as it taunts "You don't know me!"
December 8, 2010 9:13 PM Subscribe
This pop song sounds extremely familiar, but I can't figure out why. What song is it reminding me of?
It's called "Bad Girl Good Girl" by the Korean pop group Miss A.
(The song doesn't change much after the first 1:20, by the way).
It's called "Bad Girl Good Girl" by the Korean pop group Miss A.
(The song doesn't change much after the first 1:20, by the way).
Best answer: It reminded me of about a half dozen recent pop tunes in the first 60 seconds of singing. I think it's a mixture of several melodies, slightly modified and strung together.
Giving it a bit more thought, I think I mostly hear "I Kissed a Girl" by Katy Perry.
posted by me3dia at 9:32 PM on December 8, 2010
Giving it a bit more thought, I think I mostly hear "I Kissed a Girl" by Katy Perry.
posted by me3dia at 9:32 PM on December 8, 2010
Man, that does sound like a million pop songs. For some reason, this is what popped into my head on first listen: Simple Kind of Life. Something similar to me in the chorus melody, and also has breathy, sing-songy vocals.
posted by otolith at 9:33 PM on December 8, 2010
posted by otolith at 9:33 PM on December 8, 2010
"Man, I Feel Like a Woman" comes to mind for me.
posted by katillathehun at 9:34 PM on December 8, 2010
posted by katillathehun at 9:34 PM on December 8, 2010
Sounds like lots of stuff, honestly. Please see Australian comedy group's gag about the four chord rule for a pretty good explanation.
posted by Gilbert at 9:48 PM on December 8, 2010
posted by Gilbert at 9:48 PM on December 8, 2010
Whoops, group is called Axis of Awesome, for those who are interested.
posted by Gilbert at 9:51 PM on December 8, 2010
posted by Gilbert at 9:51 PM on December 8, 2010
Is it possibly reminding you of Radiohead's Creep? That song has a very similar chord progression, repeated ad nauseum like in this one. You can pretty much sing Creep overtop Bad Girl Good Girl, and it fits like a glove.
posted by Balonious Assault at 10:13 PM on December 8, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by Balonious Assault at 10:13 PM on December 8, 2010 [1 favorite]
"Man, I Feel Like a Woman" comes to mind for me.
That's the first thing I thought of too.
posted by fshgrl at 10:48 PM on December 8, 2010
That's the first thing I thought of too.
posted by fshgrl at 10:48 PM on December 8, 2010
The "You don't know me" part reminds me of Rihanna's "Breaking Dishes".
It is a very zeitgeist sort of song, like they took the last couple of years of pop and stuck it in a blender.
posted by Georgina at 11:01 PM on December 8, 2010
It is a very zeitgeist sort of song, like they took the last couple of years of pop and stuck it in a blender.
posted by Georgina at 11:01 PM on December 8, 2010
Best answer: I'm getting a Jason Mraz "I'm Yours" vibe from it, can't articulate why exactly.
posted by TwoWordReview at 11:17 PM on December 8, 2010
posted by TwoWordReview at 11:17 PM on December 8, 2010
Hmm, something reminded me of Sinead O'Connor, "Nothing Compares 2 U."
posted by Dixon Ticonderoga at 11:32 PM on December 8, 2010
posted by Dixon Ticonderoga at 11:32 PM on December 8, 2010
During the intro I got flashes of Atomic. Which is odd, because they don't sound much alike.
posted by flabdablet at 11:49 PM on December 8, 2010
posted by flabdablet at 11:49 PM on December 8, 2010
Lots of ABBA overtones there.
posted by weapons-grade pandemonium at 12:36 AM on December 9, 2010
posted by weapons-grade pandemonium at 12:36 AM on December 9, 2010
I don't know if it helps but the song is a I-iii-vi-IV -- F,A,Dm,Bb
(was curious since Gilbert brought up the 4 chord rule which is normally I-V-vi-IV using C-G-Am-F. This is pretty close. I iii isn't a very common progression to my knowledge, anyone know a few popular songs that use it?)
What part of the song sounded familiar to you OP? The music, the lyrics, the way it was sung? The whole thing?
Based on all this theory talk I'm going to put in my vote as The Beatles - Help since it uses a I-iii-vi... =]
posted by zephyr_words at 1:44 AM on December 9, 2010
(was curious since Gilbert brought up the 4 chord rule which is normally I-V-vi-IV using C-G-Am-F. This is pretty close. I iii isn't a very common progression to my knowledge, anyone know a few popular songs that use it?)
What part of the song sounded familiar to you OP? The music, the lyrics, the way it was sung? The whole thing?
Based on all this theory talk I'm going to put in my vote as The Beatles - Help since it uses a I-iii-vi... =]
posted by zephyr_words at 1:44 AM on December 9, 2010
Response by poster: These are great suggestions-- I know the "Hello, hello, hello" part sounds like Jason Mraz - I'm Yours, and I'm looking through the other ideas right now. Mostly I'm curious about :38-:50. It sounds like an extremely classic song, maybe country.
posted by acidic at 2:14 AM on December 9, 2010
posted by acidic at 2:14 AM on December 9, 2010
It definitely has the "Creep" chord progression, along with the kind of "swingy" rhythm of "I Kissed a Girl."
posted by mothershock at 5:17 AM on December 9, 2010
posted by mothershock at 5:17 AM on December 9, 2010
I have had Britney singing "Womanizer" stuck in my head since I watched this video (42 times) last night. They are completely different, yet somehow not at the same time. Maybe it's a different Britney song, but I really don't need to listen to a whole bunch of those to check.
I do love "Good Girl, Bad Girl" though.
posted by artychoke at 7:05 AM on December 9, 2010
I do love "Good Girl, Bad Girl" though.
posted by artychoke at 7:05 AM on December 9, 2010
The first bars of the chorus reminds me of the first bars of the chorus for Beyoncé - "Irreplaceable".
posted by iviken at 7:49 AM on December 9, 2010
posted by iviken at 7:49 AM on December 9, 2010
The first chords reminded me of Alicia Keys "No one"
posted by InterestedInKnowing at 7:53 AM on December 9, 2010
posted by InterestedInKnowing at 7:53 AM on December 9, 2010
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