2013: The year that Def Leppard and One Direction were found to be alarmingly similar to one another.
It sounds a bit odd to compare the two groups, but British tabloid Mirror UK ran a piece recently that said the 80s arena rockers were looking into legal action against the boy band. The story suggests that Def Lep found the One Direction song “Midnight Memories”; to be a bit too close to their hit “Pour Some Sugar On Me”;.
Def Leppard guitarists Phil Cohen and Vivian Campbell have promptly spoken up to deny claims that they are pursuing any such legal action.
“The chords are one-four-five,”;noted Campbell in an interview with Billboard. “Those are the blues. You don’t get more basic than that. I think what’s more reminiscent of the Leppard thing is the production, the sound, the vocals, the reverb and the way it’s assembled.”;
The Def Leppard axemen declare the 1D track to be “very similar in structure”; but not a rip-off in any real capacity.
The veteran rockers did speak out about one song they felt borrowed a bit too heavily from another artist. Phil Cohen agrees with the argument that Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines”; is largely a repackaged knock-off of Marvin Gaye’s “Got To Give It Up.”;
“That’s different,”; says Cohen. “In fact it’s got the mayonnaise jar and people hooting in the background which Marvin Gaye had. I don’t see that you can do that.”;
Do you think One Direction’s “Midnight Memories”; borrows a bit too liberally from Def Leppard’s classic rock staple? We have the two clips below for your audio evaluating pleasure. Let us know what you think in the comments.
via Billboard
