Shit Shots Count opening riff

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Shit Shots Count opening riff

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Is a direct lift from the Sex Pistols' "Holidays in the Sun". Nice nod on the record that was supposed to be the "punk rock" album.

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You are absolutely correct, it is exactly the same.

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outstanding.

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I guess we got that punk rock record after all.
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I hadn't put that together but you're right.
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It's about 90% similar, I guess
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Zip City wrote:It's about 90% similar, I guess



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it's like a 3 chord sequence, then Cooley drops it low for the part that doesn't sound like it. It's not plagiarism
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I never said it was plagiarism. If it's deliberate then I think it's a great nod. If not deliberate, then it's a cool coincidence. Just trying to say it sure sounds like the same riff to me; the way that Marry Me sounds like an Eagles' song.

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I'm not hearing it. Maybe rhythmically similar but that's it.
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Markalanbishop wrote:I'm not hearing it. Maybe rhythmically similar but that's it.

Same here
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It's identical to my ears. Not a knock on Cooley, he wrote a great song that doesn't resemble Holidays in the Sun but it's the same riff.
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Gaetzi wrote:It's identical to my ears. Not a knock on Cooley, he wrote a great song that doesn't resemble Holidays in the Sun but it's the same riff.


partly

maybe
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I hear it.

It's not like the Sex Pistols were making new riffs either though. This is clearly a trashed up blues riff, which was a big part of the Sex Pistols music.

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