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Did Elvis rip off Unchained Melody with "I Can't Help Falling In Love With You"
Posted on 3/18/23 at 8:55 pm
Posted on 3/18/23 at 8:55 pm
First of all Unchained Melody is the greatest song ever written. Which was written for a cheapo movie. And then the righteous brothers covered it like 10 years later in 1965 which i guess when it got big
but elvis' big song "I can't help falling in love with you" from 1961 has like nearly the same melody and the same talk about rivers in the lyrics (which is the worst part of unchained melody) but then the wikipedia about the elvis song admits its a ripoff of some 1700's french song on the melody
So did the guy who wrote unchained melody rip off the 1700s french song guy and then the guy who wrote elvis' song rip off both?
btw there is nothing on the internet about this i googled it first
and elvis did unchained melody in 1977 after it was a big song.
but elvis' big song "I can't help falling in love with you" from 1961 has like nearly the same melody and the same talk about rivers in the lyrics (which is the worst part of unchained melody) but then the wikipedia about the elvis song admits its a ripoff of some 1700's french song on the melody
So did the guy who wrote unchained melody rip off the 1700s french song guy and then the guy who wrote elvis' song rip off both?
btw there is nothing on the internet about this i googled it first
and elvis did unchained melody in 1977 after it was a big song.
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Posted on 3/18/23 at 9:03 pm to el Gaucho
Elvis ripped a lot of stuff. That’s why he’s da King!
Posted on 3/18/23 at 9:07 pm to Cdawg
He didn’t write many songs but dude was just an incredible singer/ musician
Posted on 3/18/23 at 9:08 pm to Quesadilla Superman
dude im literally sitting at a drum set playing whatever spotify plays through
I will compare it to righteous brothers
I can do righteous brothers on vocals
its really sad the people in charge dont pick up baws from the delta and make us anymore and you gotta be someones nephew or a woke choice anymore
I'd fly yall all out for pb&J bacon sandwiches
I will compare it to righteous brothers
I can do righteous brothers on vocals
its really sad the people in charge dont pick up baws from the delta and make us anymore and you gotta be someones nephew or a woke choice anymore
I'd fly yall all out for pb&J bacon sandwiches
Posted on 3/18/23 at 9:11 pm to el Gaucho
The Righteous Brothers original is bad arse too and much cleaner than Elvis’s performances but as much emotion you hear and feel from the Righteous Brothers version, Elvis amplifies that much more. That’s my opinion anyway
Posted on 3/18/23 at 9:12 pm to Quesadilla Superman
I meant like can't help falling in love with you is basically the same melody and half the same lyrics for two songs that were popular at the same time frame
maybe the cultural memory wasn't there with no way to have it in your hand besides records but the lyrics are nearly the same and the melodies are near identical
and I swear when you google this all that comes up is ranking which one is better not like hey this is the same song basically
maybe the cultural memory wasn't there with no way to have it in your hand besides records but the lyrics are nearly the same and the melodies are near identical
and I swear when you google this all that comes up is ranking which one is better not like hey this is the same song basically
Posted on 3/18/23 at 9:14 pm to Quesadilla Superman
the righteous brothers version is the greatest song ever cut I dont think there's really any debate there
ETA: i'm tryna write a new standard but its hard as you realize
ETA: i'm tryna write a new standard but its hard as you realize
This post was edited on 3/18/23 at 9:16 pm
Posted on 3/18/23 at 9:16 pm to el Gaucho
They’re incredible but listen live. They’re still incredible but Elvis’s version just hits you in the feels
Posted on 3/18/23 at 9:22 pm to Quesadilla Superman
Bro I can do dying elvis
ima record it in garageband
ETA: but ima do it righteous brothers style
ima record it in garageband
ETA: but ima do it righteous brothers style
This post was edited on 3/18/23 at 9:24 pm
Posted on 3/18/23 at 9:36 pm to el Gaucho
quote:
First of all Unchained Melody is the greatest song ever written.
Posted on 3/18/23 at 9:39 pm to el Gaucho
Bro this feels bad I feel like I need my septum deviated or whatever when I listen to myself recorded
Like I can hit the notes but it sounds nasal
Like I can hit the notes but it sounds nasal
Posted on 3/18/23 at 9:42 pm to el Gaucho
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the righteous brothers version is the greatest song ever cut I dont think there's really any debate there
Why would you think that there's no debate over a topic like this?
Unchained Melody wouldn't even be in my top 100...and I love a shitload of older music.
I'll never hear that song and not think of that cheesy scene from Ghost.
Posted on 3/18/23 at 9:44 pm to DaleGribble
What do you have that's better from the 50s/60/s
yeah the strings are dated but best song ever come on
ETA: its covered as shite
yeah the strings are dated but best song ever come on
ETA: its covered as shite
This post was edited on 3/18/23 at 9:45 pm
Posted on 3/18/23 at 9:47 pm to el Gaucho
It's not even the best song produced by Phil Spector
Posted on 3/18/23 at 9:47 pm to Cdawg
quote:
Elvis ripped a lot of stuff. That’s why he’s da King!
"Steal a little and they'll throw you in jail, steal a lot and they'll make you a king."
Posted on 3/18/23 at 9:51 pm to Quesadilla Superman
quote:
He didn’t write many songs but dude was just an incredible singer/ musician
I don't think he ever wrote a song.
Posted on 3/18/23 at 9:52 pm to el Gaucho
How drunk/stoned/stupid are you right now?
Posted on 3/18/23 at 10:06 pm to FightinTigersDammit
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How drunk/stoned/stupid are you right now?
Pretty sure Gaucho is on day 3 of a bender right now.
Posted on 3/18/23 at 10:17 pm to el Gaucho
quote:
What do you have that's better from the 50s/60/s
I'm not a big fan of 50s music, except for Jazz and Bossa Nova. But I'd take pretty much any song written by Tom Jobim in the late 50s/early 60s over Unchained Melody.
I also like Moonlight In Vermont, Far Away Places(Dean Martin version), Walk , Don't Run, and probably at least half of the Great American Songbook more than that song.
I didn't hate it until Ghost came out and it got really popular again. But I've never really liked any Righteous Brothers songs very much. It's just not my kind of music.
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