20 Oasis Songs Noel Gallagher Stole

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  • @ciaranyohanbrennan
    @ciaranyohanbrennan 2 місяці тому +107

    Thats the difference between Noel and Liam -Noel ripped off all his guitar bits but Liam's tambourine playing is pure original

    • @kindermaus
      @kindermaus 2 місяці тому +14

      Liam G. is a tambourine virtuoso, arguably the GOAT.

    • @CH-gb7hf
      @CH-gb7hf 2 місяці тому +6

      Liam wrote songbird too I believe

    • @slapper22
      @slapper22 Місяць тому +1

      @@CH-gb7hf dont't forget little james....lol

    • @paulwhiston1836
      @paulwhiston1836 Місяць тому +1

      Nah he stole all his tambourine shaking from Bez

  • @dane279
    @dane279 2 роки тому +241

    As someone who’s been in bands for many years you play what you listen to. You might hear a song and then years later your jamming with your friends and that melody comes out again because now it’s in your subconscious and your brain makes the connection with what you’re playing.

    • @Jesus_H._Tap-DancingChrist
      @Jesus_H._Tap-DancingChrist 2 роки тому +6

      When we ask each what our influeces are, it's just a subtler way of asking who do you tend to rip off

    • @davidjames579
      @davidjames579 2 роки тому +3

      Dane That was George Harrison's defence for My Sweet Lord.

    • @meansoftolerance
      @meansoftolerance 2 роки тому +3

      It’s called CRYPTOMNESIA

    • @weementaldavy5987
      @weementaldavy5987 2 роки тому +9

      Yes but not with every song they ever wrote .

    • @finnredmond3192
      @finnredmond3192 2 роки тому

      I'd say you play what you learn and what you learn is all you can play generally speaking. Unless you're a musical genius which rock and roll stars generally aren't

  • @arsonne
    @arsonne 2 роки тому +860

    Honestly after 60+ years of rock n roll it’s literally impossible not to rip off SOMEONE at some point.

    • @joejacobson7393
      @joejacobson7393 2 роки тому +96

      There's only 12 notes. We're using the same 12 Beethoven used. There's only so many ways you can arrange them before you start copying someone else.

    • @auggiebendoggy
      @auggiebendoggy 2 роки тому +33

      @@Noisehead101 Agreed. He should have gave credits and royalties to a few of them but most are so slight. On another note, the O songs sound much better than anything else. But lots of times of using beatles and other stuff, was more a declaration of how much they loved those bands - that's how I always took it.

    • @studas2011
      @studas2011 2 роки тому +86

      Nah man, I love Oasis but they clearly plagiarised loads of songs.

    • @ripleyscat
      @ripleyscat 2 роки тому +36

      @@joejacobson7393There's more ways you can arrange those 12 notes than you would think. Vsauce did a video on this which is worth checking out. NegaArson's comment (which you replied to) is simply incorrect. It will take a hell of a lot longer than 60+ years of rock n roll before it's "literally impossible" not to rip off someone else.

    • @theinventionsofmegsy3137
      @theinventionsofmegsy3137 2 роки тому +46

      they are fully ripping off there is a difference to accidently stumbling over the same melody

  • @DonnyCorreiaT
    @DonnyCorreiaT 2 місяці тому +3

    Your dedication and compromise are absolutely praiseworthy!

  • @lordjoemott1683
    @lordjoemott1683 2 роки тому +51

    I remember Noel once saying something like “ work out how to play a song, change the key and the melody up a bit and bang a new song”.

    • @alsharpe
      @alsharpe 2 місяці тому +3

      He ain't wrong

    • @DeeDerry
      @DeeDerry 2 місяці тому

      I used to always do this on the keyboard when I was younger 💯

  • @reclaimedandrested
    @reclaimedandrested 2 роки тому +22

    My fav is the intro riff from the “What’s The Story Morning Glory” title track lifted from REM’s “The One I Love”.

    • @jmtproductions3650
      @jmtproductions3650 2 роки тому +4

      Listen to gypsy queen by April wine, you can hear morning glory had influence by that.

  • @TheFallenColumn
    @TheFallenColumn 2 роки тому +124

    Same Size Feet by Stereophonics. It's the same riff for Hindu Times. Kind of a big miss on that one. But to be fair, you're bound to miss a couple here and there

    • @tocacars
      @tocacars 2 роки тому +4

      Beat me to it there mate, was gonna mention this one

    • @Marley999888
      @Marley999888 2 роки тому

      Yeah I found that out to my surprise trying to learn the two for a gig....must've heard them songs loads of times but never back to back.Saved me loads of time lol.

    • @queenhenryviii
      @queenhenryviii 2 роки тому +1

      Within the first couple minutes of the video he said "this is not a comprehensive list"... So congrats for adding to the pointlessly corrective comments of the internet.

    • @davidglasspool4921
      @davidglasspool4921 2 роки тому +1

      I guess those guys did not get as popular in the United States because I had not heard of them until about a year ago. Since then I have been a huge fan. I’ll have to go listen to same size feet again

    • @DanteDiCarloMusic
      @DanteDiCarloMusic 2 роки тому

      Yeah I'd forgotten about that one!

  • @jacklawrence2212
    @jacklawrence2212 2 роки тому +27

    Just discovered your videos and I love them - done with humour, great clips, fantastic scholarship and pop culture context. Seriously well done.

  • @Marley999888
    @Marley999888 2 роки тому +394

    I always felt like Noel was brutally honest about ripping off other good tunes to make better ones.The You and Me thing for She's Electric just makes me laugh and love Noel even more.

    • @whenyoulookintoit9356
      @whenyoulookintoit9356 2 роки тому +12

      Make them better? Fuck off lol

    • @TheRealLange21
      @TheRealLange21 2 роки тому +22

      @@whenyoulookintoit9356 You couldn't write a hit if you stole Stairway to Heaven note for note

    • @whenyoulookintoit9356
      @whenyoulookintoit9356 2 роки тому +14

      @@TheRealLange21 1. I'm not a songwriter and have no ambitions to be one.
      2. That makes no sense at all and is like an oxymoron or a double negative or some shit like that. Couldn't write a hit if I stole stairway note for note. Then by definition, I've just written a hit. You said nothing about me performing it lol

    • @TheRealLange21
      @TheRealLange21 2 роки тому +20

      @@whenyoulookintoit9356 Dig a little deeper. You might land a joke for once

    • @timmytimkins4379
      @timmytimkins4379 2 роки тому +11

      Better than T Rex?.. You must be joking!

  • @whooligan1000
    @whooligan1000 2 роки тому +43

    Really like the idea Noel lifted the You and Me theme song for She's Electric. However, I would also suggest Wonderboy by the Kinks as the source. Check it out

    • @philmstud2k
      @philmstud2k 2 роки тому +8

      It IS from Wonderboy by The Kinks. It's identical.

    • @baboon1233
      @baboon1233 Рік тому +4

      And the chorus is from While My Guitar Gently Weeps

    • @drewraulston7027
      @drewraulston7027 2 місяці тому +1

      I came here to see if anybody else called this out. As a kinks super fan I salute you.

    • @benjaminthomasholton963
      @benjaminthomasholton963 2 місяці тому

      Oh damn, I just commented similar. Only just seen yours. It was ridiculous to compare it to the theme from 'You and Me'!

  • @jeremymr
    @jeremymr 2 роки тому +38

    Reminds me of an interesting TED Talk called "Creativity is a remix" by Kirby Ferguson

  • @Kiltem
    @Kiltem 2 роки тому +31

    Back when I wrote songs the way I would nick parts of other songs is I would find chord progressions or just simply note progressions on a guitar for a song, and then I would reverse each bar on its own. This always lead to a unique enough piece of music while still catching the emotion and feel of the original tune and progression.

    • @officialFredDurstfanclub
      @officialFredDurstfanclub 2 роки тому +5

      Haha I did the same thing. I would listen to a song i liked and then write lyrics to the melody with the intention of writing an original tune later

    • @RaphaelDawkinsCombatRadio
      @RaphaelDawkinsCombatRadio 2 місяці тому +1

      Well you weren't writing songs then.

  • @bosco7837
    @bosco7837 2 роки тому +38

    Got the single. This is officially the last record I've bought in 2021! Happy to support a well intentioned artist who actually wants to change things for everybody instead of trying to carve his own niche in this despicable music industry. This world needs rock'n'roll and only we can make it happen✌🏻

  • @HighlandMike325
    @HighlandMike325 2 роки тому +53

    One of the strangest similarities i've seen between an Oasis song and another band's wasn't Noel's, it's one of Liams. The song "Better Man" has a descending chord sequence which is identical to the track "Sleeping Girl" on Simple Minds' 2002 album "Cry". Liam was step-father to Jim Kerr's son at the time (Little James) and I used to wonder if little James ever brought home his Dad's demos to the Kensit/Gallagher household

    • @lukebradford
      @lukebradford Рік тому +3

      You can't own a chord sequence. Every chord sequence ever has already been used by someone.

  • @archiet2205
    @archiet2205 2 роки тому +8

    The break in the song she’s electric is directly nicked from wonder boy by the kinks as well. Give it a listen and you’ll hear it clear as day. Cool video cheers!

    • @polopala
      @polopala 2 роки тому

      More like 'Hey now' to me

  • @Philliben1991
    @Philliben1991 2 роки тому +41

    'Go Let It Out' is also very reminiscent of the acoustic rhythm guitar of early Beta Band songs. I seem to remember Noel was quite into the Beta Band at the time.

    • @scottw.3258
      @scottw.3258 2 роки тому

      The intro is a rip off of 'Inner Meet Me'. There's elements of 'Dry The Rain' in that intro too.

    • @matt.willoughby
      @matt.willoughby Рік тому

      @@scottw.3258 sounds nothing like dry the rain

    • @scottw.3258
      @scottw.3258 Рік тому +1

      @@matt.willoughby Sounds exactly like it. Noel even admitted at that time that he'd 'borrowed' several riffs from the Beta's.

    • @ExpTube1969
      @ExpTube1969 10 місяців тому

      "Boulevard of Broken Dreams", You Are Forgiven.....

  • @rockstopsthetraffic
    @rockstopsthetraffic 2 роки тому +14

    Oh, the reason that the demo of "Be Here Now"/"Trip Inside" was replaced on the remasters with some other instrumental was because the whole song was very nakedly built around the intro drum/cowbell groove of "Honky Tonk Women".
    In any case, I think music should be fun and remixing is pretty cool. Other people rip off, but it's either more obscure stuff or they're more subtle about it. It's how we think, grafting ideas onto others. I often remind people that Star Wars originally had a placeholder soundtrack of classical music before being properly scored... But most of John Williams' work sounds like the original music anyway. And we love it! It's great!

    • @thomasevans5396
      @thomasevans5396 2 роки тому +1

      Is the proper demo of be here now on the physical release of the mustique demos?

  • @hermanthetosser4219
    @hermanthetosser4219 2 роки тому +2

    Used to buy cd singles every saturday during early 2000s.. the town I went to had a store with lots of the low charting or non top 40 stuff. Sometimes they used to have clear outs with 50p Singles. Nice to see you made a cd single 2022.

  • @keithoneill3076
    @keithoneill3076 2 роки тому +25

    F*in in the bushes was a sample from the Hendrix track which they then got Alan white to drum over. some of these are blatant but some of these examples are a bit of a stretch, there is a reason you cant copyright a chord sequence on its own.

    • @JohnDoe-gy5dr
      @JohnDoe-gy5dr 2 роки тому

      This guy is on crack. The most simple drum beat ever is apparently stolen by Noel who was not a drummer in his band lol.

    • @DZobe-nz7dl
      @DZobe-nz7dl 2 роки тому +3

      @@JohnDoe-gy5dr yeah majority of these are far reaching and I'm not even a huge oasis fan. One chord or beat that lasts 2 sec could make a case for every song being plagiarized

  • @ricforbes7178
    @ricforbes7178 2 роки тому +23

    One of the most obvious ones he decided to leave out/ overlook was the chorus riff on "Stand By Me". A lot of people know that was nicked from Mott The Hoople's "All The Young Dudes" - a Bowie penned song.

    • @AnearPlayz
      @AnearPlayz Рік тому +6

      well, "All The Young Dudes" is also present in Don't Look Back In Anger, final/last chorus, on the guitar. It was a classic city song they sang as "All The Young Blues". They also sang it on Whatever occasionally live.

    • @MarlboroughBlenheim1
      @MarlboroughBlenheim1 Рік тому +1

      It’s also self plagiarism from married with children

    • @stuartrudd7431
      @stuartrudd7431 11 місяців тому

      Felt it had elements of Ten Storey Love Song in its structure.

    • @paulb8340
      @paulb8340 2 місяці тому

      No This is totally wrong he nicked SBM from the halifax ads - it sounds exactly like it ..if you listen carefully

  • @hannibalbarkas7687
    @hannibalbarkas7687 2 роки тому +43

    To me the ending of Rock 'n' Roll Star was always a nod to My Generation. "Is this rock 'n' roll/It's just rock 'n' roll" is hardly a difficult line to think about as a rock 'n' roll band.

    • @DanteDiCarloMusic
      @DanteDiCarloMusic 2 роки тому +2

      I had a song with a similar ending and used to put in both the ending of my generation and rock n roll star as I thought they were very similar

    • @choclatesaltyballz
      @choclatesaltyballz 2 роки тому +1

      The Rock N Roll star riff was stolen from You Could Be Mine by Guns n Rose's

    • @hannibalbarkas7687
      @hannibalbarkas7687 2 роки тому +2

      @@choclatesaltyballz No. Some similarities but definitely not stolen.

  • @tothelighthouse9843
    @tothelighthouse9843 Рік тому +1

    3:56 Wow, 'Tortuga' is a banger.
    Great video. So many artists who should've received credit & royalties but didn't.

  • @igotworms5956
    @igotworms5956 2 роки тому +17

    I feel sorry for the Real People. They helped get Oasis started and Noel went onto steal some of their songs and lyrics. Rockin' Chair was outright robbed from them.

    • @anzpanz4444
      @anzpanz4444 2 роки тому +7

      Yes, copied their sound, clothing, attitude and everything else. Oasis made the money but The Real People we're the originals.

    • @RaphaelDawkinsCombatRadio
      @RaphaelDawkinsCombatRadio 2 місяці тому +3

      Noel is a plagarist.

    • @filled_soda
      @filled_soda 2 місяці тому

      Yeah, I'll have to look into this more. I remember watching the Definitely Maybe DVD and wondering why they were in it.
      @anzpanz4444 That's interesting what you say about their look and attitude, etc.

    • @MrSundaycall
      @MrSundaycall 2 місяці тому

      @@anzpanz4444Real People has their chance but don’t do it well, sorry for them but it’s business

  • @Vampire.Vegan.
    @Vampire.Vegan. Рік тому

    Cracking video, James. I never put two & two together with the live version of 'Until The End of the World' before and now i can't unhear it.

  • @CK-ceekay
    @CK-ceekay 2 роки тому +13

    Not really a ripoff but Married with Children, She's Electric, and Nirvana's Lithium all feature the same chord progression. Took me far too long to realise that hahah

  • @jackdawson5490
    @jackdawson5490 2 роки тому +29

    'She's Electric' has almost the exact same chords and rhythm in the verse as the verse of Nirvana's 'Lithium', the beginning of the chorus is also very similar to the chorus of 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps'. Also the riff from 'Morning Glory' is identical to that of REM's 'The One I Love'. Noel is openly a big fan of all of those bands and I have no doubt that they were all lifted, whether conscious or not.

    • @Juan-si4ou
      @Juan-si4ou 2 роки тому

      I like how people like you call him Noel like you're best mates lol. When the reality is he doesn't even know you or your shitty little life exists

    • @mf-fj4mt
      @mf-fj4mt 2 роки тому

      It's very close to Lady Madonna in the verse.

    • @paulconroy1703
      @paulconroy1703 Рік тому +3

      Lithium is married with children!

  • @R03KY
    @R03KY 2 роки тому +13

    I think Supersonic is a bit of a stretch. It’s just a run down and up the pentatonic scale isn’t it?

  • @callum5915
    @callum5915 2 роки тому +4

    The obvious ones are Cigarettes & Alcohol, Shakermaker, Don't Go Away, Hindu Times. A lot of the others are just crossovers which does happen in music! Influences in music are a great thing and all bands do it! Columbia and Rockin' Chair should have been credited to Chris Griffiths though of course!
    Cloudburst is better than Standing here😉 Amazing video! Noel is a genius no matter what haha

  • @kaz3525
    @kaz3525 2 роки тому +3

    Love your vids mate. Learn so much about my favourite band

  • @thegoodsgone1965
    @thegoodsgone1965 2 роки тому +8

    Great video. Something else I noticed about "She's Electric" - the chorus vocal melody is very similar to the chorus vocal melody of 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps."

    • @numsig
      @numsig 2 роки тому +2

      Very true, it them meanders into the You and Me section which literally the same melody and almost the same lyrically as the chorus section in the Kinks Wonderboy!

    • @thegoodsgone1965
      @thegoodsgone1965 2 роки тому +2

      @@numsig well noticed. I love 'Wonderboy' by The Kinks but I didn't notice that before!

    • @danielkoschalka3955
      @danielkoschalka3955 2 роки тому +1

      @@numsig with lyrics adapted from the 80s kids TV show You and Me.

    • @jackdawson5490
      @jackdawson5490 2 роки тому

      The verse chords are almost identical to Nirvanas Lithium

  • @gregoryfagan6986
    @gregoryfagan6986 2 роки тому +5

    Just catching this video now. Never realised the U2 “Until The End of the World” Great find. On that, Noel was definitely at the U2 gig at Manchester G-MEX in 1992 (the “Stop Sellafield” concert). I’ve heard him mention this in interviews. It was part of that same Zoo TV Tour.

  • @davidedge6512
    @davidedge6512 Рік тому +5

    G-Em-C-D7. 100s of songs used these chords. Stolen? No….

  • @MusicalAddictionOnlineLessons
    @MusicalAddictionOnlineLessons Рік тому +4

    Damn 😆 Could forgive it here and there if there were slight similarities but this is ridiculous. You should give us the 30+ version, let's get it all out there

  • @theculturedthug6609
    @theculturedthug6609 2 роки тому +39

    Noel has always been the Tarantino of the music World.

  • @Nicccolas
    @Nicccolas 2 роки тому +9

    Rock n Roll star's "i live my life in the city" has similar opening melody/words to CCR's proud Mary "Left a good job in the city"
    Edit: She's electric also borrows from wonderboy by the kinks

    • @smitcher
      @smitcher 2 роки тому

      ua-cam.com/video/8aNbDn4mBcA/v-deo.html

    • @iamthenarwal9559
      @iamthenarwal9559 2 роки тому +1

      And also while my guitar gently weeps (and I want you to know= I don’t know whyy)

    • @jacobohara2636
      @jacobohara2636 2 роки тому +1

      She’s electric has loads of rips .
      Over- The LA’s (and I neeeeddd more timeeee), With a little help from my friends- Beatles (outro), wonderboy (I’ll be you n you’ll be me)

  • @M0jibake
    @M0jibake 2 роки тому +7

    Columbia is probably my favourite Oasis track. I'd love to see you do a full breakdown of it. And if you could figure out where that Indian (?) sample at the end of the original version comes from I'd be truly amazed!

  • @duckandginger5236
    @duckandginger5236 2 роки тому +10

    brilliant James well done. Someone said to me many years ago that Oasis or Noels skill as a songwriter is that you think you have heard those songs before. In reality we have.

  • @JustEvgeniy
    @JustEvgeniy 2 роки тому

    Thanks for a nice overview! There is another example - the beginning of The Importance of Being Idle and the Italian song Bella Ciao.

  • @LeoLiveMusicAndArt
    @LeoLiveMusicAndArt 2 роки тому +6

    Great video as always James - A couple more famous ones to add to the pot from 'What's The Story...' the title song rips off the main riff to R.E.M. '(This one goes out) To The One I Love'. Also the ending of 'She's Electric' uses the Jim'll Fix It theme tune.

    • @bravesoul5743
      @bravesoul5743 2 роки тому +1

      Correct! Morning glory is indeed from REM

    • @davidjames579
      @davidjames579 2 роки тому +1

      That was an unfortunate choice for She's Electric

  • @SweetBlackAngels
    @SweetBlackAngels 2 роки тому +7

    Always love your videos and your original material is great aswell. I heard 'think for a minute' by the housemartins yesterday and thought it sounded alot like the Oasis b side 'Going nowhere' and had to search for this video again. Even the trumpets are similar! Keep up the great work 👍

  • @dalenixon1947
    @dalenixon1947 2 роки тому +18

    Ordered my copies. Your content inspires my songwriting so much. I will record in 2022. It is my dream to be on Hargreaves Records. All the best brother.

    • @JamesHargreavesGuitar
      @JamesHargreavesGuitar  2 роки тому +3

      Thanks so much Dale, I really appreciate it :)
      I've got high hopes for the future of Hargreaves Records, so keep one eye on the channel, all info will be here first 👍👍👍🎸🎸🎸

  • @ldranic9796
    @ldranic9796 Рік тому

    Amazing man.
    A musician of Argentina, Mr.
    Gustavo Cerati was involve in the same.
    Great work. Very appreciated.

  • @aidanhickey9845
    @aidanhickey9845 2 роки тому +9

    If you want an example from 'Heathen Chemistry' the drum intro on 'Force Of Nature' is the same as 'Nightclubbing' by Iggy Pop.
    Also, not sure if it made your extended list but 'The Importance of Being Idle' sounds like 'Clean Prophet' by The La's. (Which also sounds like 'Dead End Street' by The Kinks)

    • @aidanhickey9845
      @aidanhickey9845 2 роки тому +1

      @@badgasaurus4211 I'm more so talking about it as a groove, which James included lots of in the video.

    • @charliebrogan1141
      @charliebrogan1141 2 роки тому

      Irrelevant as actually it was Mani from the stone roses who wrote every oasis song and would hand them to Noel at an open mic night in Salford that they both often played at. Mani never takes credit for this as he is a famously humble and shy individual.

  • @RedTV8888
    @RedTV8888 2 роки тому +5

    Also worth mentioning in my opinion, the "It's never gonna be the same.." section in Hello is almost an exact rip of the chorus from Far Far Away by Slade. And I know Noel loved them seeing as how they covered Cum on Feel the Noize.

  • @Arkantos117
    @Arkantos117 2 роки тому +8

    What matters to me is that the Oasis songs sound better than the songs they lifted from.
    Also none of my top 5 Oasis songs seem to be ripped off from anything afaik.

    • @jacobohara2636
      @jacobohara2636 2 роки тому

      Prove it ;)

    • @michaelmcdonald8452
      @michaelmcdonald8452 2 роки тому

      "Also none of my top 5 Oasis songs seem to be rip offs"
      Well it appears you wouldn't give a fuck if they were so I'm unsure why you made that distinction.
      Stealing isn't ok just because you only did it "sometimes" and taking your neighbors car and cleaning it up and selling it is still profiting off of theft.

    • @michaelmcdonald8452
      @michaelmcdonald8452 2 роки тому

      But I'm sure the artists that did the heavy lifting so that Oasis could stand on their shoulders
      (I laughed out loud at Noel'a audacity when I saw that album cover in a record store when it was new)
      while they go uncompensated are super interested in what "matters" to you.

  • @reggardner7548
    @reggardner7548 2 роки тому +10

    Don’t look back in anger is exactly the same chord progression and chorus as many rivers to cross Jimmy Cliff

    • @redadamearth
      @redadamearth 2 місяці тому

      Not to mention "Imagine" and about 3 other songs.

    • @paninovevo1162
      @paninovevo1162 2 місяці тому

      C - G - A - E - F - G - C
      You mean the Canon? One of the basics on western music?

  • @jcaff8593
    @jcaff8593 2 роки тому +8

    Noel definitely taken the opening drum line from Nightclubbing by Iggy Pop and used it on Force of Nature and No Fun by The Stooges and turned it into Hung in a Bad Place! He Must have had an Iggy Pop phase 😂

    • @smitcher
      @smitcher 2 роки тому +2

      Spot on but Hung in a Bad Place was Gem Archer's first foray into writing for Oasis.

    • @Wearethewingmakers
      @Wearethewingmakers 2 місяці тому

      Absolutely. I only just noticed that a few months ago. 👍🏻

  • @splottpaddy
    @splottpaddy 2 роки тому +2

    as both a massive U2 and Oasis fan i can't believe I didn't notice the link between Rock N Roll Star and Until the end of the World :-D

  • @neilsun2521
    @neilsun2521 2 роки тому +18

    James, here's a new one for you: John Cale - 'Half Past France'. The opening 10 seconds of guitar sound remarkably the same as the 'Champagne Supernova' intro! (As far as I'm aware; I've never seen that one actually documented anywhere before :) -J.

    • @polopala
      @polopala 2 роки тому

      More like rock 'n' roll star

    • @liamgallagherful
      @liamgallagherful 2 роки тому +1

      @@polopala I hear both. For RnR Star it's just the intro. For CS it's a running theme.

    • @sodiumlights
      @sodiumlights 2 роки тому +3

      I really can't imagine NG knowing that track.

    • @neilsun2521
      @neilsun2521 2 роки тому +1

      @@sodiumlights Nevertheless it does sound the same for a few seconds. That lazy sounding bit in CS when you can hear the waves. (Have you ever thought NG was possibly assigned ghost writers during their 94-96 period? Happens all the time in the music industry, when the music Business puts their stock in an Act and puts them on the front of every newspaper...)

    • @sodiumlights
      @sodiumlights 2 роки тому

      @@neilsun2521 oh you're not wrong but those chord changes are not exactly unique. As for Noel paying money for a ghost writer...that's an utterly hilarious notion, thanks for the laugh though:)

  • @mikkifenton4674
    @mikkifenton4674 2 роки тому +5

    Another one I didn't realise until I'd actually played it on guitar was "stand by me" has the same chord structure as "Everytime you go away" by hall and oates

    • @PaperBanjo64
      @PaperBanjo64 2 роки тому +1

      I highly doubt Noel would even slightly be influenced by Hall and Oates.

    • @joseaqamart1257
      @joseaqamart1257 9 місяців тому

      Wasn't that by "Paul Young"? That was a very well known 80s one hit wonder.

  • @jackmuncaster5058
    @jackmuncaster5058 2 роки тому +9

    James, great video mate. Fade Away also uses a similar chord progression to the song 'I Don't Know What I Want' by Raspberries (1974), I feel like Noel would have probably listened to/appreciated this record as it's very much in line with what Townsend and The Who were doing at the time. Let me know what you think!

  • @seanhickin9959
    @seanhickin9959 Рік тому +6

    i know you said nothing was stolen from Heathen Chemistry but the Hindu Times riff is Stereophonics Same size feet

    • @TKTnetwork
      @TKTnetwork 2 місяці тому

      In my oppinion Noel was for "The Hindu times" riff inspired by the Edges opening riff of "Even better than the real thing". Maybe i am mistaken but there are clear similarities.

    • @paninovevo1162
      @paninovevo1162 2 місяці тому

      The drum you hear in Force of Nature is from Nightclubbing by Iggy Pop. It's a sample not a rip off tho..

  • @Monners
    @Monners 2 роки тому +10

    There’s a really obvious one you missed! The guitar solo from Don’t Look Back in Anger is identical to Damaged by Primal Scream

    • @kevinc179
      @kevinc179 2 роки тому +3

      Check out, Slade Wonderin Y Guitar Riff 1:55 (B Side of Tak Me Bak Ome) v Don't Look Back in Anger guitar riff 3:30 mins. Noel the big Slade fan ?

  • @ryangettig274
    @ryangettig274 2 роки тому +2

    🌲☄This really is the fascinating take/aspect on Noel Gallagher!He is one part singular ,brilliant songwriter-Acquiesce,Up In The Sky,The Masterplan,for example and one part flat out Musical Plagiarist!Like a fraction?Even Fade Away-the intro to that is straight-up the Sex Pistol's Holidays In The Sun?It's fascinating that he's "up there" with Bob Dylan in that regard,especially Bob's Love & Theft,and Tempest albums!Great Channel&Content,Subbed:)☄🌲

  • @edwardsindustries-20yearsa54
    @edwardsindustries-20yearsa54 2 роки тому +6

    Another one on WTSMG would be Morning Glory's main riff and chords being ripped from The One I Love by REM

    • @thadonis.
      @thadonis. 2 роки тому +2

      Was about to say.

  • @mrhupladupla
    @mrhupladupla 2 роки тому +2

    Wow. Superb analysis. The 'Live Forever' solo is more than a little inspired by Sexual Healing.

  • @richfromtheligerz4922
    @richfromtheligerz4922 2 роки тому +6

    Brilliant video James ❤️ I think Noel did a great job of making them he own sign of a great songwriter Also gonna order your CD Please don't give That sheep a Kicking 🤣

    • @JamesHargreavesGuitar
      @JamesHargreavesGuitar  2 роки тому +2

      Hahahahahahahahahahaha
      Ok I'll spare the sheep. This once.
      (also thanks!)

  • @mikegalway2023
    @mikegalway2023 2 роки тому

    holy shit...this kind of video is what YT is made for..As a huge Oasis and NG fan especially nowadays again with the High Flying Birds i'm actually stunned. what are the chances that NG stopped nicking music and the HFB's are all original music.??? next video???

  • @maxccfc1927
    @maxccfc1927 2 роки тому +20

    Stole Gallagher

  • @OneMoreMickey
    @OneMoreMickey Рік тому

    I love this channel so much. Keep it up!

  • @dannythrupp8315
    @dannythrupp8315 2 роки тому +6

    Another excellent video James.
    (from a purely guitar playing aesthetic)
    Live forever - somehow reminds me of ‘knocking on heaven’s door’ (GnR)
    Wonderwall - somehow reminds me of ‘disarm’ (Smashing pumpkins).
    Supersonic’s main verse chord progression - very similar to 'how soon is now' (Smiths)
    I mean, they are not copied, more just heavily influenced.
    I really like oasis and I also really like the songs that they were influenced by, so it’s a win-win.
    'talent borrows, genius steals'

    • @mrjasondylan
      @mrjasondylan 2 роки тому

      You mean good ones imitate great ones steal,

  • @xmarkhimselfx
    @xmarkhimselfx 2 роки тому +2

    Hi James. I'm a 35 year old mancunian musician and wanted to congratulate you on exposing these culture vultures. Great list but I'd like to see the full version. I think you've missed an absolute gem. Listen to the vocal melody in the chorus of George Harrison - Whilst My Guitar Gently Weeps. It's identical to the vocal melody in the chorus of "She's Electric."

  • @RhysPitman94
    @RhysPitman94 2 роки тому +20

    Talent Borrows, Genius Steals. Picasso
    this has always been the natural progression of music from down the ages.

    • @HeathenAmorphous
      @HeathenAmorphous 2 роки тому +5

      In fact, that was something never said by Picasso.

    • @lukenardoni2454
      @lukenardoni2454 2 роки тому +8

      @@HeathenAmorphous it was probably said by the guy selling fake Picasso’s.

    • @michaelmcdonald8452
      @michaelmcdonald8452 2 роки тому

      I hate when people reference this insipid quote to excuse lack of an original voice, much less for financial gain. Go fuck yourself.

  • @anthonygnarcia
    @anthonygnarcia 2 роки тому +9

    They killed it by taking the dance riffs! So good

  • @smokesgtp
    @smokesgtp 2 роки тому +58

    Noel borrowed chord sequences and riffs like everyone else (and almost always crafted a better overall tune). Only a couple were straight lifts IMO.

    • @reillywalker195
      @reillywalker195 2 роки тому +7

      I'd even go so far as to say that "Don't Go Away" is better than "Feel the Pain" even though it was almost a straight lift. The Griffiths brothers deserved a writing credit for it, but I'd say Oasis did it better. Maybe that's just me, though.

    • @smokesgtp
      @smokesgtp 2 роки тому +1

      @@reillywalker195 That's reasonable

    • @jmacattack1234
      @jmacattack1234 2 роки тому +1

      There’s borrowing chord sequences and then there’s nicking a load of lyrics from a bunch of old mates that helped you out when you were nothing and then fucking them off and not crediting them when you’ve made it.

    • @dannyh5937
      @dannyh5937 2 роки тому +2

      @@reillywalker195 out of ALL the songs Noel is accused of "stealing" I think Feel the Pain is the most blatant, Noel even took lyrics. However, Noel took parts of that song and created a MEGA HIT. I live in the US and nobody knows or cares about The Real People, but I became a fan after Oasis. So the success of Oasis probably helped the Real People become a little bigger.

    • @thebeerhunter98
      @thebeerhunter98 2 роки тому +1

      No, he straight stole songs - and just because you enjoy Oasis, it doesn't make that statement untrue. Everyone borrows from each other, and while there's nothing necessarily wrong with that, Noel is right up there at the top of the list of all-time outright thieves...but at least he admits it. The same can't be said for a lot of other English bands who robbed the early black American artists blind, and then tried to deny them their proper credit and compensation even after being taken to court. (Looking at you Led Zeppelin)

  • @valjrart6702
    @valjrart6702 2 роки тому +1

    I always think about The Hindu Times from Heathen Chemistry when i listen to Eddy Grant's - Electric Avenue. The guitar riff of it sounds just like the voice melody on The Hindu Times. Let me know if you agree. Great vid buddy. I hope people understand u are doign it for the love of music...not to bash anyone. rock on!

  • @thepillarsofcreation9170
    @thepillarsofcreation9170 2 роки тому +5

    Both Neil Young & Bruce Springsteen have tunes around the early nineties that sound like the Supersonic riff :-)

    • @estebancomulet
      @estebancomulet 2 роки тому +2

      Girl in the Dirty Shirt is a rip of Heat of Gold by Neil Young

  • @orangeafternoon_exe
    @orangeafternoon_exe Рік тому +1

    Very work mate. Congratulations.

  • @patrickdevine3867
    @patrickdevine3867 2 роки тому +24

    There's definitely a lot you missed. The Hindu Times sounds an awful lot like Same Size Feet by The Stereophonics, Noel even alludes to it in an interview saying he might have nicked it from somewhere. Bassline from All in the Mind is taken straight from Waterfall by The Stone Roses. The solo from Don't Look Back in Anger is shockingly similar to Damaged by Primal Scream. Also, not a song, but some of the lyrics for Go Let It Out are from a poem called A bag of tools by R.L Sharpe (though they were used in a reggae song so he probably got them from there). I can probably think of at least a dozen more.

    • @SwazersC
      @SwazersC 2 роки тому +1

      Since your such the expert why not make your own video?

    • @AxlMorris1999
      @AxlMorris1999 2 роки тому

      @@SwazersC "you're". Clearly not an expert at grammar. 🤣

  • @thethemescene1776
    @thethemescene1776 2 роки тому +1

    Always love these. Any mention for The Kinks Wonderboy and Oasis She's Electric? Blatant

  • @mboyle8426
    @mboyle8426 2 роки тому +8

    I've always thought go let it out was directly influenced by and lifted from the song dry the rain by the beta band. Exact same drum sample and acoustic guitar feel. Noel even spoke a lot about the beta band around that time an all.

    • @eddiejamison
      @eddiejamison 2 роки тому

      Good shout that. Beta Band massively underrated.

    • @noamudronja2623
      @noamudronja2623 2 роки тому

      Just listened to it the first time... What a song, simply amazing. Thank you sir

    • @standardofexcellence
      @standardofexcellence 2 роки тому

      Thanks to high fidelity I've discovered on spotify

  • @zakur0hako
    @zakur0hako 2 роки тому +3

    wow Columbia part blew my mind. as someone who is a huge fan of both techno and Oasis I appreciate this detail

    • @ACNC1
      @ACNC1 2 роки тому

      Yep.... good catch

  • @StrangeAttractor
    @StrangeAttractor 2 роки тому +3

    Verse melody of cast no shadow sounds v similar to chorus of the Verve’s ‘History’. Noel long ago dedicated the song to Richard Ashcroft after they became mates during the Verve’s Northern Soul album tour...

  • @isaacleillhikar4566
    @isaacleillhikar4566 2 роки тому

    I love how you put in that live of Fade Away.

  • @roboticoperatingbuddy5443
    @roboticoperatingbuddy5443 2 роки тому +6

    kind of a relief that so many of their most iconic songs sounded similar or were directly ripped from other artists, as an aspiring musician and songwriter i worry about my songs sounding somewhat similar, im very influenced by oasis and my songs have a similar vibe to their tracks and i’m trying to find a balance between originality and influence. i once wrote a full song and then realized after that it was just a retextured morning glory

  • @aisle_of_view
    @aisle_of_view 2 роки тому +1

    I live my life in the city=
    Left a good job in the city - Rolling on the River
    All of "Stay Young" is "Eight Days a Week"

  • @wirelad2007
    @wirelad2007 2 роки тому +6

    Cloudburst is one of Oasis' best tunes, too.

    • @eddysandland58
      @eddysandland58 Рік тому +1

      The Drums Sound Class! Plus everything else is Quality too!

  • @marklevesconte4336
    @marklevesconte4336 Рік тому +2

    Same Size Feet (Stereophonics) and Hindu Times have the same riff

  • @davidedge6512
    @davidedge6512 Рік тому +9

    If subconsciously “borrowing” was absolutely forbidden, we’d have a massive hole in music history.
    Try humming any random set of notes, or words, and someone would sue you for copyright.
    “Once upon a time…” for example.

  • @PeterCamberwick
    @PeterCamberwick 2 місяці тому +1

    She's electric also sounds like Teach The World To Sing, in the tune of the I'll be You You'll Be Me bit. It also rips off While My Guitar Gentley Weeps, in the "and I want you to know" bits, which sound suspiciously like "I don't know how".

  • @thedude4672
    @thedude4672 Рік тому +3

    I always thought that the main riff of "Wonderwall" was a ripoff of the main riff in the Indigo Girls' "Closer to Fine."

  • @Blondie101010100
    @Blondie101010100 2 роки тому

    Great video. Lyla always reminds me of The Jean Genie too.

  • @toydad6057
    @toydad6057 2 роки тому +5

    If you add a 'signed' option to the EP I am sure that would lift sales. This is a trick that has been used by many over the last year to secure a higher chart position 'ahem Manics' .... just a thought... I have bought two copies but would buy a third if it was autographed #musichistory

  • @antunjakupcic
    @antunjakupcic Рік тому +2

    Hi James. Love and appreciate your videos. You have no idea how much you’ve helped me with learning oasis’s songs. Could you please make a video for Columbia with tabs?

  • @robh7680
    @robh7680 2 роки тому +3

    The opening of Rock 'n' Roll Star is the same as the riff that appears half way through 'Lazyitis' by the Happy Mondays. Also I always thought the chorus of 'Lyla' is similar to 'Mona' by Craig McLachlan.

  • @mur5ph441
    @mur5ph441 2 роки тому

    Outstanding again brilliant research 👍.
    I always thought Lyla also sounded a bit like the who's armenia city in the sky

  • @BioFactory1
    @BioFactory1 2 роки тому +3

    10:15 - Mornig Glory had a REM song's chords, I forget which one, I think it's the one 'This is the one that goes out to the one I love...' I don't know the title but what's heard lightly in that song is played heavy in Morning Glory. Noel even admitted he ripped off REM and someone else with it but wouldn't say who else. Roll With It supposedly rips off chords of a Rolling Stones song which is why it was called 'Stones Song' in Noel's stolen notebooks before it had lyrics for '2nd Album' on the one page. I haven't figured out which one for that yet.

  • @abraxas511
    @abraxas511 11 місяців тому +2

    "For all songs lead back to the sea. And there was, at one time, no singing tongue to imitate them"
    Bob Dylan

  • @thehumberscot1574
    @thehumberscot1574 2 роки тому +14

    A really interesting video. Noel Gallagher is really important composer in the history of British music. He has undoubtedly lifted some ideas from other songs but a couple of points about that - it goes to show how well-listened he is, and probably more importantly also in just about every case, I would argue he uses the idea he has 'borrowed' to go on and create something completely different to the original which proves his skills as a song writer. It's almost like Noel is saying 'look at me, look at how good I am - I have access to the whole history of music and I am going to use it how I want, to create my own musical history'. In 'Whatever', which is a clear lifting of the melody line from the Innes original, Noel goes on to create a musical tour de force, with string writing which is up there with the Beatles and E.L.O. work at their best which far outshines 'How Sweet to be an Idiot' in every way.
    Well done for spotting these James - and I'm sure there are more, it really depends whether you're familiar with the same songs that Noel is. I agree with the comment on here that the chorus of 'She's Electric' being similar to George Harrison's 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps'. It's ongoing too after Oasis with the brass in 'The Death of You and Me' (High Flying Birds) reminiscent of 'Being for the Benefit of Mr Kite'.
    Keep these videos coming!

    • @musicmaker3859
      @musicmaker3859 Рік тому

      Gallagher is an adequate songwriter (apart from his frequent plagiarism).But he's not a decent singer like his younger brother and certainly not a frontman. He should also acknowledge all the writers he rips off so they can be paid. He also doesn't compose orchestrate musical works as he's not versed in music theory. And to actually compare him or Oasis with the best ever band to grace in popular music (Beatles) is just a silly naive opinion. The Beatles weren't just a band...they were an international cultural phenomenon (spanning different musical genres). Oasis & noel were/are just local musicians who plagiarise other musicians.

  • @Pumpgun93
    @Pumpgun93 Рік тому

    Great video!
    So for Heathen Chemistry Noel took the groove from Nightclubbing from Iggy Pop and sticked it into Force of Nature. Love this song too.

  • @frankenviews4069
    @frankenviews4069 2 роки тому +8

    All those years ago in Manchester, I bet he really thought he was such a musical nerd, that he could pull out some "obscure" songs and no one would have the musical genius to recognize them. The hubris of youth. Kids always think they discovered something, even if it's been around forever. I love how in the final Oasis albums, he really just didn't care anymore. I bet there might be quite a few fans in the concerts that thought they were starting to play a cover.

    • @bryanfrombuffalo7685
      @bryanfrombuffalo7685 2 роки тому

      Right

    • @Steve-zs2cl
      @Steve-zs2cl Рік тому

      He knew fuck all about music. He's caught up since he started knocking about with Weller.

  • @eyevolutionsmithljw
    @eyevolutionsmithljw Рік тому +1

    You can hear elements of REM's Fire in the WTSMG? title track. Particularly the main riff. It's almost identical to the opening riff of Fire.
    Also Shakermaker is virtually Flying from Magical Mystery Tour. You can sing Shakermaker over Flying. Even the "aaahs" are in the right place

  • @ayrreal3678
    @ayrreal3678 2 роки тому +3

    Great insight to songwriting and how to make hit records.

  • @BenPotts
    @BenPotts 2 роки тому +1

    also the part in She's Electric where liam sings "and i want you to know" is very similar to "i don't know why" in While My Guitar Gently Weeps

  • @emp.1984
    @emp.1984 Рік тому +14

    All I gotta say is Noel is a genius. He made bangers

  • @djdazwillott808
    @djdazwillott808 2 роки тому

    Love your research on identifying were Oasis/Noal got there inspiration and borrowed those riffs. Good work keep I'm coning brother 🙏

  • @reillywalker195
    @reillywalker195 2 роки тому +5

    Not to nitpick, but that should be _Paul_ McGuigan at 5:51!
    Regarding "She's Electric", the vocal melody at the start of its chorus seems inspired by that of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps". The part that's similar is quite brief, though.
    As for High Flying Birds songs, here's one for you: in "If I Had a Gun", Noel seems to have taken the vocal melody of its verses from the chorus of "Dance on Your Bones" by The Verve.

    • @slidenaway
      @slidenaway 2 роки тому

      I think you mean the bridge of She's Electric?

    • @slidenaway
      @slidenaway 2 роки тому

      @@badgasaurus4211 I mean to some degree it's a matter of perception/interpretation. To me (and I think most people who try to define it on this song), the part that starts "and I want you to know" is the bridge, the part connecting the verse and the chorus. Then the part starting "I'll be you and you'll be me" would be the chorus. One *could* define it all as a long multi-part chorus but that seems unnecessarily cumbersome to me. Hope that makes sense!

    • @slidenaway
      @slidenaway 2 роки тому

      @@badgasaurus4211 eh, like I said, matter of opinion and perception, in the end. Glad we could come to some kind of agreement! :)

    • @JamesHargreavesGuitar
      @JamesHargreavesGuitar  2 роки тому +2

      Yep - well spotted.
      Don't know why I called him Tony McGuigan hahahaha.
      Correction in description now...

  • @gaary1969
    @gaary1969 2 роки тому +1

    I am he as you are he as you are me
    And we are all together
    Enjoy the music

  • @Hamster7766
    @Hamster7766 2 роки тому +16

    The Oasis songs are 1,000x better than the “seed material”. And some of these are one “similar” riff in Oasis songs that have totally different verse progressions / riffs, chorus progressions / riffs, bridge progressions / riffs, intros and outros. I’d liken it more to brief similarities in the songs, or specific intentional allusions to classic British tunes of the 60’s and 70’s.

    • @MD-fu6ly
      @MD-fu6ly 2 роки тому +2

      Nah.

    • @TheRetroManRandySavage
      @TheRetroManRandySavage Рік тому +2

      @@MD-fu6ly epic rebuttal, guy. You really got him there.😂

    • @MD-fu6ly
      @MD-fu6ly Рік тому +1

      @@TheRetroManRandySavage its all that was required 🙈

    • @TheRetroManRandySavage
      @TheRetroManRandySavage Рік тому +1

      @@MD-fu6ly just bustin' balls, mush.😂👍

    • @MarlboroughBlenheim1
      @MarlboroughBlenheim1 Рік тому

      Nope. Oasis not 1000 x better than the Roses, Beatles, Kinks, U2, Stevie Wonder, Nirvana etc etc.

  • @TheChadTI
    @TheChadTI 2 роки тому +1

    Best Oasis commentator. Also I've done the same exact stuff, probably worse on my records but no one bought them so it's fine 😂 Also Noel improved on all these ideas (except T Rex)