Beach Boys Stole "That's Why God Made The Radio" Melody?

[Newguy562]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxlfX3kDKy8 (check out 3:07) now check out TWGMTR 2:23 & tell me what you hear that's the exact same...well then again most songs slow down before the last chorus(bridge) lol..

[runnersdialzero]

The top rated comment also points out 3:07. Newguy is obviously Prettyqirlbitchhh on YouTube.

[Mendota Heights]

The JLo song sounds a lot like Kiss Me Baby from the Today album.

End of discussion.

[Newguy562]

The top rated comment also points out 3:07. Newguy is obviously Prettyqirlbitchhh on YouTube.

you're funny hello kitty  

[Runaways]

if you look at the first page of when the clip of TWGMTR, however long ago that was.  on the very first page...this was mentioned. 

[anazgnos]

The J. Lo song is explicitly based off Midnight Cowboy, it looks like they gave John Barry a writing credit on it.  So this is all about the similarity to Midnight Cowboy.

[Landlocked]

The board is, for whatever reason, all stretched to hell for me. I can't see who posts things unless I scroll over. I can, however, always tell when a Newguy thread is a Newguy thread.

ok but seriously though...do the songs sound similar to you?

It's a fairly common melody. Something similar appears in Robbie Williams' "Millenium", which is sampled from the theme from a James Bond film. So there's two more examples, albeit basically from one source.

True. I posted this somewhere on the first page of the "songs that sound similar" thread in the general music discussion area. The Bond theme you're thinking of is "You Only Live Twice," with its pseudo-"oriental" sound.

[send me a picture and i'll tell you]

How does one make the background non-black?

[buddhahat]

The J. Lo song is explicitly based off Midnight Cowboy, it looks like they gave John Barry a writing credit on it.  So this is all about the similarity to Midnight Cowboy.

Yeah I noticed this too. I wonder if Barry should be credited on this BB song though?

[adamghost]

I dunno.  I almost think then you'd have to credit him for every song that modulates down a whole step after a bar.

[buddhahat]

I dunno.  I almost think then you'd have to credit him for every song that modulates down a whole step after a bar.

But the melody, with the three notes per bar, is identical, and particularly prominent during the bridge. Granted it's a simple melody, but there are other things you could do over those chords - the way it's used in TWGMTR is almost a musical quote imo. I mean, is there anybody that didn't pick it up the second they heard it (even if they did think it was Robbie Williams, J Lo etc.)?

Compare the above similarity, to that between Anybody Seen My Baby & Constant Craving - Within those two songs the similarity is basically limited to 4 notes, and that required a co -writers credit for Lang.

[Bubba Ho-Tep]

J Lo's song is a blatant rip off and a piece of crap.

Beach Boys is just a coincidence and totally awesome.

 

[buddhahat]

J Lo's song is a blatant rip off and a piece of crap.

Beach Boys is just a coincidence and totally awesome.

 

Yeah, Wilson probably had that melody kicking around since the early 60s anyway!

[GhostyTMRS]

Guys..guys....forget JLo, "You Only Live Twice", "Midnight Cowboy"....TWGMTR is just the fade of  "All Summer Long" slowed down. 

At 2 minutes in...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2smDXr13EJE

[Eireannach]

Guys..guys....forget JLo, "You Only Live Twice", "Midnight Cowboy"....TWGMTR is just the fade of  "All Summer Long" slowed down. 

At 2 minutes in...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2smDXr13EJE

Awesome.  John Barry should give the Boys a writing credit for Midnight Cowboy.

[buddhahat]

Guys..guys....forget JLo, "You Only Live Twice", "Midnight Cowboy"....TWGMTR is just the fade of  "All Summer Long" slowed down. 

At 2 minutes in...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2smDXr13EJE

Well, waddya know - I told ya so!!

Great spot, Ghosty!

[Andrew G. Doe]

I can only assume you've not been reading the "TWGMTR" single threads as, since day one (actually somewhat before) the startling similarity to "Cowboy" was duly noted.

[runnersdialzero]

How does one make the background non-black?

Futuristic contact lenses that invert colors like it's 1997 and you're using Microsoft Paint and have suddenly become a graphic designer.

[Jay]

Good ear...I do hear similarities. Of course, after a while, there is an finite amount of melodies that can be created, but damn...

It is a coincidence, though. I had a similar thing happen to me. When I was in college, we had to write a song on sheet music without using a piano or any other instrument. I did it, and got my grade. Several years later, I decided to see what the f*cker sounded like.  My collaborator immediately said it was the theme song from some anime that I had never heard of, that he had on DVD. Sure as sh*t, it was almost note for note similar. Only thing was, the thing wasn't available in the US when I had my class!

I spent the better part of a year mentally composing an extended piece meant to be played on piano. I don't play or own an instrument, so I did it totally in my head. When it was all done I realised that a good chunk of it was the melody to "Make You Feel My Love" by Bob Dylan. 

[buddhahat]

I can only assume you've not been reading the "TWGMTR" single threads as, since day one (actually somewhat before) the startling similarity to "Cowboy" was duly noted.

I think everybody here, with the possible exception of Newguy who was unfamiliar with Midnight Cowboy, has spotted the similarity since day one so I'm not sure who you're referring to. This thread is more about whether it's plagiarism or not. The best argument against is that All Summer Long features a similar pattern in its refrain which I had not realised.

[SurfRiderHawaii]

Al's "Postcard from California" REALLY heavily borrows from "Rhinestone Cowboy".  Now we have this "Midnight Cowboy" thing.  Must be Al's fault.

[GhostyTMRS]

You can hear the same pattern from TWGMTR and "All Summer Long" in "No Go Showboat". Brian didn't invent it of course. It's as old as the hills.

For further soundalike fun I give you:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Co9mW_9hH2g