I have a weird issue where I often feel that every band in the world is ripping off The Who's "Tommy." And of course, I'm usually correct. However, usually I'm not sitting at my computer when I notice this. [Editor's note: yes I am, I just never think to blog about it. I'm always sitting at my computer.] Well, they're not going to get away with it this time! "They" being Belle and Sebastian, those lovable Scots who never met a pipe organ riff they didn't like. On their new album "Write About Love," B&S have a song that I would say is about 80% composed of a song off of "Tommy." In particular, the movie soundtrack version of "Tommy," which features different instrumentation (among other differences) from the album version. The rip-offage occurs right off the bat, getting really obvious once the drums and organ kick in (about 8 seconds in).
You be the judge:
"I'm Not Living In The Real World" by Belle and Sebastian:
"Go to the Mirror (OST version)" by The Who:
Eh?
By the way, that's Jack Nicholson singing on "Go to the Mirror." Top that, Scots!
11/29/10
Why Does Everyone Rip Off "Tommy?"
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3 comments:
I promise, I will never rip off Tommy. Ever.
Ripoffage/homage. Blatant/brilliant. See how similar things are, even though they have completely different meanings???
But yeah. This is pretty undeniable.
Great spot. A good chunk of the next song on the album - The Ghost of Rockschool - is just a speeded up version of U2's All I Want is You.
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