Have you ever heard a song and thought ''Hey, that reminds me of that other song.''? Well, I'm putting together a master list of rip off music to keep you informed and to help prevent you from becoming a mindless zombie. May I reiterate.... THIS ISN'T MY LIST OF FRIENDS!!!!
The format is as follows:
Original song. Artist. Approximate Year of Release
Rip-off song. Con-artist. Approximate Year of Release.
He Wasn't Man Enough For Me. Tony Braxton. 2000.
My Love Don't Cost A Thing. J. Leno. 2001
Homeless. Elton John. 1993.
You Oughta Know. Alanis Morissette. 1995
One Hand In My Pocket. Alanis Morissette. 1995/1996.
Complicated. Alanis Lavigne. 2002.
Please Forgive Me. Brian Adams. 1993.
Amazed. Lonestar. 2000.
You Get What You Give. New Radicals. 1998.
A Little Bit of This, A Little Bit of That (The Game of Love). Michelle Branch f/Carlos Santana. 2003.
I Wanna Be Rich. Calloway. 1989.
Waiting For Tonight. J. Leno. 1999.
Dreamin'. Vanessa Williams. 1988/89.
Thank You. Dildo. 2001.
That's What Love Can Do. Boy Krazy. 1993.
Breaking All The Rules. She Moves. 1997.
Your Baby Never Looked Good In Blue. Expose'. 1990.
I Turn To You. Christina Snaguilera. 1999.
Hippy Chick. SOHO. 1991.
No, no, no. Destiny's Child. 1998.
Maria, Maria. Various f/Wyclef. 1998.
The Case of the Ex. Mya. 1999.
Independant Woman Part 5. Destiny's Child. 2000.
I Wanna New Drug. Huey Lewis And The News. 1982.
Ghostbusters. Ray Parker. 1984.
Four Seasons of Lonliness. Boys II Men. 1997.
Where Ever You Will Go. The Calling. 2001.
Are You Jimmy Ray? Jimmy Ray. 1997.
What A Grill Wants. Christina Snaguilera. 1999.
Sweet Misery. Aerosmith. 1994
Cry. Faith Hill. 2002
At The Beginning. Donna Lewis & Richard Marx. 1999.
Plain and Simple and Ordinary. Brad Paisley. 2003.
Building A Mystery. Sarah McLachlin. 1997.
The First Cut Is The Deepest. Sheryl Crow. 2003.
Back On The Chain Gang. The Pretenders. 1982.
Passionate Kisses. Mary Chapin-Carpenter. 1992
Cult of Personality. Living Colour. 1989
Just Like You. Three Days Grace. 2004 **Most similarities to date**
Birmingham. Amanda Marshall. 1995.
Pieces of Me. Ashlee Simpson. 2004. **First double entry**
Clarity. John Mayer. 2003.
Pieces of Me. Ashlee Simpson. 2004 **Clarity and Birmingham don't sound alike**
Temptation. Corrina. 1991.
Cruel Summer (Remake). Ace of Base. 1998.
My Stupid Mouth. John Mayer. 2002.
White Fag. Dido. 2004.
No More Words. Berlin. 198?
Save Some Love. Keedy. 1990
You Don't Have To Go Home Tonight. The Triplets. 1990
This One's For The Girls. Martina McBride. 2004