Pauly8509CWS 0 Posted May 22, 2006 http://www.wgmd.com/SOUNDS/FEATURES/051706-petty.mp3 I saw this on another board and thought this should be posted. What do you guys think of this? They're saying Dani California is nearly the exact same as Mary Jane's Last Dance. I actually agree, the way they break it down it's pretty much a ripoff. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
greasywheels121 38 Posted May 22, 2006 Ya, I posted this in the music thread. It definitely sounds very similar. I found it to be pretty disappointing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kyyle23 4,496 Posted May 22, 2006 those djs sped up the tom petty tunes a little bit, but it is still VERY close. Im dissapointed in the Peppers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrimsonWeltall 0 Posted May 22, 2006 Haha when I heard about Dani California being a ripoff before, it was people mentioning that the solo at the end had chunks of the main riff of Purple Haze Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wong & Owens 0 Posted May 22, 2006 This happens all the time in rock/pop music, it's just usually nobody picks up on it. I don't think it was intentional. Another example of this sort of thing I actually just noticed recently. I was listening to Green Day's Nimrod album(ok, stop laughing jerks) and the song 'Scattered' sounds almost exactly like the old America song 'Sister Golden Hair.' You can find hundreds of examples like this, if you had the time and resources. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rex Kickass 0 Posted May 23, 2006 On "Illinois", Sufjan Stevens' blatantly copies the riff for "Close To You" by The Cure. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
greasywheels121 38 Posted May 23, 2006 Nickelback plagarizes their own material. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Heads22 3,054 Posted May 23, 2006 QUOTE(greasywheels121 @ May 22, 2006 -> 07:35 PM) Nickelback plagarizes their own material. Why don't they try to rip off someone that doesn't suck? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Critic 2 Posted May 23, 2006 QUOTE(Wong & Owens @ May 22, 2006 -> 06:29 PM) This happens all the time in rock/pop music, it's just usually nobody picks up on it. I don't think it was intentional. Another example of this sort of thing I actually just noticed recently. I was listening to Green Day's Nimrod album(ok, stop laughing jerks) and the song 'Scattered' sounds almost exactly like the old America song 'Sister Golden Hair.' You can find hundreds of examples like this, if you had the time and resources. The entire American Idiot disc is like a tribute album. They "borrow" tons of riffs, from Siouxsie and the Banshees to Oasis to Motley Crue and tons more that I can't remember off the top of my head. And it does indeed happen all the time - the most recent one I can think of is "Wings Of A Butterfly" by HIM lifting the riff from Tom Petty's "A Woman In Love". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlaSoxxJim 0 Posted May 23, 2006 That's rock and roll for you. When Mary Jane's Last Dance came out, it was striking how much the verses followed CSNY's Almost Cut My Hair, and even how much the Mike Campbell and Petty (outro) solos sounded like Steve Stills' guitar lines from that song. Am/G/D, arpeggiate the chords a bit and you have either of those songs, and apparently this Chilli's song too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bmags 8,571 Posted May 23, 2006 QUOTE(Rex Kickass @ May 23, 2006 -> 12:04 AM) On "Illinois", Sufjan Stevens' blatantly copies the riff for "Close To You" by The Cure. there is so much going on in that god damn song... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GoRowand33 0 Posted May 23, 2006 thats amazing how close it is Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DABearSoX 0 Posted May 23, 2006 QUOTE(Heads22 @ May 23, 2006 -> 12:49 AM) Why don't they try to rip off someone that doesn't suck? HAHAHHAHAA Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
