Octopus's Garden and Similar Country Song?
cgott
almost identical to "Octopus's Garden", even down to the steel guitar
riff. Does anyone remember this song, and why the artist or writer
wouldn't be sued for plagiarism?
Jeff -
I remember the song very well, and wonder why it has never been
discussed in this group?
I would like to have the same answers as you, who recorded the song, and
who the writer (s)
were?
Jeff
Will Dockery
So far as I know, I never heard this song, but the details sound
fascinating... hope someone surfaces with some detail.
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A Google search turns up one comment (another one is no longer online)
which compares OG to Ronnie Milsap's "Back On My Mind Again" ...
"At first, when I started listening to Back On My Mind Again, the main
verses almost sounds like The Beatles' Octopus' Garden, yet this song
also has a resemblance to Randy Travis' Forever and Amen."
Will Dockery
Yeah, this one's difficult--- I came across this, but so far, nothing
else:
"... bret...@aol.commieplot (Brett Bayne) wrote:
>To get the ball rolling, I will list a few tunes I think are remiscent
of other
>ones. I'd like you to do the same. Some (like "Ghostbusters" vs. "I
Want a New
>Drug") have had their day in court. Others may strike you as nothing
alike. I
>am here to solicit your own examples. Obscurities are OK. All of the
examples
>below contain at least a portion that harkens back to an earlier song.
There was a popular country song to the melody of "Octopus's Garden"
in the early nineties, but I can remember nothing of the song except
feeling offended at the ripoff each time I heard it..."
I wasn't into current country at all in the early 1990s, so I missed
out on this... really would like to hear it, though!
Will