by OntiqoPump It Up by Elvis Costello and brutal by Olivia Rodrigo: how alike are they?
Sonalize compared the two recordings: 34%, some shared material.
| Harmony | 67% |
|---|---|
| Melody | 25% |
| Sound | 79% |
| Rhythm | 38% |
More in common than almost all unrelated pairs. Listen to the matching passages: this can be a shared style or stock chord progression, or a borrowed section.
| Pump It Up | brutal | |
|---|---|---|
| Artist | Elvis Costello | Olivia Rodrigo |
| Key | B Major | B Major |
| Tempo | 138 BPM | 123 BPM |
| Most alike passage | 2:50–3:04 | 1:08–1:23 |
Same key
On Sonalize’s other-version check (a cover-song model), this pair is no closer than chance (distance 2.31; other versions of a song in these comparisons have a median of 0.31, different songs that sound alike 1.27, random pairs 2.95).
Why this pair
This is a pair from a publicly reported dispute. Public background: riff cadence, same key; No claim; Costello said it's how rock and roll works. Sonalize's scores are measurements, not a view on any dispute.
How this was measured
Compared from the full recordings; Sonalize's fingerprint lookup confirmed both songs. The same engine runs in the Sonalize app on your own device. A score measures how alike two recordings are; it isn't a finding about copying, legal advice, or a rights clearance.
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