Originally Posted by Kathleen

To try to get back to the original subject; similar chord progressions in many songs. In my opinion, the most egregious copy is Bells of Freedom, stolen from This Ain't a Love Song. This one really ticks me off.

Try singing them together:

If the love that I got for you is gone
Ring them bells, ring them loud

If the river I cried ain’t that long
Let them ring, here and now

Then I’m wrong,
Just reach out

yeah I’m wrong,
and ring

this ain’t a love song
the Bells of Freedom

It's the same damn melody. But the funny thing is, I love TAALS but not Bells of Freedom. This has been discussed before (especially when Bells first came out) but I thought it was relevant here.

The first time I played the HAND album all the way through at home, my husband started singing TAALS to Bells of Freedom immediately. The similarities are quite obvious, especially in the chorus. My husband's comment was that at least they were stealing from themselves rather than from someone else.