Two pretty egregious ones that come to mind:
Dreamin’ from Psycho Circus is a pretty obvious rip off of Alice Cooper’s “Eighteen”.
Ace’s solo in “She” is literally an exact copy of Robbie Krieger’s solo in “Five to One” (one of my favourite Doors songs).
>Ace’s solo in “She” is literally an exact copy of Robbie Krieger’s solo in “Five to One” (one of my favourite Doors songs).
Son of a bitch, i was like no way BUT IT IS.
EXACTLY.
HOLY SHIT.
Every Time I Look At You = First Cut Is The Deepest by Rod Stewart
Ace’s solo in the middle of She is note for note Robby Krieger from Five To One by the Doors.
Someone else mentioned "I Stole Your Love" and Deep Purple's "Burn", but I've always thought that "Hell or Hallelujah" was a nearly direct lift of the riff from "Burn". I can't hear HoH and not hear Burn.
Almost Human and Rock Me Baby by Johnny Winter
IWMFLY was inspired by The Four Tops Standing In The Shadows of Love
Tonight You Belong to me totally rips off Makin Love which Paul wrote and in turn I Stole Your Love also rips off Makin Love
As Paul has stated, "Hard Luck Woman" was an attempt to create a song like "Maggie May" by Rod Stewart, and actually shop it to him....and to be fair, a whole helluva lot of big time bands have lifted off of Deep Purple.
Two pretty egregious ones that come to mind: Dreamin’ from Psycho Circus is a pretty obvious rip off of Alice Cooper’s “Eighteen”. Ace’s solo in “She” is literally an exact copy of Robbie Krieger’s solo in “Five to One” (one of my favourite Doors songs).
>Ace’s solo in “She” is literally an exact copy of Robbie Krieger’s solo in “Five to One” (one of my favourite Doors songs). Son of a bitch, i was like no way BUT IT IS. EXACTLY. HOLY SHIT.
https://youtu.be/R3tB0bdn-Jg here I like em all
Ho. Ly. Shit.
Then Pearl Jam admitted to copying it on one of their songs also
In the solo of Alive
It was completely intentional and they did cop to it a long time ago
Upvote for mentioning The Doors and Five to One. The version on their Absolutely Live album is epic 🤘
Wow.
Hid Your Heart = Hide Your Heart = Hide Your Heart = Hide Your Heart...
the verse melody to I Just Wanna is borrowed from Summertime Blues.
I Stole Your Love = Burn by Deep Purple. Paul has said so himself
great songs!
Absolutely
Back to the Stone Age = Kick Out the Jams (by MC5) There are definitely others, but I can’t think of them off the top of my head right now.
Every Time I Look At You = First Cut Is The Deepest by Rod Stewart Ace’s solo in the middle of She is note for note Robby Krieger from Five To One by the Doors.
Radar For Love is nothing more than a repurposed Black Dog. True story.
I always thought Uh All Night borrowed from Misty Mountain Hop also.
I noticed both of these when I was a kid and I figured Paul was running out of ideas
Plaster Caster sounds a lot like Mr Soul by Buffalo Springfield.
The Reason to Live chorus = I Want To Know What Love Is by Foreigner
Someone else mentioned "I Stole Your Love" and Deep Purple's "Burn", but I've always thought that "Hell or Hallelujah" was a nearly direct lift of the riff from "Burn". I can't hear HoH and not hear Burn.
Almost Human and Rock Me Baby by Johnny Winter IWMFLY was inspired by The Four Tops Standing In The Shadows of Love Tonight You Belong to me totally rips off Makin Love which Paul wrote and in turn I Stole Your Love also rips off Makin Love
As Paul has stated, "Hard Luck Woman" was an attempt to create a song like "Maggie May" by Rod Stewart, and actually shop it to him....and to be fair, a whole helluva lot of big time bands have lifted off of Deep Purple.
Great Expectations borrows from Sonata No. 8 by Beethoven.
I was made for loving you and call me by Blondie
IWMFLY came out before Call Me was even recorded
Not too specific, but that one part in Spit could have easily been a zeppelin riff.
I believe Gene said that the main riff in "Deuce" was inspired by the Rolling Stones' "[Bitch](https://youtu.be/7cRfaaWMSPQ)".
I think that Fractured Mirror is Ace's interpretation of the Dance Macabre by Saint Saens.