Waiting Downtown

[scottrowan200]

- i found this vid that someone made and i agree that these songs sound the same melody

heers the original

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jtAKYGsEuo&feature=related

[Juliette]

Haha, I've always thought the "Downtown, lights will be shining" bit sounds like that song. Tbh though, it's hard to find a song that doesn't have some similarities to another song, seeing as people often use the same chord progressions / bits of melody etc.

[Bohemian+Scandal]

Yeah, this has been pointed out before.

My guess is that it was deliberate just like Warning using the same riff as The Kinks' Picture Book.

[ConfirmPassword]

Yeah I agree

But the first time my parents heard Waiting they began to sing another song that wasnt this one

[sara_gd]

My mum starts singing a Green Day song and ends up singing another one, all the time

[Alan86]

I think Billie put the words "down town" into the lyrics on purpose cause he knew the songs were similar

[Hermione]

I think Billie put the words "down town" into the lyrics on purpose cause he knew the songs were similar

Yeah me too. It's a nice little acknowledgement of the similarity, like he's tipping his hat to the other song. I like it

The album Warning borrows from several classic songs, I think it was deliberate and Green Day would freely admit to it. It's a nod to that style and those songs that influenced the style and sound of the album.

[manilla]

hmm, that's interesting. btw, i love ''Downtown'' i'm singing it so loudly right now

it was in some movie, anyone remember which one?

[scottrowan200]

it probs is in a lot of movies but i know its in JAWS 2 cause i watched it few nights ago

[pasalaska]

I've never noticed that before but I guess it's just like the whol BOBD/Wonderwall thing - songs will always have acertain amount of similarity to another song simply because of timing/melody/chord progressions.

Billie's voice tuned down in that video is really weird to hear