A song that posible gave birth to another song

I think everyone here have heard Don't Speak by No Doubt, and probably more have heard Breakfast in America by Supertramp, i wonder... is it just me or is their some similaritis in the intros (and maybe some of the song structures from BiA on to Don't Speal.) why I raise this question is becouse both become big hits on their own in different decades, but I can't lett go the thought that, the members of No Doubt have listend to the Pop song by Supertramp and have used bits and pieces from it, not wery obvious but subtle (im not sure Roger is awere of it), i like both songs anyway,

Edited by aginor - March 29 2011 at 11:19

"Stairway to Heaven" by Led Zeppelin exists because of an instrumental called "Taurus" by Spirit.  Even the lyrics hint at this.

Just to embed a vid for the song that sprung to my mind when hearing "Don't Speak":

You may all know that "White Bird" by It's a Beautiful Day has hugely inspired Deep Purple's "Child in Time",
or that "Nights in white Satin" from the Moody Blues as well as "The great 1964 Mining Disaster" by the Bee Gees had more than a little impact on BJH's "Poor Man's moody Blues" and "The great 1974 Mining Disaster".
What always annoyed me a bit was "What's up" from the 4 Non Blondes reminded me a lot of "Don't worry, be happy" ( Bobby McFerrin ) and I couldn't help thinking of Natalie Imbrulgia's "Torn" when I heard that "Hit" ( don't remember the name ) from James Blunt last year.

Tull's 'We Used To Know' inspired The Eagles to write 'Hotel California'?

 

I'm not sure about this, but the main orchestral motif from Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence sounds a lot like something in Yngwie Malmsteen's Concerto Suite for Electric Guitar and Orchestra.

Atavachron wrote: I know of many though it's sometimes unclear as to source vs. parallel art--  the basslines in 'Taxman' and Floyd's 'Money' are close enough to warrant scrutiny but different enough to pass as original;  the bass to Rufus's 'Tell Me Something Good' and the Seinfeld theme are exactly the same just different speeds;  Zep's 'Thank You' and Tim Hardin's 'If I Were a Carpenter' are very close, the Tim Hardin coming first of course (and we know Plant is a Hardin fan).

Edited by Dayvenkirq - March 14 2012 at 03:51