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1974: John Lennon releases Surprise, Surprise (Sweet Bird Of Paradox) with a particular riff (drumbeat followed by a progression of 7 sax [?] and guitar notes)

1979: Nick Lowe releases Cracking Up with a similar, sped up version of the same riff (guitar stab followed by a progression of 7 bass notes)

Hear the riffs side by side (repeated 3 times):

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I first heard this in my head and tracked down the original songs to check! What do we think?

Surely this happens a lot in music-land.

"Not a bit like Cagney."

Mark Graves wrote: ↑Wed Mar 15, 2023 4:27 pm "Not a bit like Cagney."

I meant the riff, not the song

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Isn't that what the boss says when you ask for a raise-?

Lol!

The Nick Lowe riff sounds more like "Paperback Writer" to me.