The Wildhearts

In this thread, I shall list the parts and pieces of songs that The Wildhearts, accidentally I'm sure, borrowed pieces of music from other artists. This is not meant as a disrespect to the band, but rather as a playful jab.

Anthem: melody and many lyrics are nearly identical to Janie Jones, by the Clash.

Lake Of Piss: signature guitar riff is identical to The Kid, by KIX.

Oh Bonita: signature guitar riff is nearly identical to The Kid, by KIX, and incidentally, Lake Of Piss, by The Wildhearts

Beautiful Thing You: signature guitar riff appears to be identical to the signature guitar riff in Nazareth's Hair Of The Dog

Soundog Babylon: comes dangerously close to AC/CD's Givin' The Dog A Bone at times.

Thunderfuck: has a fair-sized portion of melody/chord progression that is identical to Enuff Z'Nuff's song Good-Bye, which is (coincidentally?) from the same album that Time To Let You Go is from.

The Revolution Will Be Televised: much of the melody and chord progression is identical to I Fought The Law.

The New Flesh: During the verses, the "melody", chord progression and lyrical rhythm is very similar to Billy Joel's We Didn't Start The Fire, while the melody for the Chorus is paralell to Video Killed The Radio Star.

The Sweetest Song: the chorus melody is the same as the distinctive melody of Mott The Hoople's All The Young Dudes.


Again... it's not a criticism. With the amount of music this band has put out, such things are inevitable.


Anyway, that's all I can think of right now. Anyone got anything else?

pump it up sounds similar to an Elvis Costello number.

nuno75 wrote:Lake Of Piss: signature guitar riff is identical to The Kid, by KIX.

Oh Bonita: signature guitar riff is nearly identical to The Kid, by KIX, and incidentally, Lake Of Piss, by The Wildhearts

I reckon Ray Davies wouldn't mind a mention either.

Ean wrote:

nuno75 wrote:Lake Of Piss: signature guitar riff is identical to The Kid, by KIX.

Oh Bonita: signature guitar riff is nearly identical to The Kid, by KIX, and incidentally, Lake Of Piss, by The Wildhearts

I reckon Ray Davies wouldn't mind a mention either.

True. I'm aware of that similarity, but since Ginger and I briefly corresponded via email once about our shared love of the band Kix (actually my favorite band, second only to the 'hearts), I've tended to think that if he unconsciously picked up the riff from somewhere, it was more likely from Kix.

Have you heard the Kix song, though? If you did, I think you'd agree. See me on the hub if you're curious.

nuno75 wrote:True. I'm aware of that similarity, but since Ginger and I briefly corresponded via email once about our shared love of the band Kix (actually my favorite band, second only to the 'hearts), I've tended to think that if he unconsciously picked up the riff from somewhere, it was more likely from Kix.

Have you heard the Kix song, though? If you did, I think you'd agree. See me on the hub if you're curious.

Hmmm, quite right. *cough*homage*cough*

Oddly Kix and The Kinks meet almost seamlessly on the Little Angels' cover of Tired Of Waiting. I don't know if you've heard it? I can send it you, but unfortunately I can't get the Hub to work with anything other than Passive settings, so I can't share that way.

Ean wrote:

nuno75 wrote:True. I'm aware of that similarity, but since Ginger and I briefly corresponded via email once about our shared love of the band Kix (actually my favorite band, second only to the 'hearts), I've tended to think that if he unconsciously picked up the riff from somewhere, it was more likely from Kix.

Have you heard the Kix song, though? If you did, I think you'd agree. See me on the hub if you're curious.

Hmmm, quite right. *cough*homage*cough*

Oddly Kix and The Kinks meet almost seamlessly on the Little Angels' cover of Tired Of Waiting. I don't know if you've heard it? I can send it you, but unfortunately I can't get the Hub to work with anything other than Passive settings, so I can't share that way.

I'd be very interested in hearing that. Early in my "rock 'n' roll beginnings" The Little Angels enjoyed a brief stint as my favorite band, or at least "Young Gods" was my favorite album.

My email address is nuno75@comcast.net if you wouldn't mind sending it like that.

I don't know if it was before or after Nuno, but I noticed the similarity to "The Kid" by Kix.

a few of these I have thought of before, a few I have just been made a ware of and agree, and a couple I either don't know or am going to have to go listen again before I give a verdict.

Either way, great thread.

Col wrote:pump it up sounds similar to an Elvis Costello number.

Awww shite Col, I just spat beer all over my monitor. "He's A Whore" sprung to mind but the joke's already spent. I'll post on this topic later.

All the great song writers are master thiefs. Just ask Paul Westerburg, I did.

Keith Richard wrote:

Col wrote:pump it up sounds similar to an Elvis Costello number.

Awww shite Col, I just spat beer all over my monitor. "He's A Whore" sprung to mind but the joke's already spent. I'll post on this topic later.

To make 'Pissjoy': play the chorus from 'On And On And On' by Abba as a riff, then bolt it to the front of 'Snakedriver' by The Jesus And Mary Chain. Finally change some lyrics about and record the whole thing inside a bloody cement mixer or something.

WiredOut wrote:To make 'Pissjoy': play the chorus from 'On And On And On' by Abba as a riff, then bolt it to the front of 'Snakedriver' by The Jesus And Mary Chain. Finally change some lyrics about and record the whole thing inside a bloody cement mixer or something.

That's about it.

geordierussell wrote:

WiredOut wrote:To make 'Pissjoy': play the chorus from 'On And On And On' by Abba as a riff, then bolt it to the front of 'Snakedriver' by The Jesus And Mary Chain. Finally change some lyrics about and record the whole thing inside a bloody cement mixer or something.

That's about it.

Eh?

I wasn't actually being critical - just a bit tongue in cheek.

What fun we are having.

Geordie in Wonderland - The Pogues
Mindslide - Diamond Dogs by David Bowie
Suckerpunch - Big Black

During a recent mess arround with my guitar I found one that nobody seems to have mentioned yet....

The opening riff to "New Flesh" bears more than a passing resembelance to the background rhythm riff from Therapy?'s "Nowhere"

Maby thats just me but have a listen to both an see what you think....