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A Cover of Queen Using Only Movie Screams Now Exists

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Screaming has never sounded so musical.

Thanks to the Internet, and the charitable work of YouTuber Ryan Mitchell, a cover of Queen’s “Another One Bites the Dust” now exists, created using nothing but screams from beloved blockbusters.

The screams come from films like Home Alone, 40 Year Old Virgin, The Shining and a handful of other gems.

BONUS: 10 Copycats Who Stirred Up Treble in Music History

10 Songs That Wouldn’t Exist Without a Little Copying

  1. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6uEMOeDZsA]

    1. Original: Huey Lewis And The News – “I Want A New Drug”

    Released: January, 1984

    Video: YouTube, emimusic
  2. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9We2XsVZfc]

    Copycat: Ray Parker, Jr. – “Ghostbusters” Theme

    Released: May, 1984
    Verdict: Settled out of court

    The case was originally settled out of court, but in 2001, Lewis broke the terms of that contract when he spoke to VH1’s Behind the Music, and Parker filed suit.

    Video: YouTube, Max3506
  3. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HglphdXqMg]

    2. Original: Albert Hammond – “The Air That I Breathe”

    Released: March, 1974

    Video: YouTube, waltervdbus
  4. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFkzRNyygfk]

    Copycat: Radiohead “Creep”

    Released: September, 1992
    Verdict: Co-writing credit

    “Creep” has the same chord progression as “The Air That I Breathe” as well as a similar melody, most noticeable in the second verse.

    Video: YouTube, parlophone
  5. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-f2y1QC_yg]

    3. Original: Lynyrd Skynyrd – “Tuesday’s Gone”

    Released: April 1973

    Video: YouTube, NoExcusesLayne
  6. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaWu6UiUDMU]

    Copycat: Aerosmith – “Full Circle”

    Released: March, 1997
    Verdict: No action taken

    The anthem-like chorus in Aerosmith’s “Full Circle” borrows many of its characteristic from Skynyrd’s “Tuesday’s Gone” as well as the lead guitar that plays through the verses.

    Video: YouTube, Jdenicolo333
  7. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5_QV97eYqM]

    4. Original: Simon & Garfunkel – “Cecilia”

    Released: April, 1970

    Video: YouTube, kylecrazyford
  8. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQkBeOisNM0]

    Copycat: Fun. – “Some Nights”

    Released: February, 2012
    Verdict: No action taken

    The afrobeat that lays the base under both of these tunes is nothing out of the ordinary, but the stacked vocal melodies that happen over them sounds far too familiar for this to be a coincidence.

    Video: YouTube, Fueled By Ramen
  9. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RB-RcX5DS5A]

    5. Original: Coldplay – “The Scientist”

    Released: August, 2002

    Video: YouTube, Coldplay Official
  10. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHvys3BJmko]

    Copycat: Taylor Swift – “Haunted”

    Released: October, 2010
    Verdict: No action taken

    Despite Swift’s “Haunted” being much faster and more powerful, the orchestral intro and chorus mimics the simple piano line in “The Scientist”.

    Video: YouTube, ReadTheHits
  11. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d020hcWA_Wg]

    6. Original: Coldplay – “Clocks”

    Released: August, 2002

    Video: YouTube, Coldplay Official
  12. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zudbz4hOcbc]

    Copycat: David Guetta – “When Love Takes Over”

    Released: April, 2009
    Verdict: No action taken

    The piano lines aren’t exactly the same, but their similarities are impossible to miss, especially since both tunes star off with only keys.

    Video: YouTube, davidguetta
  13. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FclrtPUquhQ]

    7. Original: Joe Satriani – “If I Could Fly”

    Released: April, 2004

    Video: YouTube, Govanator12
  14. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvgZkm1xWPE]

    Copycat: Coldplay – “Viva La Vida”

    Released: May 2008
    Verdict: Dismissed

    Satriani claims that his lead guitar line was used as the vocal melody in Coldplay’s “Viva La Vida”. Once pointed out, it’s hard not to hear the Coldplay song over Satriani’s.

    Video: YouTube, parlophone
  15. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvGCwIQVEo4]

    8. Original: The Beatles – “Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da”

    Released:July, 1968

    Video: YouTube, ChocoChoco98
  16. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yR6A-Bk9eZQ]

    Copycat: The Offspring – “Why Don’t You Get A Job?”

    Released: March, 1999
    Verdict: No action taken

    An obvious “homage.”

    Video: YouTube, OffspringVEVO
  17. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUSYb3igXzI]

    9. Original: Petula Clark – “Downtown”

    Released: November, 1964

    Video: YouTube, takutaq
  18. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xc1Uld0k4W4]

    Copycat: Green Day – “Waiting”

    Released: October, 2001
    Verdict: No action taken

    Copycat or homage?
    The intro and verse to “Waiting” has the exact same melody as the chorus from “Downtown.” Billy Joe even starts the verse with the word, “Downtown”.

    Video: YouTube, greenday
  19. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsdy_rct6uo]

    10. Original: Spin Doctors – “Two Princess”

    Released: January, 1993

    Video: YouTube, SpinDoctorsVEVO
  20. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWX_p2GgHzY]

    Copycat: Third Eye Blind – “Semi-Charmed Life”

    Released: June, 1997
    Verdict: Verdict: No action taken, although the Spin Doctors did win a lawsuit against the Miller Beer Company for the same song.

    It’s hard to not notice the similarities in the chord progression and strumming pattern in the intros and verses of these two songs, never mind the nearly identical snare fills that start out both tracks.

    Video: YouTube, wamloquamlo

Read more: http://mashable.com/2014/07/18/queen-cover-screams/

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