by OntiqoOoh I Love It (Love Break) by The Salsoul Orchestra and Vogue by Madonna: how alike are they?
Sonalize compared the two recordings: 16%, little in common.
| Harmony | 30% |
|---|---|
| Melody | 53% |
| Sound | 86% |
| Rhythm | 74% |
Some general likeness, such as a key, a tempo or a common chord, of the kind unrelated songs often share.
| Ooh I Love It (Love Break) | Vogue | |
|---|---|---|
| Artist | The Salsoul Orchestra | Madonna |
| Key | A# Major | G# Minor |
| Tempo | 118 BPM | 116 BPM |
| Most alike passage | 0:48–1:24 | 3:42–4:17 |
Track B moved up 2 semitones (G# Minor to A# Major)
On Sonalize’s other-version check (a cover-song model), this pair is no closer than chance (distance 2.38; 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 dispute where no infringement was found. Public background: sample (0.23 s horn hit); VMG Salsoul v. Ciccone, 9th Cir. 2016: de minimis, no 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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