Songs That Sound Alike

As Dr. Groene (one of my music therapy profs) would say, "There are only so many notes to choose from." Not only that, but particular rules on how music is structured. So it's no wonder that there are plenty of songs with similarities (great parodies to illustrate this point: Pacelbel Rant and Four Chord Song). But for some reason, some songs just make me want to sing other songs. Maybe because of the similar sounds, similar melodies, similar to identical chord progressions... it gets frustrating trying to sing along to "Take Me Out" by Franz Ferdinand and then finding myself singing, "My milkshake brings all the boys to the yard... arrrrgh!"

By the way, I'm not talking about sampling. "Sampling" is a politically correct term for "shameful robbery from a great song and used in a terrible, awful, wretched song." Not that I'm bitter about that...

Here is a list of songs that I always get mixed up, so your singalong times will also be destroyed forever. You're welcome. 

Songs I sing while listening to the other song:

1) "Take Me Out" by Franz Ferdinand = "Milkshake" by Kelis (blasphemy, I know)

2) "Puttin' on the Ritz" = "Istanbul Not Constantinople" (best version blend is Fred Astaire and They Might Be Giants)

3) "Thunder Kiss '65" by White Zombie = "Immigrant Song" by Led Zeppelin

4) There's another song I hear frequently on one of the local radio stations. I can't remember it because I'm always too busy singing Madonna's "Like a Virgin" over it. Anyone know the song I'm talking about? The part where she should be singing, "I've made it through the wilderness..." etc. is whistled.

I hear the first song and it makes me want to listen to the second song:

1) The Strokes = The Strokes (seriously, all their songs sound alike to me. All awesome... just all the same song)

2) "London Bridge" by Fergie = "Hollaback Girl" Gwen Stefani

3) "I Wannt Go" by Britney Spears = "They're Taking the Hobbits to Isengard" (which gets me really excited until Britney starts singing... and I realize I've been fooled again)

4) "Little Talks" by Of Monsters and Men = "Home" by Edward and the Magnetic Zeros

Just for fun, I will also list some popular sample songs that I can't stand that I sing/scream the original over, in case you didn't know the origin:

1) "S.O.S." by Rihanna = "Tainted Love" by Soft Cell

2) "5 o'clock" by T-Pain = "Who'd have Known" by Lily Allen

3) "All Summer Long" by Kid Rock = "Werewolves of London" by Warren Zevon

4) "The Show Goes On" by Lupe Fiasco = "Float On" by Modest Mouse (I... might have cried the first time I heard this... bitter, bitter, tears were wept...)

That's it for me! Obviously the examples are countless, these are just the ones I constantly think of whenever I hear these songs. What are some songs you always sing with other songs?