Michelle Branch / Sara Evans... Plagiarism?

[usmcvet66]

short answer: no.

[gregalex78]

There are definitely similarities, but when I heard "As If", I wasnt thinking "Hey that sounds like Breathe by Michelle Branch. I wouldn't quite call it plagiarism.

[MrToddrandall]

she couldn't carry sara's microphone, not anything even close to plagiarism, pahleeze!!

[cgarvinify]

I don't hear it. Sorry

[WineSippingCowboy]

EVERYBODY. Check the pivot man: the missing link is John Shanks. He co-wrote BOTH songs!



Also the bridge from Def Leppard 's Pour Some Sugar On Me is put into Bryan Adams' (Everything I Do) I Do It For You. Who is the co-producer and co-writer for BOTH? Robert 'Mutt' Lange!

Conclusion: NO plagiarism.

[rottweilerdog10]

fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck off with ur plagarism shit. fuckwit

[xs3icyfd]

Dumb.

[AuggieX1]

clean your ears out!!!

[michael08huff]

Anybody who accuses my Sara of plagiarism has made my never talk to under any circumstances list.

[stevefromboston1]

Not nearly similar enough by any stretch to be called plagerism. The leading note there is prominent in both songs, and the tempos are similar, but this very common in pop music.

[cdzmo1972]

do some research and find out who wrote the songs.

[ShelbyJ92]

Ok the rythym of the song is the same in my opinion and probably the same chords.....but i really like breathe by michelle branch so ide probably like this song to LOL

[mike761266]

coincidence

[valmorel08]

I could name plenty of songs that sound similar but this isn't plagiarism - it could only be copyright theft - the composer of the song that was written first is the only person(s) who could raise this as an isue. Also, as long as the melody is accepted as commonplace - which it probably is - then it won't be possible to take action. Now i'm exhausted! What do I know?

[goose49106]

as long as they both sell CD's, the recording industry doesnt care...

[ryoko]

a lot of times they artists work together as far as tunes and that because sometimes a tune that's already been used works best for a new song and etc..

[bigbenkentucky]

Those tunes do sound similar, but they have entirely different words. And the melodies are similar, but not identical. I'd call that coincidence. Sara wrote "As If." I'm sure any similarities to a previously released song were unintentional. Besides, she's written so many great songs all by herself - why would she even need to stoop to plagiarism?

[giggypiggy3]

i would call it "Playgarism" if they were the same words, but not the same tune because everyone kinda borrows tunes. After all, nothing is new under the sun. :)

[FireladyCrystalHope]

They are very similar tune-wise. I never noticed that before... good ear! However, I wouldn't really call it plagarism.

[costumemakestheclown]

totally she's not original michelle is the original 4ever

[kellyelizabethhh]

"Creativity is knowing how to hide your sources"- Albert Einstein

[coongirl414]

there's plenty of songs with the same tune. plagarism (or however you spell that) is the words.

[halfniggniels]

calicore your stupid you dink

[chr0n1c2]

it's the same tune...

i can understand why sara evans fans don't want to admit that though.

[brie131]

hmm i guess they sound a little "alike"-but there's no plagiarism here.

[HowIFeel07]

I love both songs, and I'm not hearing any similarities at all.

[isaacu]

Could you find a worse picture of Sara??

[OfficialPistachio]

stupid. who cares???? its only plagerism if you use the same WORDS, plenty of songs sound alot alike

[Cmerr14]

It is interesting how that worked out... HOWEVER!!!

JUst because a song uses similar chord progressions and a similar key doesn't mean that they are stealing or recycling. Also, the bass lines and the key have obvious as well as subtle differences...

Thanks for posting...

Payton Connelly

[CSIMIAMIwatcher]

its just a coincideence. Sara is awsome and the songs barely soud alike. Get a life

[asjohnson8]

who ever posted this video must have had nothing better to do...get a job or something. They really dont favor eachother?

[tsamuel1984]

Same song, different words. I wish country music would become country again... this pop country crap is killin me.

[thomascrown559]

Less Jessica Simpson, more PATSY! I agree. Not much of a country folk myself; but I LOVE the old stuff.

[JENICA111707]

That is just dumb. I think you need something to do with your time and stop thinking, it doesn't fit you very well...

[dustintyler85]

Sarah Evans has probably never listened to a Michelle Branch song in her life.

[meeshiemusic]

they sampled some of the chord sequences from the people who wrote the Michelle Branch song - thats all they did.

[eb14erica]

i agree with mintox69

[theangelq]

yeah I started noticing those similarities recently but I thought it was just a coincidence

[curtisclark13]

You can take almost any pop song these days back to the original Desmond Child....Living on a Prayer...try it, you can sing this Bon Jovi classic over almost anything. Country music is notoriously stealing from pop artists and vice versa...the music business is disgusting like that.

[SaraEvansFan123]

I think it's just a coincidence

[Iamtotalcoolness801]

Its sounds the same but its not Plagiarism!

[peabody1539]

I disagree with accusation of plagarism in this case but who can deny that similarity sells. It's no coincidence that bands like Theory of a Deadman and Nickelback hit at the same time. It's no coincidence that bands like Simple Plan and artists like Avril Lavigne continue to crank out songs that sound almost interchangeable. Just my opinion.

[Jllyrol311]

The chorus is also very similar to Liz Phair's "Extraordinary", but I don't think you can say plagarism. The vast majority of pop songs rely on maybe 20 chords out of 1000's, so chord sequences tend get repeated.

[mintox69]

what a muppet! both songs are great in their own right and don't sound anything like each other! clean your ears out jackass!

[dancer1115]

i don't really hear it. i think "as if" is much better :D but everyone is entitled to their own opinion...

[1gwing]

Maybe....kinda like you posting copyrighted material on Youtube to pimp your trailer tune. Criminal!

[ErnestoAH]

They had the same producer JOHN SHANKS, but Sara's song is 10000% better than Branch's and the similitude is barely in the melody, anyway blame Shanks!!!

[skwerlofdoom]

sara evans sounds much better

[GentleGrace]

IF us ckassuc if Sara's songs, listen to the melody, and her other songs, give it up already, there is no rip off at all! Use your imigination and create a worthy video as this is nonsense!

[GentleGrace]

Opps I meant it is a classic of Sara's songs, listen to the melody and her other songs.

[rsb332002]

Come on - you could do this with every song if you wanted to. There are only so many notes on the scale. Who cares? - they are both amazing artists!

[tackleboxchick]

i dont really see it but thats just me lol....sara is wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy­yyy better ;'))

[kerosene1]

is there were you seeing similarity?

"Breath let if feel the space between our love" and "I'm act as if this blue skys never gonna rain down on me"

The melody is sorta the same at that part but other than that no

[alley4445]

dont think so.... i mean kinna similar but not extremely

[StrawberryRosebud]

I can hear the similarity. But I don't think it's anywhere close enough to be considered plagiarism.

[taylornei]

not at all, sara evans is way better anyways.

[sountherngirl247]

i could see a little bit.

[fernandarocio]

Es minimo... minimo..

pero =O

[ExpendableFilms]

You're an idiot.

[paisleyfan11]

sara evans blows her away in every catagory anyway

[figs77]

Haha, I know what you mean... there's a bit of a similarity there with the hook/chorus line.

[tennesseewannabe18]

the beat is a little similar but not enough to be called plagiarism i doubt...good ear though...

[myamour1]

Not at all...the songs are a LITTLE bit close but in no way are close enough to call it plagiarism.

[jwesen]

I would have to disagree with you!!! There are NO similarities in my opinion!

[contrygirl01]

Not Even Close