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geardaddy

(24,931 posts) Tue Jan 27, 2015, 03:37 PM Jan 2015

Here’s how alike “Stay With Me” and “I Won’t Back Down” really are

http://www.avclub.com/article/heres-how-alike-stay-me-and-i-wont-back-down-reall-214397?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=SocialMarketing&utm_campaign=LinkPreview:1

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Everyone already knew that Sam Smith’s “Stay With Me” and Tom Petty’s “I Won’t Back Down” sounded similar. (Hell, that’s probably why Smith ponied up and gave both Petty and Jeff Lynne songwriting credit yesterday.) But a YouTube clip that’s been making the rounds really drives that message home. User Envanligfjant originally posted the comparison clip last summer but has really gotten a lot of traction out of it over the past few days, when everyone’s been using his really clear illustration of the songs’ similarities to prove how right they already knew they were. Listen to it below and validate yourself all over again.

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Here’s how alike “Stay With Me” and “I Won’t Back Down” really are (Original Post) geardaddy Jan 2015 OP

Interesting. cwydro Jan 2015 #1

That would be "Changed The Locks" (originally by Lucinda Williams)... Tom Ripley Jan 2015 #3

I love Lucinda! geardaddy Jan 2015 #4

Sounds like an answer to "Every Breath You Take". Manifestor_of_Light Jan 2015 #5

Such a great song cemaphonic Jan 2015 #6

So, would that be 'Petty theft'? progressoid Jan 2015 #2

cwydro

(51,308 posts)

1. Interesting.

Reply to geardaddy (Original post)

Tue Jan 27, 2015, 03:39 PM

Jan 2015

I'm not a Sam Smith fan. but I love Tom Petty.

I can't remember the name of my favorite song of his...but it's something about changing the tracks of the train, changing the phone number etc. Great break up song lol.

Tom Ripley

(4,945 posts)

3. That would be "Changed The Locks" (originally by Lucinda Williams)...

Reply to cwydro (Reply #1)

Tue Jan 27, 2015, 04:10 PM

Jan 2015

geardaddy

(24,931 posts)

4. I love Lucinda!

Reply to Tom Ripley (Reply #3)

Tue Jan 27, 2015, 05:20 PM

Jan 2015

Manifestor_of_Light

(21,046 posts)

5. Sounds like an answer to "Every Breath You Take".

Reply to geardaddy (Reply #4)

Tue Jan 27, 2015, 08:45 PM

Jan 2015

It would help if she didn't whine, but apparently country singers tend to do that.

cemaphonic

(4,138 posts)

6. Such a great song

Reply to Tom Ripley (Reply #3)

Tue Jan 27, 2015, 09:33 PM

Jan 2015

Petty's cover is pretty good, but like a lot of his covers, it's a bit too close to the original.

progressoid

(49,999 posts)

2. So, would that be 'Petty theft'?

Reply to geardaddy (Original post)

Tue Jan 27, 2015, 04:07 PM

Jan 2015

But seriously, this is really Heartbreaking.

No, really seriously, I just saw a cool Tom Petty/Heartbreakers bio on the television machine. I didn't know that somebody burned down his house!

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