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occupyeverywhere Donating Member (324 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-28-11 05:04 PM
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Foster the People - Pumped Up Kicks is a rip off of Peter, Bjorn & John - Young Folks
Foster the People - Pumped Up Kicks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDTZ7iX4vTQ

Peter, Bjorn & John - Young Folks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51V1VMkuyx0

Same singing style, same whistling. First time I heard Pumped Up Kicks, I thought it was Peter, Bjorn & John. Some record company exec thought they could rip off some obscure Swedish band and rebrand it in the states.
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OriginalGeek Donating Member (589 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-28-11 05:46 PM
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1. isn't that Peter. Bjorn and John song the song they used to do on SNL?
Edited on Fri Oct-28-11 05:46 PM by OriginalGeek
I am remembering Jimmy Fallon and Horatio Sanz and a couple other guys singing christmassy stuff to that tune

or else it was one very like it...
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Tuesday Afternoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-28-11 06:41 PM
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2. I wondered what happend.
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