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Old 04-11-2010, 17:23
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Sculpture of Man - a rip-off?
I just listened to The Replacements for the first time in my life, and I think The Manics ripped of this song in Sculpture of Man!

What do you think?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UII8qh6A8oY
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Old 04-11-2010, 17:24
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It is quite a lot like SOM. Doesn't necessarily mean it's a rip off though.
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Old 04-11-2010, 17:25
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Wow, naughty naughty Manics.
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Old 04-11-2010, 17:29
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Well think of it this way, there are always going to be songs that sound like songs that already exist. It doesn't mean they stole or ripped off anything.
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Old 04-11-2010, 17:32
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ah but the manics have form for borrowing things
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Old 04-11-2010, 17:32
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yeah, I agree. But I think this was very similar to Sculpture of Man...
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ah but the manics have form for borrowing things
True, but surely it's influence more than anything?

Edit: I agree Manichenki - they do sound very similar.
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Old 04-11-2010, 17:35
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The biggest crime here is that you have listened to The Replacements for the first time today!
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Old 04-11-2010, 18:11
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The biggest crime here is that you have listened to The Replacements for the first time today!
This!

What's funny is on the same album the Replacements have a song that's an explicit ripoff of 'Cat Scratch Fever'.

Have the Manics ever talked about the Replacements?
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Old 04-11-2010, 18:31
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I might be wrong, but knowing a little something about mathematics I guess there are millions, maybe billion ways of arranging and playing music chords.
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Only three chords if you're playing any punk
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Hahaha true! And all three of them barre chords.
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Wonder if the Manics have even heard of The Replacements! I wouldn't worry too much about it!
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