by OntiqoTaj Mahal by Jorge Ben and Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? by Rod Stewart: how alike are they?
Sonalize compared the two recordings: 15%, unrelated.
| Harmony | 32% |
|---|---|
| Melody | 60% |
| Sound | 60% |
| Rhythm | 70% |
These tracks have no more in common than unrelated songs usually do.
| Taj Mahal | Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? | |
|---|---|---|
| Artist | Jorge Ben | Rod Stewart |
| Key | F# Minor | D Minor |
| Tempo | 136 BPM | 112 BPM |
| Most alike passage | 1:21–1:31 | 2:46–2:57 |
Track B moved up 4 semitones (D Minor to F# Minor)
On Sonalize’s other-version check (a cover-song model), this pair is no closer than chance (distance 2.56; 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: chorus melody; Ben sued; settled in his favour; Stewart admitted 'unconscious plagiarism' (2012). 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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