Supposed plagiarised songs poll No. 1
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Topic: Supposed plagiarised songs poll No. 1
Posted By: BarryGlibb
Subject: Supposed plagiarised songs poll No. 1
Date Posted: March 28 2014 at 04:50
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Poll No. 1 The Eagles were a support act to Tull in the early 70s. Many believe they were inspired by the Tull song "We Used to Know" and come up with "Hotel California" many years later. Maybe, Maybe not. But there is a definite resemblance. Which do you prefer?
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Posted By: Imperial Zeppelin
Date Posted: March 28 2014 at 06:24
| Never liked The Eagles |
Posted By: The T
Date Posted: March 28 2014 at 08:33
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Much prefer the hotel. ------------- 
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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: March 28 2014 at 08:54
| I only hear a vague resemblance. The Tull one is in 3/4 time. |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: March 28 2014 at 12:13
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Is there?
Tull. ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: BarryGlibb
Date Posted: March 29 2014 at 18:04
Definitely. Have a listen to both, hum We Used to Know then hum Hotel Calfornia. Then hum the guitar solos (if you can) and then you'll say "Hmmm, they are close cousins aren't they?"
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Man With Hat wrote:Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: March 29 2014 at 18:09
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I prefer "We Used to Know" and the album Stand Up is greatly underappreciated. Although the live acoustic version of "Hotel California" from Hell Freezes Over is excellent. ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: March 30 2014 at 19:49
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I really like Stand Up so went with Tull , but that is probably the Eagles best lp.
In all honesty, until that was pointed out to me some years back I never noticed the similarity.
There are only so many basic chord structures and basic patterns in rock so it's inevitable that once in a while something like that is going to happen. ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: BarryGlibb
Date Posted: January 02 2015 at 05:03
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Just revisiting an old poll that has now become a talking point as of today. |