Making fake music that sounds like real music

I thought Coolio wasn't cool with him parodying Gansta's Paradise. But yeah, I've heard other artists talking about getting a phone call from Weird Al and feeling like they've finally hit the big time.

I think I would do this if it were ripping off artists I didn't care for (who are already making careers off of aping other artist's work), but if it were an artist I really respected I don't think I could do it.

  On 1/26/2012 at 10:21 PM, Zephyr_Nova said:

I thought Coolio wasn't coolio (fixt) with him parodying Gansta's Paradise. But yeah, I've heard other artists talking about getting a phone call from Weird Al and feeling like they've finally hit the big time.

Yeah, Al apologized - Coolio said he wasn't contacted directly. Al had only spoken to an agent or something and he felt bad about the misunderstanding. Personally, I think Coolio flipped a bit when Amish Paradise became so damn popular, but since then they've made amends IRL in 2006.

I saw Al at a UHF screening and he mentioned his least fav song he ever made was "Girls Just Want To Have Lunch" because the label begged him to do a cover of Cyndi Lauper. Also, Kurt Cobain asked him specifically to not do a food song when he spoofed "Teen Spirit," and Al ending up making it one of his best parodies.

  On 1/26/2012 at 10:25 PM, Zephyr_Nova said:

I think I would do this if it were ripping off artists I didn't care for (who are already making careers off of aping other artist's work), but if it were an artist I really respected I don't think I could do it.

Yeah exactly, I'd have no qualms with say, a Led Zeppelin or Rolling Stones sound alike, because many of their hits are basically uncredited blues covers. I feel bad for small bands that decline song use then hear a soundalike in commercials. Tom Waits has had multiple lawsuits filed because of unauthorized song use.

Also, I think Bob Dylan agreed to let Victoria Secret use a song because he sarcastically said he'd let an underwear company use a song of his in a 60s interview, if asked.

Also, this was a huge regret of, uh, Of Montreal...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Mvm6KfJDE0

^screenshot looks like poo

Here's the Tom Waits sound-alike that resulted in a successful lawsuit against Frito Lay:

http://soundcloud.com/maddyunderstood/doritos-commercial-impersonator-by-tom-waits#play

Lol! So awesome that you can claim the rights to 'that voice'!

ps: That sounds as much like Louis Armstrong as Tom Waits to me.

Here's one of the most famous ones.

The theme to Ghostbusters by Ray Parker Jr. was was supposedly a Huey Lewis and the News soundalike.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvkKX035484

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6uEMOeDZsA&ob=av3e

There was an out of court settlement in the '80s over it.

Huey Lewis later blew it by mentioning it on VH1's Behind the Music, violating the terms of the settlement.

What did he blow?

  On 1/27/2012 at 6:10 PM, scones to die for said:

Here's one of the most famous ones.

 

The theme to Ghostbusters by Ray Parker Jr. was was supposedly a Huey Lewis and the News soundalike.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvkKX035484

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6uEMOeDZsA&ob=av3e

 

There was an out of court settlement in the '80s over it.

 

Huey Lewis later blew it by mentioning it on VH1's Behind the Music, violating the terms of the settlement.

"It's hip to be square. Remember that shitty song by that shitty band 20 motherfuckin' years ago?" - David Cross

  On 1/27/2012 at 6:37 PM, encey said:

What did he blow?

Probably a confidentiality clause in the settlement, or a restriction on mentioning the settlement (or implying guilt/infringement, etc) in interviews. Pretty standard entertainment industry settlement operating procedure.

edit: or cocks. He might have blown cocks.

  On 1/26/2012 at 11:31 PM, joshuatxuk said:

Also, this was a huge regret of, uh, Of Montreal...

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Mvm6KfJDE0

 

^screenshot looks like poo

my god that's a terrible Australian accent. And we don't say 'shrimp', dead giveaway.

http://www.sigur-ros.co.uk/media/homage-or-fromage.php

for the sigur ros fans. their style of light-hearted inspirational pop seems perfect for this.

Cocks. It was definitely cocks.

this thread reminded me how much i hate car commercials.

a little strange to hear about Coolio getting pissed since Gangsta's Paradise is basically a cover of Stevie Wonder's Pastime Paradise.

kinda like Vanilla Ice getting pissed off if some one did a parody of Ice Ice Baby.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJtB55MaoD0

This is a pretty impressive Katy Perry sound-alike. She even sings like her.