Marilyn Manson songs that resemble songs by other artists

It's perfectly natural that some Marilyn Manson songs may resemble songs by other artists, both in terms of music and lyrics. Some of these songs have an obvious similarity, while others have a more subjective resemblance that other users may not agree with.

List of similarities

Smells Like Children (1995)

• "Diary of a Dope Fiend": The song intro feel sounds pretty similar to the "Dazed and Confused" (0:00) version by Led Zeppelin (1968).

Antichrist Superstar (1996)

• "Irresponsible Hate Anthem": The guitar feel and drum pattern sound somewhat similar to "Jordan, Minnesota" (0:09) by Big Black (1985).
• "The Beautiful People": The bass riff and drum loop sound very similar to the intro of "Pleasure Club" (0:00) by James Hall (1996).
• "The Beautiful People": The guitar riff and the sound of the drum loop are very similar to "Making Tracks" (0:00) by Tygers of Pan Tang (1982).
• "Little Horn": The guitar riff sounds almost identical to the guitar riff of "Let Me Come Back" (0:00) by Girls Against Boys (1993).
• "Wormboy": The guitar riff and guitar sound are somewhat similar to the guitar riff in "Pretend We're Dead" by L7 (1992).
• "Mister Superstar": The intro guitar riff is somewhat similar to the guitar riff in "Mirror People" (0:08) by Love and Rockets (1987). "Mirror People" was also covered live by "Marilyn Manson" twice in 1994.
• "Antichrist Superstar": The guitar riff of the song intro and chorus sounds pretty much similar to the guitar riff of "I Think I'm a Mother" (0:41) by PJ Harvey (1995).
• "The Reflecting God": The song guitar intro sounds pretty similar to the guitar riff in "Sarcastic Existence" (1:01) by Sepultura (1989).

Mechanical Animals (1998)

• "The Dope Show": The bass riff and the drum loop sound very similar to "Nightclubbing" (0:00) by Iggy Pop (1977). Twiggy Ramirez described "The Dope Show" as a rip-off of "Nightclubbing" and a mixture of Oasis and T. Rex.
• "I Don't Like the Drugs (But the Drugs Like Me)": The guitar riff and the "Norm life baby" line sound pretty much similar to "Fame" (0:13) by David Bowie (1975).
• "New Model No. 15": The guitar riff, overall rhythm, and the chorus "New new model" line sound very similar to "On a Rope" (0:00) by Rocket from the Crypt (1996).
• "New Model No. 15": The song intro also sounds similar to the intro of "My Sharona" (0:00) by Knack (1979).

The Last Tour on Earth (1999)

• "Astonishing Panorama of the Endtimes": The drum loop in the song sounds almost identical to the drum loop in "Burning Inside" (0:25) by Ministry (1989).

Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death) (2000)

• "The Fight Song": The drum rhythm is almost identical to the drum rhythm of "Song 2" (0:00) by Blur (1997).
• "Lamb of God": The musical tone and the verses closely resemble "Climbing Up the Walls]" by Radiohead (1997).
• "Born Again": The overall "feel" of the intro to the song sounds quite similar to the beginning of "Setting Sun" (0:00) by The Chemical Brothers (1996).
• "King Kill 33°": The song sounds almost identical to "Lava" (0:00) by "Ministry" (1996).

The Golden Age of Grotesque (2003)

• "mOBSCENE": The chorus in the song, "be obscene," sounds almost the same as "be aggressive" in the song "Be Aggressive" (0:49) by Faith No More (1992).

The High End of Low (2009)

• "Devour": The guitar riff in the song intro and the lyrics line "You're a flower that's withering" sound very similar to the guitar intro and verses in "I Luv the Valley OH!" (0:00) by Xiu Xiu (2004).

Born Villain (2012)

• "Slo-Mo-Tion": The song bass riff pretty much resembles the bass riff of "Hang Me Up to Dry" (0:00) by Cold War Kids (2007). The "Slo-Mo-Tion" guitar tune at 3:15 also sounds somewhat similar to the guitar riff of "Hang Me Up to Dry" (1:25).

Heaven Upside Down (2017)

• "Saturnalia": The song shares bass similarities with "Bella Lugosi's Dead" (0:34) by Bauhaus (1979).

External links

• Has Manson ever gotten sued for 'borrowing' a riff here and there?, Reddit. (Many of the resemblances were discovered in this discussion.)

See also

• Samples in Marilyn Manson songs