Comments on: On Music: thievery part ii http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/5075 Feel Smart Again Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:01:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: elizablah http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/5075/comment-page-1#comment-10296 elizablah Mon, 09 Apr 2007 19:29:46 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/5075#comment-10296 David, thanks for these posts. My recent "this-sounds-like-that" moment is U2's "Beautiful Day" and (are you ready for this) Ah-Ha's "The Sun Always Shines on TV." Parts of the choruses can be sung with either tune. David, thanks for these posts.

My recent “this-sounds-like-that” moment is U2′s “Beautiful Day” and (are you ready for this) Ah-Ha’s “The Sun Always Shines on TV.” Parts of the choruses can be sung with either tune.

]]> By: Randy http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/5075/comment-page-1#comment-10273 Randy Mon, 09 Apr 2007 14:49:04 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/5075#comment-10273 Y'know, I had the vinyl pressing of that album way back when, and I do recall that Sting included in the liner notes specific acknowledgement of the use of Prokoviev's theme. He even went to far as to include a musical staff showing the notation of exactly what he'd lifted. Y’know, I had the vinyl pressing of that album way back when, and I do recall that Sting included in the liner notes specific acknowledgement of the use of Prokoviev’s theme. He even went to far as to include a musical staff showing the notation of exactly what he’d lifted.

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