Here's one to think about.

 

Two (or more) different songs that use either the same unique phrases, or a very minor variation. They could be by the same artist, but don't have to be.
They could also be the A and B side of a release, or they coulld just be from the same company and / or songwriters. Again, the don't have to be.

 

Just post the line, and the two (or more) different song titles that use the line.

 

Obviously there's tons of songs that use very common short phrases (eg. "I love you") so no need to bother with that kind of thing. I'm thinking of much longer phrases.

 

I've got a couple that spring to mind, but that's all I can think of. There must be quite a few.

 

Cheers
Mick

 

 

Edited August 20, 20186 yr by Mick Holdsworth

I'll start with this one . . .

"There's something inside of me that tells me" is the opening line to both sides of Gary Sole - Holdin' On / Soul Light Touch

Here's two from Immediate . . .

 

"Everybody's gonna say that everything is alright. If they don't then boy there's gonna be a fight" (PP Arnold)
. . . and a slight variation . . .
"Everybody wants to know that everything is alright. I guess they thought by now we'd had a great big fight" (Chris Farlowe / Dee Dee

Warwick - We're Doing Fine)

 

Cheers

Mick

 

"Just like Pagliacci did
I'll keep my sadness hid"  - Carolyn Crawford - "My Smile Is Just A Frown Turned Upside Down"

"Just like Pagliacci did
I try to keep my surface hid"  - Smokey Robinson - "Tears Of A Clown"

Not a lot of the same lyrics but enough to make you

think of you know what .....

 

Lots of similarities between these two- 

 

The Undertones - 'My perfect cousin, what I like to do he doesn'

 

Robert Parker - 'You said he was your cousin, but I found out that he wasn'

 

Only slightly similar, but notable for attempting to use equally awful rhymes... : )

Dx

Nothing special here,both songs use the phrase 'in my lonely room' 

 

 

 

2 hours ago, RC166 said:

Nothing special here,both songs use the phrase 'in my lonely room' 

 

Add to that Velvelettes with "Lonely Lonely Girl Am I" and of couse "In My Lonely Room" from Martha Reeves

 

Edited August 21, 20186 yr by the yank

On 21/08/2018 at 16:22, Scootboy said:

Nothing special here,both songs use the phrase 'in my lonely room' 

 

 

 

Another 'In my lonely room' song

 

 

On 20/08/2018 at 21:04, the yank said:

Lots of similarities between these two- 

 

Which came first?

First time I've ever heard Sam's effort!

 

Ed

Sam was first- "Yeah Man" is from 1964.

Edited September 16, 20186 yr by the yank

You learn something new on here everyday!

 

Surely there must have been some collaboration to allow Arthur to release his 'adaption'?

 

Ed

First pressings of "Sweet Soul Music" only list Conley and Redding as the writers.

  A lawsuit was filed by J.W. Alexander for Sam's publishing company (Kags) and was settled with Conley and Redding giving Cooke and Kags publishing credit. Also part of the suit was the promise for Otis to record more of Sam's tunes. Strangely enough, the flip side of "Sweet Soul Music"  was J.W. Alexander's  "Let's Go Steady". 

Also adapted for "Sweet Soul Music" was the distinctive

horn riff in the intro. It is said to have been "inspired" by

this commercial

 

2 minutes ago, the yank said:

Also adapted for "Sweet Soul Music" was the distinctive

horn riff in the intro. It is said to have been "inspired" by

this commercial

 

You know your facts!

 

Thanks..

 

Ed

Was Sam Cooke played as a new release in the UK clubs of the time? Was it just an album track?

 

I read Sam wrote it in England whilst on tour?

 

This looks interesting:

 

Ed

This by Dusty Wilson, re hashed as 'gonna be a tragedy' to great acclaim. 

 

9 hours ago, the yank said:

Also adapted for "Sweet Soul Music" was the distinctive

horn riff in the intro. It is said to have been "inspired" by

this commercial

 

I thought i was going round the twist as ive thought for years part of Sweet Soul Music had something to do with cowboys!