Riffs the VU Ripped from the Stones

[MJG196]

I am not sure if these have been discussed before. But today in the car, the Stones' "It's Not Easy" came on...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYLHavE17uU

...and I couldn't help but notice that riff is EXACTLY the same as this version of Guess I'm Falling In Love:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BU9LCep6pbM

There have got to be other examples!


-how do we embed videos on this site?!

[radiofreesimulacrum]

The obvious on is

There she goes Again

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOrwJ7HHyyE

and Hitch hike

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9cDlR_kb1A

[salmercuri]

Hitchhike is of course a Marvin Gaye song covered by the Stones.
The real VU rip off is of the Everly Brothers "Love Hurts."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFE2SnliiV0

[MJG196]

The obvious on is

There she goes Again/Hitch Hike

Ah! Forgot about that one - there's gotta be more...

[MJG196]

Hitchhike is of course a Marvin Gaye song covered by the Stones.
The real VU rip off is of the Everly Brothers "Love Hurts."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFE2SnliiV0

LOL! Sister Ray?! Whooda guessed!

[alfredovu]

Hitchhike is of course a Marvin Gaye song covered by the Stones.
The real VU rip off is of the Everly Brothers "Love Hurts."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFE2SnliiV0

LOL! Sister Ray?! Whooda guessed!

I got my eyes wide open!!

[nkdlunch]

Would someone PLEEEEEEEEEASE do a mashup of Love Hurts & Sister Ray???

Velvet Everly!!!

[gibson343]

Back in the day when I had my record player that could do 16rpm I found all sorts of things about
VU songs when I played their records at that speed. Black Angel's Death Song, I'm Set Free
ATP. However Sister Ray was played at 45rpm, more than 16rpm. I guess it wasn't fast enough for me.
The lion's share of the speeds though was a respectable 33 rpm.

[iaredatsun]

'Bad artists copy. Great artists steal.'

Pablo (nobody ever called me an asshole) Picasso

[bradski]

Nothing to do with the Stones - but I didn't want to start a new thread just to post this.
Every time I hear this song I think of the VU.
Its a 1964 single by Billy 'The Kid' Emerson called 'Aunt Molly'. I always think the groove is pure VU.
The organ is a bit rinky-dink and the vocals are more soulful ... but check out the amazing band....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pBBFAyp_s4