by OntiqoCruel Summer by Taylor Swift and deja vu by Olivia Rodrigo: how alike are they?
Sonalize compared the two recordings: 40%, some shared material.
| Harmony | 66% |
|---|---|
| Melody | 44% |
| Sound | 76% |
| Rhythm | 10% |
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.
| Cruel Summer | deja vu | |
|---|---|---|
| Artist | Taylor Swift | Olivia Rodrigo |
| Key | A Major | A Major |
| Tempo | 85 BPM | 91 BPM |
| Most alike passage | 2:35–2:42 | 0:55–1:02 |
Same key
On Sonalize’s other-version check (a cover-song model), this pair is no closer than chance (distance 2.01; 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: bridge (interpolation); Credit change July 2021: Swift, Antonoff, St. Vincent added. 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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