Sound-alike

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This article is about music that sounds alike. For words that sound alike, see homophone.

A sound-alike is a recording intended to imitate the sound of a popular record, the style of a popular

recording artist, or a current musical trend; the term also refers to the artists who perform on such recordings. In the voice-over world, it may also refer to those who recreate the voice and vocal mannerisms of a given celebrity's vocal performance (see also impersonator
).

Sound-alikes are usually made as budget copies or "

music licensing for playing the original recording or the royalty fees to record a cover version. If the sound-alike recording is dissimilar enough to avoid infringing the original writer's copyright
, the user of a sound-alike can evoke the spirit of a song, or sometimes make listeners believe that the work being played has been recorded by a particular artist, without the expense of engaging a highly paid artist.

A cover version is sometimes referred to as a sound-alike, but in the stricter sense, a sound-alike must contain differences that are significant enough to suggest to a listener that those recording the song sought to perform a work different from the work to which it sounds similar. A recording intended as an interpretation of a work is not a sound-alike; it is a cover version, for which many countries require licensing for any performance or distribution.

Sound-alike recordings have been used in movie soundtracks and radio and television commercials since their origin, while sound-alike artists have long recorded jingles and other musical material for commercial use.

Sound-alike

Madacy Entertainment also releases sound-alike albums under the title The Countdown Singers; Drew's Entertainment
currently releases sound-alikes through the name "The Hit Crew".

Sound-alike albums have been known to chart. In 1971, the sound-alike album

Top of the Pops, Volume 18 reached No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart. A medley of sound-alike recordings of Beatles songs recorded by the Stars on 45 reached number one on several national charts in 1981. On February 3, 2012, a sound-alike version of the will.i.am track "T.H.E. (The Hardest Ever)" by "Kings of Pop" was available for download before the release of the original, and entered the UK Singles chart at number 40, the first cover to do so. Other sound-alike covers of "Whistle" by Flo Rida and "Payphone" by Maroon 5 have also entered the top 40. In 2011, The same week Sak Noel's single ''Loca People'' reached #1 in the UK Official Charts, a sound-alike version by CDM Chartbusters reached #55 on the charts.[1]

Many of these sound-alike versions of popular songs available on download sites continue to generate strong download sales prior to the release of the original song.

Litigation

Sounds-alikes have sometimes been the subject of litigation. In 1969, a semi-professional singer named

music bed which closely imitated his playing and arranging style.[citation needed
]

See also

References

  1. ^ "CDM CHARTBREAKERS | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts. 2016-09-25. Archived from the original on 2016-09-25. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
  2. ^ Maysh, Jeff (July 2018). "The Counterfeit Queen of Soul". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Patti Page Sues Over Sound-Alike Commercial". Los Angeles Times. 9 January 1990. Retrieved 18 February 2013.

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