Why do I like this song?
 

Maybe because, to me, it "borrows" a lot of iconic licks.

It's like a scavenger hunt, it seems they were in the studio and decided to see how many iconic songs they could combine and get away with it.

Starts with Manfred Mans version of Blinded By The Light, picks up the bass line from Crazy Train and layers in the guitar from Sweet Child o Mine.

Hearing some Simple Man in there from around 2:05 and a bit of a Zeppelin tune I can't put my finger on.

There's more.

What other tidbits do you guys recognize.

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I've been diggin' on this one lately....soooo chill.......

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"You know I got to show you
Nobody else before you
Ever gave me such
A beautiful feeling
Oh, woman, you
Touched a-my soul now
Honey, don`t you let go now
Hold on, baby
Just a little bit tighter

(CHORUS)
Hold on
Just a little bit tighter now, baby
I love you so much and
I can`t let go, no no no
Hold on, a just a little bit
Tighter now, baby
Love is so surprising
Opened up my eyes and
You reached out and
Took my hand
Baby, you touched a-my soul now
Woman, don`t let go now
Hold on, baby
Just a little bit tighter

(CHORUS)
Oh, woman, you
Touched a-my soul now
Honey, don`t you let go now
Hold on, baby
Just a little bit tighter"

I must be deaf. I don’t hear any of that. I can run “Blinded by the Light” through my head and not hear anything similar.

Me neither.

I don't hear any of those songs in there either. Maybe he's been hanging with Elon Musk and Joe Rogan?

I hear all those references for sure. I wish they would have continued the theme and given themselves a much cooler name than MMJ (same goes for Dashboard Confessional, Death cab, etc :rolleyes:). That's the first time I've heard music from MMJ; the lame ass name has kept me as a passerby.

You are obviously more tuned into hearing influences of the music than most. I kept waiting to be surprised, but I wasn't. The lead does sound like Neil Young a bit, but other than that, I couldn't hear any Zeppelin.

There are only so many notes. With a handful of exceptions (Hendrix comes to mind), everything is an homage to what has come before.

I have seen MMJ four times live. Okonokos, on DVD, is fantastic if you want a feel for them in concert!

I think this is one of their best:
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EDIT2: I'm not sure I hear all of what you do on One Big Holiday

EDIT3: I'm now spinning It Still Moves on my turntable and this too is great:
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