Listeners noticed the similarity of “Vampire” with songs by other bands
Olivia Rodrigo released their second album, GUTSwhich will be released in September and the release of his new single “vampire“, but some listeners noticed the song’s similarity with that of other artists such as Radiohead, One Direction and John Lennon.
Some Twitter users noted similarities between the song and other songs. One of the tweets that gained wide repercussions read: “I might get canceled for saying this, but ‘Vampire’ Olivia Rodrigo it looks like it was copied from somewhere. I don’t know, the beat, everything feels familiar. I just can’t pinpoint exactly where I’ve heard that from.”
might get canceled for saying this but Vampire by Olivia Rodrigo sounds like it’s been copied from somewhere? idk the beat, the lyrics, it all sounds familiar. i just can’t pinpoint exactly where i have heard it? wait, i figured it out, it sounds like the song of the year https://t.co/5vXpg3uZXY
— alexa 🧛🏻♀️ (@gomezstan) June 28, 2023
The beginning of “Vampire” has been compared to the beginning of One Direction’s “If I Could Fly”. One of the posts stated: “The way the beginning of ‘Vampire’ sounds like ‘If I Could Fly’ is driving me nuts, haha”
The way that the beginning of “vampire” sounds like “If I Could Fly” is throwing me off lol
— Harry, Harrison, and Katie.x (@katieloveshandh) June 30, 2023
Others said it sounded like “Creep” by Radiohead. “2 seconds of “Vampire” by Olivia Rodrigo. I like it, but it actually has the same chord progression as ‘Creep’ by radiohead”, said a network user.
2 seconds into vampire by olivia rodrigo. i like it but it does in fact have the same chord progression as creep by radiohead
— lily rose ♏️ (@lettrbomb12) June 30, 2023
Some even compared it to “Imagine” by ex-Beatles John Lennon.
the beginning of vampire sounds like imagine by john lennon
— scottish pimento cheese (@LesboJoMilf) June 30, 2023
Source: Rollingstone
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