My Supafuzz listening friends and I noticed a strange occurance in music last year. Supafuzz's last album, Vertigo, released in May 2004, boasts 3 songs that by title alone, may be familiar to those familiar with music released in the last year.
Supafuzz track: "Settle it Up"
Seven Mary Three track: "Settle Up" (on Dis/Location released May 2004)
Supafuzz track: "Falling to Pieces"
Velvet Revolver track: "Fall to Pieces" (on Contraband released June 2004)
Supafuzz track: "Vertigo"
U2 track: "Vertigo" (on How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb released November 2004)
It was humorously suggested on the Supafuzz message board that U2 and Supafuzz combine for the "Vertigo" tour. Today I heard "Fall to Pieces" on the web radio I listen to and it reminded me of the coincidence. It makes you wonder how many instances of this are out there, with virtually unknown bands releasing material, then well-known bands releasing similar titles to songs, though the songs are not the same.
In a related event, a friend's band called Psycho Bitch Magnet has had two instances where songs they wrote sound very similar to later released songs by popular artists. They wrote a song called "Redneck Stomp" and later Kid Rock comes out with "Hillbilly Stomp" and then they write a song with a chorus saying "Gimme a redneck chick, don't want no uptight bitch" then Gretchen Wilson comes out with a song that goes "I'm a redneck woman, I ain't no high class broad." As you can see, all parties involved are avowed rednecks; maybe the redneck experience is the same no matter where you go, and being from Mt. Sterling/Montgomery County where there are plenty of rednecks, I have to believe this is partially true.
On a musical sidenote, congrats to Wes on his decision to finish is Ph.D in Music Theory.
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