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Re: What song would you swear was by somebody else?

Daydreamer — Sun, 6 Aug 2017 20:16:01 GMT

Author: Daydreamer

Posted: 08/07/2017 00:16

Liedzeit wrote:

Also (stretching truth a bit) favorite Bowie is "All the young Dudes" by Humple Pie.

It's actually by Mott The Hoople, and Bowie did write the song and sang backing vocals so it isn't a total miss.

Re: What song would you swear was by somebody else?

Liedzeit — Sat, 5 Aug 2017 17:13:27 GMT

Author: Liedzeit

Posted: 08/05/2017 21:13

I always like to say my favorite Elvis record is Suspicion which in fact is by Terry Stafford.

Also (stretching truth a bit) favorite Bowie is "All the young Dudes" by Humple Pie.

And favorite CCR - Long Cool Woman - Hollies.

What really would have fooled me though is "Lies" by the Knickerbockers, recently (re)discovered. This really I would have said is by the Beatles.

Re: What record would you swear was somebody else?

Graeme2 — Sat, 5 Aug 2017 05:11:44 GMT

Author: Graeme2

Posted: 08/05/2017 09:11

Fischman wrote:

bobbyb5 wrote:

Daydreamer wrote:

bobbyb5 wrote:

What songs would you swear on your grandmother's grave was actually by somebody else? It sounds so much like someone else you can't fuckin get over it.

John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band... On the Dark Side____ I would swear was Bruce Springsteen

Knew most of these and they're alright but man this sounded just like Bruce, I'm a big Bruce fan but I could easily be fooled by this. Amazing stuff.

Yep. that's why I put it at the very top of the list. that's the all-time most amazing one

Dedicated Bruce hater here. But I really dig the show tune there. Don't know why, because it is a dead ringer for Bruce,

The America song like Neil Young??? Not a chance. America actually sing through their mouths, unlike Neil who seems incapable of uttering a single syllable through anything but his nose. There's absolutely no way one could mistake America's harmonies for Neil's uber-nasal whine.

🤣 It sounds so unlike Neil young that his father rang him and congratulated him on the big hit he'd heard on the radio, being sure it was his son. I've never had young down as nasal, whiney yes. And what a great whine it is.

Re: What song would you swear was by somebody else?

Anonymous — Sat, 5 Aug 2017 03:17:55 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 08/05/2017 07:17

albumceleste wrote:

When I was a kid and this chorus popped up on the radio I always tought this was Rod Stewart

Good ones.
And I thought Everything I do, I do it for You was Rod Stewart's

Re: What song would you swear was by somebody else?

indieshins — Fri, 4 Aug 2017 19:24:07 GMT

Author: indieshins

Posted: 08/04/2017 23:24

I thought Road to Nowhere was a Brian Ferry song, until quite recently. I still have to struggle to remember it's Talking Heads sometimes.

Re: What song would you swear was by somebody else?

Anonymous — Fri, 4 Aug 2017 18:56:30 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 08/04/2017 22:56

When I was a kid and this chorus popped up on the radio I always tought this was Rod Stewart

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Also I tought this was Depeche Mode

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Re: What song would you swear was by somebody else?

Anonymous — Fri, 4 Aug 2017 17:59:25 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 08/04/2017 21:59

Captain_Dude wrote:

...and, although I can't really count this one because I first saw him the very first time I heard him, Michael Fitzpatrick of Fitz and the Tantrums sounds VERY MUCH like Daryl Hall. Go listen. Seriously! It's uncanny.

"It's Uncanny", actually a beautiful song by Hall & Oates

Re: What song would you swear was by somebody else?

Anonymous — Thu, 3 Aug 2017 16:24:07 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 08/03/2017 20:24

When I heard the first 2 minutes of "You Only Get What You Give" by New Radicals on the radio, I thought it was Hall&Oates and that they were great again.

Re: What song would you swear was by somebody else?

Daydreamer — Thu, 3 Aug 2017 13:58:45 GMT

Author: Daydreamer

Posted: 08/03/2017 17:58

Captain_Dude wrote:

When I heard Edwyn Collins' "A Girl Like You," I thought I was listening to a new David Bowie release.

I forgot about this one, but it's totally true. Just like Bowie.

Re: What song would you swear was by somebody else?

Fischman — Thu, 3 Aug 2017 10:49:03 GMT

Author: Fischman

Posted: 08/03/2017 14:49

First time I heard Gensis' Follow You Follow Me, I though it was the latest from Seals & Crofts. It bore such a strong resemblance to their last hit "Get Closer"

Re: What song would you swear was by somebody else?

Captain_Dude — Thu, 3 Aug 2017 10:36:44 GMT

Author: Captain_Dude

Posted: 08/03/2017 14:36

Great question!

When I heard Edwyn Collins' "A Girl Like You," I thought I was listening to a new David Bowie release.

Badfinger's "Come and Get It" sounds exactly like the Beatles.

Meredith Brook's "Bitch" sounds a lot like Alanis Morissette

"Beautiful In My Eyes" by Joshua Kadison sounds like Elton John

"Can't Get It Out of My Head" by E.L.O. sounds very much like a John Lennon tune.

...and, although I can't really count this one because I first saw him the very first time I heard him, Michael Fitzpatrick of Fitz and the Tantrums sounds VERY MUCH like Daryl Hall. Go listen. Seriously! It's uncanny.

(By the way, this question is lost on anybody who is under 30, I think. Back in the old days, our radios didn't show us the names of the songs and artists. We all had to wait for a DJ to come on the air and tell us what we were listening to. lol)

Re: What song would you swear was by somebody else?

rkm — Thu, 3 Aug 2017 05:58:01 GMT

Author: rkm

Posted: 08/03/2017 09:58

I used to think Bachman Turner Overdrive "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" was Tom Petty

Re: What record would you swear was somebody else?

bobbyb5 — Wed, 2 Aug 2017 20:48:18 GMT

Author: bobbyb5

Posted: 08/03/2017 00:48

Fischman wrote:

bobbyb5 wrote:

Daydreamer wrote:

bobbyb5 wrote:

Knew most of these and they're alright but man this sounded just like Bruce, I'm a big Bruce fan but I could easily be fooled by this. Amazing stuff.

Yep. that's why I put it at the very top of the list. that's the all-time most amazing one

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Idk. Everybody I've ever talked to who's heard that song said the same thing I did; "I thought it was Neil Young when I first heard it". Lol

Re: What song would you swear was by somebody else?

Fischman — Wed, 2 Aug 2017 20:42:56 GMT

Author: Fischman

Posted: 08/03/2017 00:42

One hit wonder Ali Thompson's "Take a Little Rhythm" had most people convinced it was Paul McCartney until they were proven otherwise as indeed it sounded just like Paul of that era (1980). Many a bet was lost on this one.

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Sometime check out the obscure neo-proggish group Senses. Female vocalist, but she's the audio doppelganger of Yes' Jon Anderson.

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I was one who first thought the Hollies' Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress was actually CCR.

Re: What record would you swear was somebody else?

Fischman — Wed, 2 Aug 2017 20:35:33 GMT

Author: Fischman

Posted: 08/03/2017 00:35

bobbyb5 wrote:

Daydreamer wrote:

bobbyb5 wrote:

Knew most of these and they're alright but man this sounded just like Bruce, I'm a big Bruce fan but I could easily be fooled by this. Amazing stuff.

Yep. that's why I put it at the very top of the list. that's the all-time most amazing one

Re: What record would you swear was somebody else?

bobbyb5 — Wed, 2 Aug 2017 20:07:58 GMT

Author: bobbyb5

Posted: 08/03/2017 00:07

Daydreamer wrote:

bobbyb5 wrote:

Knew most of these and they're alright but man this sounded just like Bruce, I'm a big Bruce fan but I could easily be fooled by this. Amazing stuff.

Yep. that's why I put it at the very top of the list. that's the all-time most amazing one

Re: What record would you swear was somebody else?

Daydreamer — Wed, 2 Aug 2017 19:23:35 GMT

Author: Daydreamer

Posted: 08/02/2017 23:23

bobbyb5 wrote:

Knew most of these and they're alright but man this sounded just like Bruce, I'm a big Bruce fan but I could easily be fooled by this. Amazing stuff.

What song would you swear was by somebody else?

bobbyb5 — Wed, 2 Aug 2017 17:38:39 GMT

Author: bobbyb5

Posted: 08/02/2017 21:38

What songs would you swear on your grandmother's grave was actually by somebody else? It sounds so much like someone else you can't fuckin get over it. Some of these are vocal sound-alikes and some are Musical sound-alikes:

John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band... On the Dark Side____ I would swear was Bruce Springsteen
Talk Talk.. It's My Life___I would swear was Bryan Ferry/Roxy Music
America... A Horse With No Name___ I would swear was Neil Young
Emiliana Torrini.. Gollum's song___ I would swear was Bjork
The Hollies... Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress____I would swear was Creedence Clearwater Revival
Stealer's Wheel... Stuck In The Middle With You___ I would swear was Bob Dylan
Rick Derringer.. Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo___ I would swear was Led Zeppelin
Dave Clark Five... Glad All Over___ I would swear was the Beatles
Todd Rundgren... I Saw the Light ___I would swear was Carole King
The Knickerbockers...Lies___ I would swear was the Beatles
Natalie Cole.. This Wiill Be____ I would swear was Aretha Franklin
Stories... Brother Louie___ I would swear was Rod Stewart
LeAnn Rimes... Blue____ I would swear was Patsy Cline
Laura Branigan.. Gloria___ I would swear was Donna Summer
Junkie XL..Dealing with the Roster__ I would swear was Prodigy
Quarterflash. Harden My Heart .....I would swear was Pat Benatar