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California Blue by Roy Orbison:

 



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Not just me then?

I thought it must be a sample or reworking but no mention on PulpWiki. Must be pure coincidence.

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No idea, I do like these kind of things though. Someone once mentioned a recent -ish U2 tune was quite like an old pulp song- it might be we can dance again, but I'm not to sure, I can't really remember, but they did sound very similar when it was pointed out to me. It might have been even on this forum years ago.



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We Can Dance Again is the Blake's 7 theme tune.

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Just googled it, that's pretty close, quite funny actually!

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Got it, city of blinding lights by U2, on the how to dismantle an atomic bomb. The same album that features the origin of the species

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The intro to "Los Amantes" by Mecano is pretty familiar too.



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Umberto Tozzi's "Gloria" --> Disco 2000's riff is more of a steal. Jarvis with a penchant for cheesy Mediterranean 80's pop? Surely not!

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Tozzi's version of Gloria was a copy of the Laura Branigan song. Elton John, Saturtuday Night is also similar for Disco 2000. 

 



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VoxPop wrote:

Tozzi's version of Gloria was a copy of the Laura Branigan song. Elton John, Saturtuday Night is also similar for Disco 2000. 

 

Nooo, Branigan covered Tozzi, not the other way round. Tozzi's version was late 70s, pretty sure Branigan's was early 80s.



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Yep, Umberto wrote it.

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Just listened to Dion's album for the first time, it's called born to be With You, so is the opening track... and listen closely, it's like it's Born To Cry's daddy

The atmosphere, some melody and lyrics are very very... close

 

And later on the same record, Only You know backing track is pretty much exactly the same as... Don't Let Him Waste Your Time. Never seen the sample credited anywhere.

 

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On this subject - does this Smokey Robinson track sound familar at all? (Tracks of My Tears)

 



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A little bit like "A Little Soul"

How about this? "One Man Show", anyone? (or is it just me)



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I think the Smokey nod is referred to in the title of the song. It is a little soul, and maybe a little steal.

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I think it's actually a sample, isn't it? It comes out a bit more when you listen to Glastonbury 1998 recording - Might not be that version but there's definately some backing track going on in there!
Not that it's bad - I really loved that both songs exist and it's kind of nice to work out, as a songwriter, that even your greatest hero just kind of steals stuff and makes it his own!


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Walker Brothers - Turn Out The Moon

The chorus reminds me of a certain (Scott Walker produced) Pulp song.



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Walker Brothers - Turn Out The Moon

The chorus reminds me of a certain (Scott Walker produced) Pulp song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAAqrXZ1Cac

Which one? I'm really not hearing it



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Oh, yeah...'The Birds in Your Garden'. Good spot. Nice tune this, slipped through the net - glad to hear it.

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Wow, the years I have been listening to the Walker Brothers I have never made that connection

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Speedy "Slush", anyone?

 

The Modern Lovers - Roadrunner

 



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Born to be with you reminds me of the beginning Of theres no emotion 



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That Boy's Evil (which was, incidentally, alternatively titled "Down with the P Crowd")

 

Dobie Gray - The In Crowd



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That Boy's Evil (which was, incidentally, alternatively titled "Down with the P Crowd")

 Nice!



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Crimson and Clover - Tommy James & The Shondells

 

This one has go an official sample credit but hadn't heard the original till the other day...



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And elements of 'pilchard' sound like 'Twist' from the mighty New Model Soldier...

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Apologies for this one but does the intro sound a bit like "Death Comes to Town"?

The Glitter Band People Like You And People Like Me

 



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Two more (but these were released after the Pulp songs)

Manic Street Preachers - Found that Soul

Heavy Metal

Super Furry Animals - Night Vision


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Not actually a song but we've definitely heard this. I don't think it was credited on the sleeve. 

GROUPIES - 1969 documentary LP

 



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Ah! Good find

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I was listening to the Beatles today and the following lyrics to "She Came in Through the Bathroom Window" caught my attention:

She said she'd always been a dancer
She worked at fifteen clubs a day
And though she thought I knew the answer
Well, I knew what I could not say

The song sounds nothing like "It's a Dirty World" but the lyrics aren't a million miles away

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Relaxed Muscle - Mary?

CAN - Mary, Mary, So Contrary



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Relaxed Muscle - Mary?

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Leonard Cohen - Waiting For The Miracle

 


Save the Whale anyone?



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100%- this is actually a pretty decent tune, never really listened to Leonard Cohen before, just always heard clips of the odd song, but I really enjoyed this

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Am I getting a hint of "Swanky Modes" here?

Edwyn Collins - The Campaign for Real Rock



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Glass Candy - Rolling Down The Hills



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https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2RhBoW7GkUTljIESluB7pm?si=oLPw_uSwQKek5v0nd9cE-A&utm_source=native-share-menu

 

I took the liberty of putting all of these into a playlist 



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The chorus of FEELINGCALLEDLOVE anyone?

Metronomy - The Look



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Hmm, more of a Pulp-video vibe. I've heard this song many times over the years, I think I know the bit you're thinking of, the insistent repeated notes on the keys but nah, they wish they could be as good as Pulp.

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No need to apologise for The Glitter Band. The Leader was not present

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Just going to put this here, blew my mind when I first heard it (from somewhere on this board I think) it did

Santo and Johnny - Lisa (All Alone)



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Yeah, I was trying to add this to Weed's "Sounds Like Pulp" playlist on Spotify last night! David's Last Summer in the breakdown completely. Hawley is a big fan of these and I'm sure Jarvis knew of it too.

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I'm sitting here smiling at some of these similarities. I'm loving the original songs too. Great songs. Thanks for the heads up on these. My listening sorted for Saturday night!


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Do I detect the occasional shades of "Spike Island" in the background here?

U2 - The Playboy Mansion



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"Grown Ups" intro?

Arctic Monkeys - The World's First Ever Monster Truck Front Flip

 

Don't know why but I'm detecting a bit of "My Sex" here

Althea and Donna - No More Fighting



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You've a good ear for these Ian but your old examples are impossible to check-out as the youtube links are dead :(
Maybe best off typing the name of the song too.

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Good idea, I have just attempted to repair this thread the best I can. Dead links have been replaced (apart from one I cannot remember) and artists/titles have been added.

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I mentioned this on the "More" thread but it's the first time I have listened in a while:

Super Furry Animals - Pan Ddaw'r Wawr

I think that the intro sounds a bit like "Grown Ups"



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Maybe too obvious but...

Elusive Butterfly by Bob Lind



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Well, Jarvis and Hawley thought the song sounded like this, didn't they? They got to play Elusive Butterfly with the man himself at a festival a few years ago.

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Indeed, the homage is so explicit it's right in the title. But I was still pretty startled when I heard Elusive Butterfly -- artists have been sued on much flimsier grounds, and I'm glad Mr. Lind is not the litigious sort.

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I think that the record label would check and credit the original writer on the sleeve / pay royalties if necessary.

"Disco 2000" had the working title of "Gloria" and definitely sounds like it. I'm sure with such a big hit, we would have heard if there were any problems.

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I was sat in a pub the other day, this came on and I found myself singing (in my head) "The night was ending, he needed her undressed..."

Georgie Fame - Yeh Yeh



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I heard this in a cafe today, took me a while to place were I knew it from

m.youtube.com/watch

I thought a cover version of A Trick Of The Light by Jarvis and Chilly was a pretty surprising thing to hear in a cafe, I realise now from looking in the liner notes that the song actually credits the writer of The Last Tango in Paris theme writer Gato Barbieri as writer of the music but Ive never seen the film and had no idea it wasnt written by ChillyG.

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Yes, the original even has some of the mood of Room 29. I watched Last Tango In Paris once, and thought it was pretty horrible. However, I think I was about 13 at the time. Can't remember much, but I think it had a claustrophobic atmosphere, which fits with how some of Room 29 made me feel. Wonderful album, haven't had it out for a year or two, good reminder to put it on again.



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I think that this may have been mentioned before but I have just listened to this and was definitely getting some "After You" vibes.

David Bowie - Stay 



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Heck, this was probably mentioned years ago, but I must be very dense because I've heard this song however many hundreds of times and only today noticed how much the final 'yeah' (last 5 seconds) reminds me of Pulp.

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Hmm...you reckon?

Spike Island definitely has a whiff of Union City Blue in the main riff. And of course We Can Dance Again lifts the "Your hair is beautiful" line from Atomic.

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