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More Than Teen Spirit: Songs That Sound Remarkably Like Other Songs

In rough order of originals, with ripoffs following. Okay, you can try to score a hit record by creating a wholly original sound. Hope you don't mind washing dishes for a few years. It's a lot easier to grab an audience by imitating something that they already like, then trying to innovate. Bob Dylan was a Woody Guthrie imitator before he found his own voice, Wilson Pickett scored the money for that Mustang, Sally, by being Atlantic's answer to James Brown, it's a cinch that four or five of your favorite punk-poppers started as Green Day tribute bands. Some of these semi-intentional homages have been the subject of famous litigation, like "My Sweet Lord" and "Ghostubsters." Some are just tolerated as sincere forms of flattery.
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Ever said "that sounds familiar?"

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Peggy Sue - Buddy Holly & the Crickets
Peggy Sue - Buddy Holly & the Crickets
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Tommy Roe - Sheila
Tommy Roe - Sheila
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Sweet Little Sixteen - Chuck Berry
Sweet Little Sixteen - Chuck Berry
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The Beach Boys - Surfin' USA
The Beach Boys - Surfin' USA
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Johnny Burnette and the Rock 'N Roll Trio - The Train Kept A-Rollin'
Johnny Burnette and the Rock 'N Roll Trio - The Train Kept A-Rollin'
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Led Zeppelin - Rock and Roll
Led Zeppelin - Rock and Roll
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The Chiffons - He's So Fine
The Chiffons - He's So Fine
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My Sweet Lord - George Harrison
My Sweet Lord - George Harrison
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The Mamas and the Papas - Monday Monday
The Mamas and the Papas - Monday Monday
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Prince - 1999
Prince - 1999
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The Beatles - Taxman
The Beatles - Taxman
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The Jam - Start!
The Jam - Start!
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The Rolling Stones - Lady Jane
The Rolling Stones - Lady Jane
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Neil Young - Borrowed Tune
Neil Young - Borrowed Tune
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Bob Dylan - All Along the Watchtower
Bob Dylan - All Along the Watchtower
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Sniff N' the Tears - Driver's Seat
Sniff N' the Tears - Driver's Seat
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Deep Purple - Hush
Deep Purple - Hush
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Chameleons UK - The Only One I Know
Chameleons UK - The Only One I Know
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Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin
Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin
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American Woman - The Guess Who
American Woman - The Guess Who
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Leonard Cohen - Famous Blue Raincoat
Leonard Cohen - Famous Blue Raincoat
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Leo Sayer - When I Need You
Leo Sayer - When I Need You
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Badfinger - Day After Day
Badfinger - Day After Day
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Joe Jackson - Breaking Us in Two
Joe Jackson - Breaking Us in Two
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Led Zeppelin - Over the Hills and Far Away
Led Zeppelin - Over the Hills and Far Away
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Heart - Crazy on You
Heart - Crazy on You
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Heart of Glass - Blondie
Heart of Glass - Blondie
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Arcade Fire - The Sprawl II
Arcade Fire - The Sprawl II
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REM - The One I Love
REM - The One I Love
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The Decemberists - Down by the Water
The Decemberists - Down by the Water
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