Best Sound-Alike Songs

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Yet another musician has laid claim on Coldplay's hit tune 'Vida La Vida' - after the band told a federal court that it did not copy parts of Joe Satriani's music, Cat Stevens (aka Yusuf Islam) has accused Coldplay of basing the song on his 1970s track 'Foreigner Suite.'

It's not that we don't believe in intellectual property or the existence of plagiarism, but we're going to go out on a limb here: we think with a finite number of chord progressions available in Western music, a little retreaded ground is inevitable. It's all in what you do with it, right? Here are our top ten sound-alike songs - they may be uncannily similar, but we have room in our hearts for all.

10. We don't want to break any hearts, but Paris Hilton's breakout single isn't the most original tune ever written.

Paris Hilton - 'Stars Are Blind'

UB40 - 'Kingston Town'

9. Huey Lewis wants a new drug, but Ray Parker wants a new bass line.

Huey Lewis - 'I Wanna New Drug'

Ray Parker, Jr. - 'Ghostbusters'

8. We could swear we'd heard the intro to The Strokes' hit single 'Last Night' before.

The Strokes - 'Last Night'

Tom Petty - 'American Girl'

7. "Take my photo off the wall if it just won't sing for you / speaking words of wisdom, let it be."

Jet - 'Look What You've Done'

The Beatles - 'Let it Be'

6. Madonna got Rick-rolled when Astley came out with this ditty that sounds remarkable similar in places to her hit 'Holiday.'

Madonna - 'Holiday'

Rick Astley - 'Never Gonna Give You Up'

5. We've been told these are two different songs, and we have no reason to believe that's a lie... but...

Randy Newman - 'I Love to See You Smile'

Harry Connick, Jr. - 'A Wink and a Smile'

4. Yup, Jet again, those scamps. These are so similar we're gonna go ahead and call this "homage."

Jet - 'Are You Gonna be my Girl'

Iggy Pop - 'Lust For Life'

3. Two amazing songs, one interesting similarity.

Radiohead - 'Karma Police'

The Beatles - 'Sexy Sadie'

2. This is a lesson in how the exact same chord progression can result in two awesome tunes.

Green Day - 'Warning'

The Kinks - 'Picture Book'

1. We always knew the chord progression in Pachelbel's Canon in D showed up all over pop music, but no one has ever illustrated it as well as comedian Rob Paravonian.