Songs that sound similar to Alphaville songs? - Alphaville Forum

DanceWithMe · 04 Nov 2015, 04:13

I was wondering if any of you know of songs that share the same chord progressions / melodies found in Alphaville songs?

Foolship1077 · 08 Nov 2015, 05:50

Ah, now THAT would be a challenge!

Not sure about actual music that you'd hear on radio or CD or whatever, but I have one of those puzzle vidgames, where the chords sound much like a slower "Sounds Like a Melody". It's a Sudoku game for the PlayStation.

DanceWithMe · 08 Nov 2015, 07:29

Interesting. What is the game's exact name?

Catherine · 08 Nov 2015, 07:31

There are a few italo disco artists that have a similar sound to early Alphaville, even a bit of Hubert KaH with Wenn der Sonne..... Love that song :)

DanceWithMe · 14 Nov 2015, 21:51

Thanks to somebody's comment on a YouTube video with "Golden Feeling" in it, I found out that there is a song with a similar melody to the chorus of it, and it's called

Duran Duran - Rio

DanceWithMe · 29 Nov 2015, 15:25

Another song that is almost the same as an Alphaville song! Here it is. It's from a game called Frozen Fruits. The entire song is almost identical to "Sounds like a melody"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrZZKT4HOIM

EDIT AGAIN:

Found yet another one after some research! My Mine - Can Delight is the name of this one. It is very similar to Big in Japan. The beat is much like it. Even the main synth sounds like the one found in said song.

Yet another one that is like Big in Japan is..... Savage - A Love Again

EDIT again (2):

Yet another one. This one is so much like Big in Japan that it'll make you wonder if the guy who made it stole the song from Alphaville. The verses are very similar to BIJ's and the main beat is very much like it as well. Oh, and the verses before the chorus starts is a bit like the guitar from Can Delight by My Mine (I know!).

Fair Control - Symphony of Love

A website said they sampled BIJ, but I highly doubt it. I can guarantee you it was either a coincidence, or even just outright stolen.

karla · 27 Jul 2016, 18:32

Are we human or are we dancers, I found this mentioned on the forum as having the same sound, and now I too feel that it sounds like an AV song.

humanracer · 22 Jun 2017, 13:35

If you like Heartbreak City, you might like the new The Killers single
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfedYa_JovE

MarianGoldfan123 · 22 Jun 2017, 21:16

To be clear: I'm meaning songs which share similar melodies to AV songs, and not songs which sound like they're in the style of AV.

I recall someone mentioned the intro to Control sounded like a U2 song (I think it was that band) but I cannot for the life of me find where I saw it.

MarianGoldfan123 · 25 Jul 2017, 10:30

Here's one which may surprise you when you find out who made it.

State of Dreams - from CrazyShow has a nearly identical melody in the verses when you listen to it and compare it to the pre-chorus verses in Enigma. The bass notes are the same, as well.

04 Nov 2015, 04:13	#1
DanceWithMe Dreamer Join Date: 23 Oct 2015 Posts: 4	Songs that sound similar to Alphaville songs? I was wondering if any of you know of songs that share the same chord progressions / melodies found in Alphaville songs?

08 Nov 2015, 05:50	#2
Foolship1077 Travelling Companion Join Date: 28 Feb 2008 Location: Seattle, USA Posts: 4,021	Ah, now THAT would be a challenge! Not sure about actual music that you'd hear on radio or CD or whatever, but I have one of those puzzle vidgames, where the chords sound much like a slower "Sounds Like a Melody". It's a Sudoku game for the PlayStation. Hello, my friend...

29 Nov 2015, 15:25	#6
DanceWithMe Dreamer Join Date: 23 Oct 2015 Posts: 4	Another song that is almost the same as an Alphaville song! Here it is. It's from a game called Frozen Fruits. The entire song is almost identical to "Sounds like a melody" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrZZKT4HOIM EDIT AGAIN: Found yet another one after some research! My Mine - Can Delight is the name of this one. It is very similar to Big in Japan. The beat is much like it. Even the main synth sounds like the one found in said song. Yet another one that is like Big in Japan is..... Savage - A Love Again EDIT again (2): Yet another one. This one is so much like Big in Japan that it'll make you wonder if the guy who made it stole the song from Alphaville. The verses are very similar to BIJ's and the main beat is very much like it as well. Oh, and the verses before the chorus starts is a bit like the guitar from Can Delight by My Mine (I know!). Fair Control - Symphony of Love A website said they sampled BIJ, but I highly doubt it. I can guarantee you it was either a coincidence, or even just outright stolen. Last edited by DanceWithMe; 27 Jan 2016 at 08:28.

27 Jul 2016, 18:32	#7
karla Dreamer Join Date: 17 May 2006 Location: Durban, South Africa Posts: 137	Are we human or are we dancers, I found this mentioned on the forum as having the same sound, and now I too feel that it sounds like an AV song. "Octopus, oh Octopus, if Iwere thou, I would call me us."

22 Jun 2017, 21:16	#9
MarianGoldfan123 Dreamer Join Date: 28 Dec 2012 Location: Michigan (US) Posts: 424	To be clear: I'm meaning songs which share similar melodies to AV songs, and not songs which sound like they're in the style of AV. I recall someone mentioned the intro to Control sounded like a U2 song (I think it was that band) but I cannot for the life of me find where I saw it. Last edited by MarianGoldfan123; 22 Jun 2017 at 21:32.

08 Nov 2015, 07:29	#3
DanceWithMe Dreamer Join Date: 23 Oct 2015 Posts: 4	Interesting. What is the game's exact name?

08 Nov 2015, 07:31	#4
Catherine Parallel Girl Join Date: 04 Nov 2015 Location: Berlin Posts: 41	There are a few italo disco artists that have a similar sound to early Alphaville, even a bit of Hubert KaH with Wenn der Sonne..... Love that song :)

14 Nov 2015, 21:51	#5
DanceWithMe Dreamer Join Date: 23 Oct 2015 Posts: 4	Thanks to somebody's comment on a YouTube video with "Golden Feeling" in it, I found out that there is a song with a similar melody to the chorus of it, and it's called Duran Duran - Rio

22 Jun 2017, 13:35	#8
humanracer Dreamer Join Date: 26 Jun 2008 Posts: 215	If you like Heartbreak City, you might like the new The Killers single https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfedYa_JovE

25 Jul 2017, 10:30	#10
MarianGoldfan123 Dreamer Join Date: 28 Dec 2012 Location: Michigan (US) Posts: 424	Here's one which may surprise you when you find out who made it. State of Dreams - from CrazyShow has a nearly identical melody in the verses when you listen to it and compare it to the pre-chorus verses in Enigma. The bass notes are the same, as well.