by OntiqoAlone Again (Naturally) by Gilbert O'Sullivan and Alone Again by Biz Markie: how alike are they?
Sonalize compared the two recordings: 12%, unrelated.
| Harmony | 41% |
|---|---|
| Melody | 63% |
| Sound | 19% |
| Rhythm | 40% |
These tracks have no more in common than unrelated songs usually do.
| Alone Again (Naturally) | Alone Again | |
|---|---|---|
| Artist | Gilbert O'Sullivan | Biz Markie |
| Key | C# Major | F# Major |
| Tempo | 86 BPM | 89 BPM |
| Most alike passage | 0:01–0:19 | 2:32–2:50 |
Same key
On Sonalize’s other-version check (a cover-song model), this pair is no closer than chance (distance 2.62; 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 copyright dispute that was decided or settled. Public background: sample (first bars of the recording, looped); Grand Upright v. Warner, S.D.N.Y. 1991: infringement. 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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