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Tuesday, January 09, 2018
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Official Musical Deja Vu List

The following is the complete list of sonic dead ringers, separated into three categories: song-to-song, song-to-artist (on occasion), and artist-to-artist (in general). For the latest updates, set your browser to musicaldv.blogspot.com.



Modern Cases
SongSounds Like Older Song
"All I Wanna Do," Sheryl Crow"Stuck in the Middle With You," Stealers Wheel
"Authority Song," John Cougar Mellencamp"I Fought the Law," Bobby Fuller Four
"Emotions," Mariah Carey"Best of My Love," The Emotions
"Faith," George Michael"Close to Me," The Cure
"Fast As You," Dwight Yoakam"The Ballad of John and Yoko," The Beatles
"I Want You," Savage Garden"Life Is a Rock (But the Radio Rolled Me)," Reunion
"Look at Me," Geri Halliwell"History Repeating," Propellerheads
"Pornostar," C.O.P. Project"Blue Monday," New Order
"She's so High," Tal Bachman"There She Goes," The La's
"Smile," Vitamin C"Fly," Sugar Ray
"Standing Outside the Fire," Garth Brooks"Conviction of the Heart," Kenny Loggins




SongSounds Like Another Artist* (sample song**)
“All for You,” Sister HazelBlues Traveler (“Run-Around”)
“All Star,” Smash MouthThe Psychedelic Furs (“Heartbreak Beat”)/Love Spit Love (“Am I Wrong”)
“AM to PM,” Christina MilianMya (“Case of the Ex [Whatcha Gonna Do]”)
“At Your Best (You Are Love),” AaliyahSybil (“Don’t Make Me Over”)
“Bitch,” Meredith BrooksAlanis Morissette (“Ironic”)
“Blue,” LeAnn RimesPatsy Cline (“Crazy”)
“Breathe,” Blu CantrellDeborah Cox (“Nobody’s Supposed to Be Here”)
“Breathless,” The CorrsShania Twain (“You’re Still the One”)
“Cochise,” AudioslaveAC/DC (“Moneytalks”)
“Days Go By,” Dirty VegasDaft Punk (“One More Time”) + Stardust (“Music Sounds Better With You”)
“Don’t Take It Personal (Just One of Dem Days),” MonicaAdina Howard (“Freak Like Me”)
“Don’t You (Forget About Me),” Simple MindsU2 (“With or Without You”)
“Emerge,” FischerspoonerTrans-X (“Living on Video”)
“Enjoy Yourself,” AllureStephanie Mills (“Never Knew Love Like This Before”)
“Everything You Want,” Vertical HorizonDuncan Sheik (“Barely Breathing”) + R.E.M. (“Losing My Religion”)
“Fake Plastic Trees,” RadioheadBread (“Make It With You”)/David Gates (“Goodbye Girl”)
“Get the Party Started,” PinkThe B-52’s (“Love Shack”)
“A Girl Like You,” Edwyn CollinsDavid Bowie (“Let’s Dance”)
“Hide U,” Kosheen/Suzanne PalmerCleveland Lounge (“Drowning”)
“I Think I’m in Love With You,” Jessica SimpsonMariah Carey (“Fantasy”)
“In the House of Stone and Light,” Martin PageAce (“How Long”)/Squeeze (“Tempted”)/Mike + The Mechanics (“The Living Years”)/Paul Carrack (“Don’t Shed a Tear”)
“It’s My Life,” Talk TalkRoxy Music (“Love Is the Drug”)/Bryan Ferry (“Kiss and Tell”)
“James Dean (I Wanna Know),” Daniel BedingfieldMichael Jackson (“In the Closet”) + ’N Sync (“Pop”)
“Lady (Hear Me Tonight),” ModjoWham! (“Careless Whisper”)/George Michael (“Faith”)
“Laura No Esta,” NekThe Police (“Every Breath You Take”)/Sting (“If You Love Somebody Set Them Free”)
“Let’s Get It On,” Lucas PrataDaft Punk (“One More Time”) + Stardust (“Music Sounds Better With You”)
“The Middle,” Jimmy Eat WorldHaircut One Hundred (“Love Plus One”)/Nick Heyward (“Kite”)
“Mr. Jones,” Counting CrowsVan Morrison (“Brown Eyed Girl”)
“A Moment Like This,” Kelly ClarksonTeena Marie (“Lovergirl”)
“A New Day Has Come,” Celine DionEnya (“Only Time”)
“Nobody Knows,” Tony Rich ProjectThe Deele (“Two Occasions”)/Babyface (“When Can I See You”) + After 7 (“Can’t Stop”)/Kevon Edwards (“24/7”)
“Oops (Oh My),” TweetErykah Badu (“Bag Lady”)
“Out of My Head,” FastballElvis Costello (“Veronica”)
“Roots Radical,” RancidThe Clash (“Rock the Casbah”)
“Running on Empty,” Diana FoxAlice Deejay (“Better off Alone”)
“Selling the Drama,” LiveR.E.M. (“Losing My Religion”)
“She Hates Me,” Puddle of MuddNirvana (“Smells Like Teen Spirit”)
“Sk8er Boi,” Avril LavigneKim Wilde (“Kids in America”)
“Someone to Love,” Jon BThe Deele (“Two Occasions”)/Babyface (“When Can I See You”) + After 7 (“Can’t Stop”)/Kevon Edwards (“24/7”)
“The Stand,” The AlarmThe Clash (“Rock the Casbah”)
“Surrender,” Laura PausiniPointer Sisters (“Slow Hand”)/June Pointer
“Take on Me,” A-HaThe Rooftop Singers (“Walk Right In”)
“Thinkin’ Problem,” David BallTerri Gibbs (“Somebody’s Knockin’”)
“Water Runs Dry,” Boyz II MenBabyface (“When Can I See You”)
“Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?,” Paula Colek.d. Lang (“Constant Craving”)
“Wherever You Will Go,” The CallingCrash Test Dummies (“Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm”)
“You Get What You Give,” New RadicalsThe Rolling Stones (“Miss You”)/Mick Jagger (“Just Another Night”)
“Zombie,” The CranberriesSinead O’Connor (“Nothing Compares 2 U”)




Artist* (sample song**)Sounds Like Another Artist* (sample song**)
Anastacia (“I’m Outta Love”)Taylor Dayne (“Love Will Lead You Back”) + Two Tons of Fun (“It’s True I Do”)/The Weather Girls (“It’s Raining Men”)/Black Box (“Everybody Everybody”)/C&C Music Factory (“Gonna Make You Sweat [Everybody Dance Now]”)/Martha Wash (“Carry On”)
Anggun (“Snow on the Sahara”)Eurythmics (“Sweet Dreams [Are Made of This]”)/Annie Lennox (“Walking on Broken Glass”)
Beck (“Loser”)The Kinks (“Lola”)
La Bouche (“Be My Lover”)Cerrone (“Supernature”)
Laura Branigan (“Gloria”)Donna Summer (“Hot Stuff”)
Edie Brickell (“Good Times”)/Edie Brickell & New Bohemians (“What I Am”)Rickie Lee Jones (“Chuck E.’s in Love”)
B-Tribe (“You Won’t See Me Cry”)Enigma (“Sadeness Part 1”)
Deana Carter (“Strawberry Wine”)Loretta Lynn (“The Pill”)
Dog’s Eye View (“Everything Falls Apart”)INXS (“Need You Tonight”)/Max Q (“Way of the World”)
Duke (“So in Love With You”)Ten City (“That’s the Way Love Is”)/Byron Stingily + Sylvester (“Dance [Disco Heat]”)
Erasure (“Who Needs Love Like That”)Yaz (“Situation”)/Alison Moyet (“Invisible”)
Perry Farrell/Porno For Pyros (“Pets”)/Jane’s Addiction (“Been Caught Stealing”)Gene Loves Jezebel (“Jealous”)
Frou Frou (“Breathe In”)Dido (“Thank You”)
Gin Blossoms (“Follow You Down”)Toad the Wet Sprocket (“All I Want”)
Godsmack (“Awake”)Metallica (“Until It Sleeps”)
Nina Hagen (“New York, New York”)Lene Lovich (“Lucky Number”)
Heaven 17 (“Let Me Go”)The Human League (“Don’t You Want Me”)
Incubus (“Drive”)Alice In Chains (“No Excuses”)/Mad Season (“River of Deceit”)
Inner Circle (“Bad Boys”)Bob Marley & The Wailers (“Jamming”) + Ziggy Marley and The Melody Makers (“Tomorrow People”)
Jaheim (“Could It Be”)Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes (“If You Don’t Know Me by Now”)/Teddy Pendergrass (“Close the Door”) + Maze (“Joy and Pain”)
Jack Johnson (“Flake”)Dave Matthews Band (“Crash Into Me”)
Norah Jones (“Don’t Know Why”)Natalie Merchant (“Carnival”) + Sophie B. Hawkins (“As I Lay Me Down”)
Montell Jordan (“This Is How We Do It”)Al Wilson (“Show and Tell”)
K-Ci & JoJo (“All My Life”)/Jodeci (“Lately”)Bobby Womack (“Lookin’ for a Love”)
Ke (“Strange World”)Melanie (“Brand New Key”)
Len (“Steal My Sunshine”)EMF (“Unbelievable”) + Jesus Jones (“Right Here, Right Now”)
Level 42 (“Something About You”)Nik Kershaw (“Wouldn’t It Be Good”)
Donna Lewis (“I Love You Always Forever”)Kate Bush (“Running up That Hill”)
Ian McCulloch (“Proud to Fall”)/Echo & The Bunnymen (“The Cutter”)The Doors (“Light My Fire”)
Monaco (“What Do You Want From Me?”)Joy Division (“Love Will Tear Us Apart”) + New Order (“True Faith”)/Electronic (“Getting Away With It”)
Mark Morrison (“Return of the Mack”)Narada Michael Walden (“I Don’t Want Nobody Else [To Dance With You]”)
Mystikal (“Shake Ya Ass”)Joe Tex (“I Gotcha”) + James Brown (“I Got You [I Feel Good]”)
Naked Eyes (“Always Something There to Remind Me”)Soft Cell (“Tainted Love”)/Marc Almond (“Tears Run Rings”)
OMC (“How Bizarre”)The Buggles (“Video Killed the Radio Star”)
The Other Two (“Selfish”)New Order (“True Faith”)/Electronic (“Getting Away With It”)
React (“Can’t Keep My Hands off You”)Dan Hartman (“I Can Dream About You”) + Junior (“Mama Used to Say”)
St. Etienne (“Only Love Can Break Your Heart”)Soho (“Hippychick”)
Shaggy (“Boombastic”)Shabba Ranks (“Slow and Sexy”)
Shakira (“Whenever, Wherever”)Alanis Morissette (“Ironic”)
The Smithereens (“Blood and Roses”)The Outsiders (“Time Won’t Let Me”)/Climax (“Precious and Few”)
Stereo Fuse (“Everything”)Matchbox 20 (“3 AM”)
Byron Stingily (“That’s the Way Love Is”)Sylvester (“Dance [Disco Heat]”)
Tears For Fears (“Shout”)Blancmange (“Don’t Tell Me”)
Telepopmusik (“Breathe”)Mazzy Star (“Fade Into You”) + Erykah Badu (“Bag Lady”)
The White Stripes (“We’re Going to Be Friends”)Blind Melon (“No Rain”)
Lee Ann Womack (“I Hope You Dance”)Dolly Parton (“9 to 5”)




Classic Cases***
Song/ArtistSounds Like Song/Artist
Bloodstone ("Natural High")The Stylistics ("You Make Me Feel Brand New") + The Delfonics ("Didn't I [Blow Your Mind This Time]")
Kim Carnes ("Bette Davis Eyes")Bonnie Tyler ("Total Eclipse of the Heart") + Marianne Faithful ("As Tears Go By")
Joe Cocker ("You Are so Beautiful")The Box Tops ("The Letter")
William DeVaughn ("Be Thankful for What You Got")The Temptations ("Just My Imagination [Running Away With Me]")/Eddie Kendricks ("Keep on Truckin' [Part 1]")
"I Gotcha," Joe TexJames Brown ("I Got You [I Feel Good]")
Robert John ("Sad Eyes")The Tokens ("The Lion Sleeps Tonight")
Mott the Hoople ("All the Young Dudes")David Bowie ("Let’s Dance")
“My Sweet Lord,” George Harrison“He’s so Fine,” The Chiffons
Queen (“Another One Bites the Dust”)Sweet (“Little Willy”)
Rosie & The Originals (“Angel Baby”)Kathy Young (“A Thousand Stars”)
Rod Stewart (“Do Ya Think I’m Sexy?”)/Faces (“Stay With Me”)Joe Cocker (“You Are so Beautiful”)
Stories (“Brother Louie”)Janis Joplin (“Me and Bobby McGee”) + Rod Stewart (“Do Ya Think I’m Sexy?”)/Faces(“Stay With Me”)
“Surf City,” Jan & DeanThe Beach Boys (“I Get Around”)
James Wells (“My Claim to Fame”)Rick James (“Super Freak [Part 1]”)
[Artist w/ a song in the late ’70s or early ’80s]Stevie Wonder (“I Just Called to Say I Love You”)


* All artists featuring the same lead singer listed together where appropriate.
** Artist's biggest hit except where a substitute makes a better case of deja vu.
*** Both sound-alikes (song/song, song/artist, artist/artist) predate 1980.

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