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HolyMoly 
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 Posted: January 01 2015 at 08:09 |
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It's interesting, but only as a bit of trivia, rather than scandal. Chord progressions get re-used all the time, they're not unique to any given song. Otherwise they would all have been used by now. All the ones that don't sound stupid, anyway.
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A similar chord progression is in Camel's Stationary Traveller, too.
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Michael678
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Posted: December 31 2014 at 22:54 |
 addictedtoprog wrote:
1. Hotel California is cool 
2. I don't care.
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yeah! and yet people are complaining on the Stairway to Heaven riff that was "stolen" from Spirit's instrumental Taurus. i don't care about that one either, and the former song's still cool nonetheless.
Edited by Michael678 - December 31 2014 at 22:55
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Posted: December 31 2014 at 22:32 |
1. Hotel California is cool 2. I don't care.
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Barbu
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Posted: December 31 2014 at 21:11 |
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The Eagles used to be the opening act for Jethro Tull back in around 1970, when we used to play this. And a year or so later they came out with Hotel California. Martin noticed the fact that they were very similar. So, if the Eagles decide to give me the royalties from Hotel California, I want you to know I'm going to take you all out to dinner! What do you say? Heh? Good? Yeah, and what's more: we'll go somewhere nice! But somehow, the Eagles ain't going to be that f***ing stupid. They're not going to give me the royalties for that. They're going to take you out for dinner! You can tell them I said so. (laughing) - IA introducing 'We Used To Know'.
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Barbu
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Posted: December 31 2014 at 20:59 |
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Don't care.
and I prefer Hotel California.
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The Dark Elf
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Posted: December 31 2014 at 20:00 |
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Same chord progression, both starting on a minor chord, although one is capoed up. Very similar, but Ian Anderson, who noted the similarities, doesn't care, and so I really don't either.
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Posted: December 31 2014 at 18:08 |
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXB6WcKrtdo
Tull's classic "We used to Know" vs Eagles "Hotel California"?
What do you think?
Edited by Skullhead - December 31 2014 at 18:11
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Hotel California stolen from Jethro Tull?
