[subego]

Is a ripoff of "Don't Worry, Be Happy".

[The Final Dakar]

In what sense?

[subego]

I'm horrible with music terminology.

I want to say the melody, but that may not be right, or not specific enough to describe what I'm talking about.

[The Final Dakar]

You better get to posting a youtube video as evidence.

[subego]

I'm not that invested.

[The Final Dakar]

Your thread is bad and you should feel bad.

[subego]

What else is new?

[subego]

Just sing it in your head.


Twenty-five years I'm alive here still
Trying to get up that great big hill...


Here's a little song I wrote
You don't have to sing it note for note...

[ajprice]

No it isn't.

HTH

[Waragainstsleep]

Has to be done:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gFgmF0bn4U

[raleur]

It's a horrible song. Try singing along, but use chicken clucks instead of words- it's much more palatable.

[Spheric Harlot]

Originally Posted by ajprice 

No it isn't.

HTH

The chord changes in both songs are

I - IIm - IV - I

One starts in A major, the other in B major, but the relative chord progressions are the same.

This doesn't qualify as a "rip-off", though, as this particular chord progression is used in probably thousands and thousands of songs. It's not exactly rocket science to arrive at a I - II - IV - I if you're fooling around, looking for something that works.

For what it's worth, "What's Going On" by the Four Non Blondes is pretty outstanding songwriting, and the vocal performance is simply phenomenal. Damn shame she's no longer doing her own songs in the public eye (she writes for others now, mostly).

[mattyb]

Originally Posted by raleur 

It's a horrible song. Try singing along, but use chicken clucks instead of words- it's much more palatable.

Palatable, chicken.

I loled.

[subego]

Originally Posted by Spheric Harlot 

For what it's worth, "What's Going On" by the Four Non Blondes is pretty outstanding songwriting, and the vocal performance is simply phenomenal. Damn shame she's no longer doing her own songs in the public eye (she writes for others now, mostly).

I prefer the He-Man version.

[Spheric Harlot]

Had to google that.

Ass-tounding.

[subego]

You don't think I came to this conclusion listening to the original, do you?

[subego]

Originally Posted by Spheric Harlot 

The chord changes in both songs are

I - IIm - IV - I

One starts in A major, the other in B major, but the relative chord progressions are the same.

This doesn't qualify as a "rip-off", though, as this particular chord progression is used in probably thousands and thousands of songs. It's not exactly rocket science to arrive at a I - II - IV - I if you're fooling around, looking for something that works.

For what it's worth, "What's Going On" by the Four Non Blondes is pretty outstanding songwriting, and the vocal performance is simply phenomenal. Damn shame she's no longer doing her own songs in the public eye (she writes for others now, mostly).

These chords?

Axis of Awesome - 4 Four Chord Song (with song titles) - YouTube

[Spheric Harlot]

No.

That's classic, though.

(NB: chords of within a key are related — certain combinations work, certain ones don't or are jarring. It's no coincidence that music designed for widest possible mass appeal follows the same basic rules. It's sort of how pidgin English will consist of the same basic phrases and vocabulary. Although it's kind of disingenuous to cut a song off after four chords and claim it's the same as every other one. )