Everything Else (Music related) • Re: This Song Reminds Me Of That Other Song

Pretty sure nobody's mentioned this one, gotta be old. When this Joe Jackson song hit the radio, I was a bit shocked how directly it lifted the first line of the Badfinger song, which was a hit about a decade earlier. I don't know if anybody has ever asked Jackson about it; I'm guessing he was aware when he wrote it, and just said the heck with it, that's the way the line should go. The melody goes a completely different direction after the first line.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7IGRNWVQkc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XonFZjuyc6E

Statistics: Posted by dbennettashland — Mon Feb 10, 2025 12:26 am

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