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North and South of the River vs. Bowies' Can You Hear Me

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North and South of the River vs. Bowies' Can You Hear Me
« on: August 22, 2024, 11:52:26 PM »

so is U2 ripping him off? paying homage? coincidence?

i was listening to the Young American albums <Beck samples the song "Win" on his song "Debra" as well!> and i was struck but how similiar those 2 songs are.

what do you think?
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Re: North and South of the River vs. Bowies' Can You Hear Me
« Reply #1 on: August 23, 2024, 08:36:56 AM »
I was posting about this very thing, many years back. Definite copying going on, from the u2-ers
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Re: North and South of the River vs. Bowies' Can You Hear Me
« Reply #2 on: August 23, 2024, 02:48:10 PM »
Definitely similar near the beginning, but that’s it. After that they sound completely different to me. I imagine Edge or Bono knew the song as they are Bowie fans so they probably copied that beginning.
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