Marr rips off ABBA

[Uncleskinny]

Talking Smiths/Moz in the pub last night, and my mate Steve said "Have you ever noticed how the piano line in Oscillate Wildly is nicked note-for-note from the chorus of S.O.S by ABBA?"

He may have a point.

I'll get me coat.


Peter

 

[Not Right in the Head]

Talking Smiths/Moz in the pub last night, and my mate Steve said "Have you ever noticed how the piano line in Oscillate Wildly is nicked note-for-note from the chorus of S.O.S by ABBA?"

No, it's not. Close, but not the same melody. Same key, perhaps.

 

[Raymond J Marks]

The Sex Pistols' ''Pretty Vacant'' riff was pinched from Abba's ''SOS'' according to Glen Matlock's book ''I was A Teenage Sex Pistol'' - Matlock wrote the tune so he should know!

 

[nugz]

ok I just listened to the ABBA song. sounds like he used the same notes and chords in parts, but its a completely different chord progression and rhythm.

 

[vivabob]

noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

 

[the judge]

so what?
it's still a bloody good song.

 

[Dave]

so what?
it's still a bloody good song.

I like "Knowing Me, Knowing You" better, though.

 

[Flax]

That's why I'm writing a broadway musical similar to Mamma Mia, but with Smiths songs.

 

[marred]

I've always thought SOS sounded very smiths like in the guitar anyway if nothing else. Even stranger is that this is supposedly the one he stole from???

 

[dom]

so what?
it's still a bloody good song.

Can something without lyrics be called a song, or is it a tune?

Am i being anal, or just a generall smelly arse?

dom x

 

[Wild Oscar]

The main guitar riff on 'Does Your Mother Know?' always made me think of The Skids....but now I s'pose I really am oscillating wildly...!

 

[ALLIE WALLS]

Ive recently noticed that one of the songs from the film "Grease" i think its called we go together reminds me of This charming man,any comments?
Skinny, i too will get me coat.
Alan

 

[Not Right in the Head]

Ive recently noticed that one of the songs from the film "Grease" i think its called we go together reminds me of This charming man,any comments?

That's awesome; I'll have to listen to Grease again when I get home. I always thought that TCM sounded like a number of Supremes songs, like "You Can't Hurry Love." They'd make a fun mash-up, anyway.

 

[Old Mother Hell]

Boy, is that some stretch of the imagination?! Sounds nothing like "SOS".

 

[Hand & Glove]

Every band "rips" froms some other band.
In the end it's all music.

 

[Maurice E]

Boy, is that some stretch of the imagination?! Sounds nothing like "SOS".

the whole songs sounds nothing like SOS but the keyboard line in the 'verse' to Oscillate does have a similar melody to the "so when you're near me, darling can you hear me" vocal...