Incontrovertible evidence
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008 05:33 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
caddymanSilly season indeed!
Did Bob Marley steal Buffalo Soldiers from the Banana Splits?
And it goes on.
Spot the difference:
1. Buffalo Soldier is more jumpy - repeated in bar six
2. Buffalo Soldier has an extra note - repeated in bar seven
3. Buffalo Soldier goes down to a C, The Tra La La Song goes up to an E
NB: The bars are illustrated in the same key for comparison
Did Bob Marley steal Buffalo Soldiers from the Banana Splits?
...a musicologist, who asked not to be named for professional reasons, says the songs are "strikingly similar."
The main differences are in bars two and six, where the timing and inflection in Buffalo Soldier is more jumpy and Marley sings with a groove, whereas the Banana Splits theme song is "straight". And in bars three and seven, a note is gained in Buffalo Soldier or omitted in The Tra La La Song.
And it goes on.
Spot the difference:
1. Buffalo Soldier is more jumpy - repeated in bar six
2. Buffalo Soldier has an extra note - repeated in bar seven
3. Buffalo Soldier goes down to a C, The Tra La La Song goes up to an E
NB: The bars are illustrated in the same key for comparison
