REM: It's the End of the World As We Know It
sounds like
Bob Dylan: Subterranean Homesick Blues

REM : It's the End of the World As We Know It

Recorded in 1987
Bob Dylan : Subterranean Homesick Blues

Recorded in 1965

If we were to fast-forward Bob Dylan’s “Subterranean Homesick Blues” and mix in some pop and cymbal, the closest thing you would get is REM’s “It’s the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine).” I wouldn’t say Dylan was ripped off, but he was clearly an inspiration to the song. Peter Buck (REM’s guitarist) is rumored to have confirmed this, in a quote saying the song by Dylan was the main inspiration for “It’s the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)”. It could just be that REM wasn’t a fan of harmonica breaks so they rewrote the song without them and threw a catchy chorus in instead. It’s for you to decide.

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What song sounds like Bob Dylan?

It's the End of the World As We Know It sounds like Bob Dylan Subterranean Homesick Blues

http://www.soundsjustlike.com Adam Wagner

You know Billy Joel’s “We didn’t start the Fire” shares this logorrhea style vocal.
Timmyl8

and sounds just like Eddy Rabbit – Driving my life away http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tvEvBUG8mY
Jakob

What about the intro to maggies farm by bob bylan and subterranean ho
mesick blues?
Zach S

End of the World was written as an homage to the Bob Dylan tune.
that guy

I have no fucking clue what Bob Dylan is saying.
http://www.facebook.com/benjaminpauljenkins Benjamin Paul Jenkins

I always though that REM’s later track Bad Day sounded a lot like It’s the End of World.
dingdong

These both just sound to me like: hick-tock, hick-hog, hill billy-dig-diggie-dock..tock.. just a bunch a red-nekn’ fast takn’ ding dong ding diggie dog.. hick-dack, hich-tock…
BOB

JUST JUST THE SAME PATTERN NOT A MUSICAL SIMILARITY

Robbie

The same musical pattern
Hence a musical similarity

http://twitter.com/IDLERACER IDLERACER

Most folks would say that Elvis Costello’s “Pump It Up” sounds more like the Bob Dylan tune. The REM tune sounds more like “Life Is A Rock But The Radio Rolled Me.”
lit

One-note melodies are always fun.
Batman

and they both sound like the ultimate showdown of ultimate destiny

Ra’s al Ghul

I expected a better fight from you Detective

Frank

i think the bob dylan song sounds like the 80′s song Pop music
Clint

The RHCP verision of SHB is great.
Nope.Navi

Ehhh not that similar
Don Benson

Tom Petty’s Mary Jane’s Last Dance sounds like Bob Dylan’s Subterranean Homesick Blues
J

That’s more inspiration and tribute, isn’t it? Everybody listened to Dillon back in the day. It’s only the kids these days that have no clue besides the crap they’re being fed without knowing where it all started.

J

Sorry I misspelled Dylan LOL

anonymous

Weird Al’s ‘Hardware Store’ has the same rhythm as these two.

REM: It's the End of the World As We Know It sounds like Bob Dylan: Subterranean Homesick Blues

REM : It's the End of the World As We Know It

Bob Dylan : Subterranean Homesick Blues

REM: It's the End of the World As We Know It
sounds like
Bob Dylan: Subterranean Homesick Blues