I'm gone, they'll say we're all fools, and we don't understand.
Oh, be strong, don't turn your heart - you're all, we're all, for all, for always.....
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Your Fairy King
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No one has mentioned that Jesus sounds like Black Sabbath. I think lyrically it was Mercury's way of spoofing Sabbath, by doing a slow, heavy, psychedelic number about God instead of Satan.
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waunakonor
Let's fucking do it, darling!
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The Flash Danny Project wrote: waunakonor wrote:
Doin' Alright and See What a Fool I've Been--possibly influenced by Smile Lyrically speaking, 'Doing Alright' is already 66.6666666666% Smile. Both songs are basically Smile songs :)
Honey you're sparking something this far in me
I'm out of control, I want to rush headlong you've got a new go
And you're rushing headlong, out of control
And you think you're so strong.
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Winter Land Man
Jake
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matt z wrote:
Another interesting one:
My Baby Does Me - 1989 (rhythm) - "NO ORDINARY LOVE" - 1992 - SADE
(ODDLY ENOUGH THIS IS IN REVERSE... Her Song sounds like Queen's song)
I think a similar thread was here on QZ: SEARCH: PLAGIARISM
Boys of Summer = Breakthru
and Keep Passing the Open Windows was another song
Boys Of Summer and Breakthru'????
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