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Is this song a rip off?
April 24, 2016 at 2:17 pm
(This post was last modified: April 24, 2016 at 2:20 pm by paulpablo.)
I made a new backing track for my band. I've made loads actually so far but I wanted some specific feedback on this one.
While creating this I had to stop a few times because of thinking I had unintentionally copied ideas from other music which too closely resembled this other music.
When I first made the song it sounded too much like Kyrptonite by 3 doors down.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPU8OAjjS4k
Now the verse sounds possibly too much like dirty diana by micheal jackson.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6Rd7xjrum8
Anyway this is the link to my track I'll let you decide. The track isn't finished yet this is just what I did so far. The chords being used for the chorus seem fine though and don't rip anything off. The track isn't finished yet though so that's why the end has no drums, and finishes abruptly.
https://soundcloud.com/paul_pablo-672504709/turnb115bpm
Are you ready for the fire? We are firemen. WE ARE FIREMEN! The heat doesn’t bother us. We live in the heat. We train in the heat. It tells us that we’re ready, we’re at home, we’re where we’re supposed to be. Flames don’t intimidate us. What do we do? We control the flame. We control them. We move the flames where we want to. And then we extinguish them.
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RE: Is this song a rip off?
April 24, 2016 at 4:52 pm
Your link didn't work for me.
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RE: Is this song a rip off?
April 24, 2016 at 5:12 pm
(This post was last modified: April 24, 2016 at 5:18 pm by paulpablo.)
I took it down because I didn't think anyone was going to look at it.
It should be there now.
https://soundcloud.com/paul_pablo-672504709/turnb115bpm
I figured out why it sounds similar anyway, the Micheal Jackson bassline goes G - D sharp- F
Mine goes A- F - G Which is in a different order with different notes but with the same rhythm and same type of progression.
Are you ready for the fire? We are firemen. WE ARE FIREMEN! The heat doesn’t bother us. We live in the heat. We train in the heat. It tells us that we’re ready, we’re at home, we’re where we’re supposed to be. Flames don’t intimidate us. What do we do? We control the flame. We control them. We move the flames where we want to. And then we extinguish them.
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RE: Is this song a rip off?
April 24, 2016 at 5:33 pm
Well, I heard Kryptonite almost immediately; mere seconds into your track. Honestly, If I hadn't known better, I would've thought it was a cover of the song. Wasn't sure about Dirty Diana, because I hadn't heard the song it quite some time, so I was less familiar with it. After I clicked on the video, I was a surprised at how similar it is to Dirty Diana also.
I'm sorry. That's my honest opinion.
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RE: Is this song a rip off?
April 24, 2016 at 5:37 pm
That reminds me of how similar, in beat and chord changes, Mary Jane and Dali California sound.
https://youtu.be/aowSGxim_O8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MR9OH6BjOo
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RE: Is this song a rip off?
April 24, 2016 at 5:43 pm
I'll give it a listen when I get home ...
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RE: Is this song a rip off?
April 24, 2016 at 5:52 pm
(April 24, 2016 at 5:33 pm)Thena323 Wrote: Well, I heard Kryptonite almost immediately; mere seconds into your track. Honestly, If I hadn't known better, I would've thought it was a cover of the song. Wasn't sure about Dirty Diana, because I hadn't heard the song it quite some time, so I was less familiar with it. After I clicked on the video, I was a surprised at how similar it is to Dirty Diana also.
I'm sorry. That's my honest opinion.
haha there's no need to be sorry I think the same, except I think it sounds way more like dirty Diana than kryptonite.
The intervals are the same in all 3 songs. There are differences though, the order of dirty diana is different and the notes, the chords are different in kyrptonite. They all have different tempos. And plus the way technique in my guitar playing is different. It's probably sound more distinct when it has vocals over it too.
Are you ready for the fire? We are firemen. WE ARE FIREMEN! The heat doesn’t bother us. We live in the heat. We train in the heat. It tells us that we’re ready, we’re at home, we’re where we’re supposed to be. Flames don’t intimidate us. What do we do? We control the flame. We control them. We move the flames where we want to. And then we extinguish them.
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RE: Is this song a rip off?
April 24, 2016 at 5:55 pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOAsm_IAJXo
This song uses the same interval but because of effects and timing it sounds probably less like the others.
Are you ready for the fire? We are firemen. WE ARE FIREMEN! The heat doesn’t bother us. We live in the heat. We train in the heat. It tells us that we’re ready, we’re at home, we’re where we’re supposed to be. Flames don’t intimidate us. What do we do? We control the flame. We control them. We move the flames where we want to. And then we extinguish them.
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RE: Is this song a rip off?
April 24, 2016 at 6:22 pm
(April 24, 2016 at 5:52 pm)paulpablo Wrote: The intervals are the same in all 3 songs. There are differences though, the order of dirty diana is different and the notes, the chords are different in kyrptonite. They all have different tempos. And plus the way technique in my guitar playing is different. It's probably sound more distinct when it has vocals over it too.
Hell, I'm no musician. I can only relay what the track sounds like to my untrained ear.
You're obviously aware of the similarities, so I'm assuming your track will be more distinguishable once it's completed.
Do you have a version with vocals added that you're willing to share this soon?
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RE: Is this song a rip off?
April 24, 2016 at 6:46 pm
(April 24, 2016 at 6:22 pm)Thena323 Wrote: (April 24, 2016 at 5:52 pm)paulpablo Wrote: The intervals are the same in all 3 songs. There are differences though, the order of dirty diana is different and the notes, the chords are different in kyrptonite. They all have different tempos. And plus the way technique in my guitar playing is different. It's probably sound more distinct when it has vocals over it too.
Hell, I'm no musician. I can only relay what the track sounds like to my untrained ear.
You're obviously aware of the similarities, so I'm assuming your track will be more distinguishable once it's completed.
Do you have a version with vocals added that you're willing to share this soon?
Yeh, the singer just moved house, has his girlfriend giving birth and has to do DIY on the house he bought basically I'm doing everything until he's ready to sing over the tracks. It's painful waiting but I just get on with the music.
Are you ready for the fire? We are firemen. WE ARE FIREMEN! The heat doesn’t bother us. We live in the heat. We train in the heat. It tells us that we’re ready, we’re at home, we’re where we’re supposed to be. Flames don’t intimidate us. What do we do? We control the flame. We control them. We move the flames where we want to. And then we extinguish them.
Impersonation is treason.
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