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« on: July 03, 2010, 11:35:07 PM »
For some reason, people seem to like taking the titles of famous Beach Boys tunes and putting them on their own half-baked songs.

So far, I've got "Good Vibrations" by Marky Mark and "California Gurls" by Katy Perry. Anyone else in on this sordid business?
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« Reply #1 on: July 04, 2010, 01:14:31 AM »
The Magnetic Fields have a "California Girls" of their own.
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« Reply #2 on: July 04, 2010, 02:43:49 AM »
Agree. 'Wouldn't It Be Nice To Live Again' is a sh*t form of plagiarism. The guilty party should be sued.
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« Reply #3 on: July 04, 2010, 04:18:00 AM »
Quote from: The Heartical Don on July 04, 2010, 02:43:49 AM
Agree. 'Wouldn't It Be Nice To Live Again' is a sh*t form of plagiarism. The guilty party should be sued.

Damn right - who the f*** does this Dennis Wilson think he is ? I mean, it's not as if the song's any damn good...  Wink
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« Reply #4 on: July 04, 2010, 04:55:15 AM »
Quote from: Andrew G. Doe on July 04, 2010, 04:18:00 AM
Quote from: The Heartical Don on July 04, 2010, 02:43:49 AM
Agree. 'Wouldn't It Be Nice To Live Again' is a sh*t form of plagiarism. The guilty party should be sued.

Damn right - who the f*** does this Dennis Wilson think he is ? I mean, it's not as if the song's any damn good...  Wink

I may have a clue: I seem to recall this Dennis person you speak of composed the theme music for Fawlty Towers.
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« Reply #5 on: July 04, 2010, 11:03:18 AM »
That douche kid rock with "all summer long"
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According to someone who would know.

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« Reply #6 on: July 04, 2010, 04:36:20 PM »
The Kaiser Chiefs did a song called 'Caroline Yes'

Tears For Fears did a song called 'Brian Wilson Said'
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« Reply #7 on: July 04, 2010, 05:09:41 PM »
Leon Russell wrote a song which he titled "Good Vibrations" because he was a funny guy.
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« Reply #8 on: July 04, 2010, 11:40:15 PM »
"Do It Again" by Steely Dan
"Here Today" by Paul McCartney
"Little Bird" by Majestic
"Wonderful" by Majestic
"All I Wanna Do" by Sheryl Crow (ugghh sorry)
"Wind Of Change" by Scorpions (not quite the same title, but pretty close)
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« Reply #9 on: July 05, 2010, 01:45:02 AM »
"Here Today Gone Tomorrow" by the Ramones (likely an intentional nod, given that they were Beach Boys fans)

And not exactly title lifting, but a reference - I know a song entitled "Close Your Eyes and Be Still".
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« Reply #10 on: July 05, 2010, 03:07:42 AM »
Quote from: Eric Aniversario on July 04, 2010, 11:40:15 PM


"All I Wanna Do" by Sheryl Crow (ugghh sorry)


Also Dannii Minogue

plus

http://www.amiright.com/music-trivia/same-title-different-song/babyblue.shtml

http://www.amiright.com/music-trivia/same-title-different-song/breakaway.shtml

http://www.amiright.com/music-trivia/same-title-different-song/herecomesthenight.shtml

http://www.amiright.com/music-trivia/same-title-different-song/inmyroom.shtml

http://www.amiright.com/music-trivia/same-title-different-song/whenigrowup.shtml

...and I may have missed some more.

http://www.amiright.com/music-trivia/same-title-different-song/
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« Reply #11 on: July 05, 2010, 09:47:42 AM »
Darlin' - David Rogers
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« Reply #12 on: July 05, 2010, 10:06:47 AM »
U2 - "Wild Honey".
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« Reply #13 on: July 05, 2010, 02:29:37 PM »
Quote from: Dada on July 05, 2010, 10:06:47 AM
U2 - "Wild Honey".


And the Beatles "Wild honey pie" ( I know, it's not the exact same name)

Los Lobos had their own "Don't worry baby" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tao8rbrnfbc
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« Reply #14 on: July 05, 2010, 10:41:14 PM »
Annie Lennox - Little Bird
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« Reply #15 on: July 05, 2010, 10:59:08 PM »
two album names:

endless summer - fennesz
child is father to the man - blood sweat and tears
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« Reply #16 on: July 05, 2010, 11:14:44 PM »
I doubt many of these were genuinely "stolen". Phrases like "little bird" etc. have been around long before the Beach Boys.
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« Reply #17 on: July 05, 2010, 11:39:06 PM »
Quote from: runnersdialzero on July 05, 2010, 11:14:44 PM
I doubt many of these were genuinely "stolen". Phrases like "little bird" etc. have been around long before the Beach Boys.
I agree.  However, Majestic are very BB-influenced, and they have 2 "stolen" titles on one album (Wonderful and Little Bird).  I don't think that it was coincidental in this case.
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« Reply #18 on: July 05, 2010, 11:50:00 PM »
Quote from: Eric Aniversario on July 05, 2010, 11:39:06 PM
Quote from: runnersdialzero on July 05, 2010, 11:14:44 PM
I doubt many of these were genuinely "stolen". Phrases like "little bird" etc. have been around long before the Beach Boys.
I agree.  However, Majestic are very BB-influenced, and they have 2 "stolen" titles on one album (Wonderful and Little Bird).  I don't think that it was coincidental in this case.

Well yeah, I didn't say all were just coincidences, and sometimes it's intentional.
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« Reply #19 on: July 12, 2010, 06:27:24 AM »
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-ae-0711-ripoff-20100711,0,4199961.story
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« Reply #20 on: July 12, 2010, 12:13:43 PM »
Roy Orbison's 1967 single Lana:  http://www.last.fm/music/Roy+Orbison/_/Lana

I love this song, I think it is a better song than the Beach Boys' Lana
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« Reply #21 on: July 12, 2010, 01:14:16 PM »
The Charlatans:

Forever
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They also have used a lot of Beach Boys references; one that comes to mind is the song The Blind Stagger which used the same musical chorus as Rainbows.
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« Reply #22 on: July 13, 2010, 07:56:53 AM »
'Breakaway' - Kelly Clarkson
'Oh Darlin' - The Beatles (oh wait! They did it first! Smiley )
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« Reply #23 on: July 13, 2010, 01:01:19 PM »
Gretchen Wilson-California Girls
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« Reply #24 on: May 19, 2012, 08:47:34 AM »
Not song titles, but Saint Etienne put out a CD entitled 'So Tough'. If there was any doubt that the title was a direct homage to the Beach Boys, there was also a deluxe edition of the CD that included a companion disc  entitled 'You Need A Mess Of Help To Stand Alone'. Apples In Stereo put out 'Heroes & Villains: Music Inspired By The Powerpuff Girls'.

Song titles re-purposed:

Cornelius- God Only Knows (Fantasma CD)

Pizzicato Five- Let's Go Away For Awhile (Pizzicatomania CD)
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