Songs that sound like other songs

[ubertar]

There's only so many ways to play the same notes.

Then play some new notes. There are a lot more than the same tired twelve to choose from.

[digitaldrummer]

apologize if someone has already posted this, but if not....

there is a name for this technique -- Contrafact

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contrafact

[Theo_Karon]

Surprised nobody has posted this yet...

http://www.riserock.com/xmas/nickelbacksucks.mp3

Pretty amazing.

[GooberNumber9]

BTW, you can now hear the original version of "Dazed and Conused" here:
http://www.myspace.com/jakeholmes

I just... lost almost all of the respect I ever had for Jimmy Page. Which is amazing considering I wouldn't be on this forum in the first place if it weren't for his guitar work. Still, blatantly plagarizing and flatly refusing to give due credit for 44 years and counting is hard for me to get past.