The Same Ole Song

Have you ever listened to a new song and thought: "It feels like I've heard this before..." But you can't quite name the song you know sounds exactly like that?

It's happened to me countless times! It almost feels like there is no such thing as new music; perhaps every "new" song is just a remake of something older.

There is no way this song is really new.

On YouTube, one of my favorite channels - Vsauce - made an interesting case for this theory. Perhaps we sometime long ago reached the maximum number of melody combinations and are going through the loop again!

Unlikely. But you must admit that it is a curious phenomenon.

Most interestingly, the video mentions a cool website called Sounds Just Like, that points out similarities in popular songs. At first, it was interesting to see so many songs that sound alike, but it quickly became sad.

Why are there sooo many songs that sound like other songs? Sure, artists are often inspired by art, but why does California Gurls sound like Tik Tok?

 Granted, they are both California Gurls...

There is a fine line between being inspired by an older song & remaking it and shamelessly stealing a melody to make a new song off of it.

However, is it such a bad thing to sample music to make new songs? After all, it takes an artist to rework a song about weed into a song about breaking up, right?

What do you think? Is a number of similarities in songs a sign of the musical apocalypse or is it simply a different expression of creativity?

Demons Do It Better

Aside from Toonami back in the day, I'd have to say InuYasha was the show that got me into anime. The story of a girl and a demi-dog-demon falling in love in search of sacred jewel shards and peace from the evil Naraku somehow spoke to me.

What made InuYasha such a great love story was InuYasha himself. Unlike many anime men (Tenchi, Goku, Tomoya, etc.), InuYasha is not generally kind. Instead, his demeanor can be rude, apathetic, and harsh. After all, he originally wants to use the sacred jewel to become a full demon...

This hard outer-shell makes it that much sweeter when his true feelings for Kagome begin to surface.

This is a pattern when it comes to my favorite anime romances. The romances I can watch over and over all involve a couple who have to discover that they are capable of love before jumping into a relationship.

Example?

Take the classic Dragonball Z rivalry: Goku vs. Vegeta! Although Goku had to learn what women were first, he knew what love was and that he was capable of it...

Vegeta, however, was more focused on physical strength and pride to even fathom an insignificant thing like falling in love. Likewise, everyone around him knew him to be a pig-headed, arrogant jerk, so no one saw love as an option for him either. But Bulma was able to open his eyes a little so that he could "see what life had to offer him."

She had him at "Hey, Homeboy!"

This character development is irresistible in romantic anime relationships because it is a sign of hope. It says: Even the biggest jerks in the universe are capable of love. I'm not sure how good of a message that is, but... it is certainly entertaining!

Lately, I've been hooked on the fairly new anime Kamisama Kiss (Kamisama Hajimemashita). Similar to InuYasha in a lot of ways, the story follows a young girl named Nanami as she goes through life as the newest land god. Along the way, she builds romantic feelings for her familiar, Tomoe - a fox yōkai who must obey her every command.

Now that's how you seal a contract!

The two get off to a rough start, but things change and it's fun to watch the development. If you like InuYasha, you will love this show! 

It sounds strange, but those slow-burning, twisted romances are the best. Sure, guys who are looking for love are great, too. (And by no means do I think rudeness is a way to a woman's heart.) However, there is value to keeping your heart off your sleeve! Only allow those one-of-a-kind girls into your heart, and hold onto them!

"The Female species...such an enigma!" - Vegeta

Oh Dear! Disney...

To some extent, Disney has taken over the world by retelling stories. Although, you can't really call  Disney movies shameless rip-offs. Disney has a way of bringing a little...optimism to its movies.

Let's just say: Some of the original stories don't have happy endings.

Over the years, even the phrase "Disney movie" has acquired it's own connotation. Understandably so. Disney was originally a company built to entertain children; love and happiness trumps death and sorrow in the kid game.

However, Disney has grown into a huge industry and has begun absorbing more than old folk tales. For example, The Walt Disney Company owns Pixar, ESPN, ABC Entertainment Group, and many other assets that reach beyond children's entertainment. Things we wouldn't want to be "disney".

The fact that it isn't obvious that Disney has claimed so many corporations is a good sign! After all, The Avengers (a Marvel Comics movie; Marvel Comics is owned by Disney) didn't feel like a Disney to you, did it?

Does this give Star Wars fans hope that Disney can buy Lucas Films and produce three more quality Star Wars films??? Sadly, no. Many fans fear Disney will turn this...

into this...

Oh the horror!

One of my best friends also informed me that the Disney Channel is planning to create a Boy Meets World spin-off called Girl Meets World - following Corey and Topanga's daughter.

No, not you, too!

I may have hope that Star Wars can be preserved - especially since George Lucas will still be somewhat involved. But have you seen the Disney Channel lately?

Vibrant colors, ridiculous situations, idiotic dialogue! No good can come to the new Matthews family on this channel.

Yes, they plan to bring back the original cast. But, I'm 99.999% certain that the show will not be nearly as good as the one we grew up with. Mr. Feeny would have seen through Hannah Montana's ruse!

What do you think? Can Disney pull it off?

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