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Post by atlantaboy on Jul 25, 2007 8:57:39 GMT -5
Heard this on the radio again - they're kinda lucky this isn't that big, cause they could really get sued by the Cars for the verses - it's also weird b/c they don't seem like the kind of band the would worship Hollywood
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Post by Kid Pulse on Aug 15, 2007 22:21:36 GMT -5
The bullet went away, but now it's back. I never hear this anymore though.
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Post by thirddegree50123 on Aug 16, 2007 0:06:39 GMT -5
This song just flat out stinks! Even worse, it's a total ripoff. The only reason I want it to do well is so they get a decent crack at a second single. I'm still mad that "How Do You Love" flopped. That thing should have gone top 5 here easily.
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Post by Pipa on Aug 16, 2007 11:52:14 GMT -5
Wait, which Cars song is it ripping off? I haven't even noticed.
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Post by atlantaboy on Aug 16, 2007 18:25:15 GMT -5
Wait, which Cars song is it ripping off? I haven't even noticed. The beginning of "Magic" by the Cars starts "Summer..." with the exact same beat and tune as this song by Collective Soul |
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Post by shocker on Sept 10, 2007 2:07:10 GMT -5
Wait, which Cars song is it ripping off? I haven't even noticed. The beginning of "Magic" by the Cars starts "Summer..." with the exact same beat and tune as this song by Collective Soul Wow! I didn't even notice that part. They could be guilty of "subliminal plagiarism" - similar to what happened to George Harrison when he supposedly copied "He's So Fine" when he wrote "My Sweet Lord". I just heard this song for the 1st time this past week, and it has become a favorite of mine already. Lyrics are kind of lame and don't say much, but the song itself has an instant hook - short but sweet, kind of reminiscent of Del Amitri's "Roll to Me". |
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Post by shocker on Sept 10, 2007 2:11:48 GMT -5
I'm still mad that "How Do You Love" flopped. That thing should have gone top 5 here easily. "How Do You Love" was one of my favorites also - a good follow-up release to "Better Now". It was a very melodic song that should've been a bigger hit. Unfortunately it had the same fate as Lifehouse's "Breathing" as far as chart performance. That was another good song that had high potential but received minimal airplay for some weird reason. |
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Post by atlantaboy on Sept 10, 2007 16:48:01 GMT -5
The beginning of "Magic" by the Cars starts "Summer..." with the exact same beat and tune as this song by Collective Soul Wow! I didn't even notice that part. They could be guilty of "subliminal plagiarism" - similar to what happened to George Harrison when he supposedly copied "He's So Fine" when he wrote "My Sweet Lord". I think it was subliminal (he didn't mean to do it)...I wonder if anyone ever pointed it out to him - I also wonder if that hurt this song at mainstream rock where people prob. remember the Cars really well The last case of "subliminal plagarism" I remember was in the late 90s with the song "Say What You Want" by a group called Texas - they sung the lyrics to the bridge "When I get that feeling" exactly like Marvin Gaye sung it in "Sexual Healing" - they were actually called out on it, but since it wasn't that big a hit nothin really came of it except they said they didn't mean to copy him |
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Post by Kid Pulse on Sept 14, 2007 7:45:52 GMT -5
This song gets better with every listen.
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Post by atlantaboy on Sept 14, 2007 17:54:27 GMT -5
This song gets better with every listen. I got really sick of it, but that's b/c Collective Soul is from Georgia and the ATL Alternative station and Triple A stations (2 of them) play it all the time |
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Post by shocker on Sept 15, 2007 6:22:12 GMT -5
Quite a different sound in "Hollywood" compared to CS's earlier hits like "Shine". That's fine, though. "Shine", although a good song, was rather intense. Their lighter hits such as this one, "Run", "The World I Know", and "Better Now" are my favorites by this band.
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Post by Kid Pulse on Sept 27, 2007 7:36:25 GMT -5
^ I'll seccond that.
Do you think this song is going to make the top 20? I sure hope so.
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Post by Ragin on Sept 27, 2007 12:28:26 GMT -5
It's looking better and better for top20, we can hope. I personally, while I know what people are saying about The Cars, disagree. I see similarity, but it is NOT exactly the same beginning, it isn't the same notes, and it isn't the same style. Besides, one phrase or one little thing doesn't constitute a "rip off". See Sean Kingston for that honor.
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Post by Kid Pulse on Oct 18, 2007 16:56:01 GMT -5
It's finally top 20!! :)
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Post by barryhatchet on Oct 19, 2007 18:04:22 GMT -5
I had almost given up hope... it kept bouncing between 22 and 25.
Really nice for CS to get another Top 20 hit.
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Post by Kid Pulse on Oct 19, 2007 20:41:14 GMT -5
I had almost given up hope... it kept bouncing between 22 and 25. Really nice for CS to get another Top 20 hit. It was now knocked out of the top 20 by "Love Song". >:( |
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Post by barryhatchet on Oct 19, 2007 21:12:04 GMT -5
Yeah, I think they've given up on it now.
'All That I Know' is the next single, going to adds November 13.
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Post by Kid Pulse on Oct 19, 2007 21:17:51 GMT -5
Oh, well I hope that can do better than this.
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Post by shocker on Oct 21, 2007 0:46:05 GMT -5
Oh, well I hope that can do better than this. I certainly hope it does better now! :)  Unless it can get a late burst of energy, this song is destined for the same type of chart performace as "How Do You Love". If you look at the type of airplay this song is getting, it's mostly from the modern AC outlets. |
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Post by Ragin on Oct 22, 2007 7:39:31 GMT -5
I hope their next single can get some traction. It is my hope that album sales will not factor into whether or not DJs decide to play the next one. This is a pretty nice album by collective soul, there are some real surprises on there that are great songs. The album as a whole doesn't stack up to Youth unfortunately, and that will hurt them.
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