So I came up with a melody/chord progression a few months back, and it's been slowly evolving ever since. That's how I write most songs...it starts with an idea that pops into my head, and I usually won't push to finish it unless I'm really feeling it so it takes awhile.
About an hour ago I got inspired to add some stuff to it, and as I was mixing what I'd done, the wife came in to have a listen. She says, "that sounds like that new Incubus song, 'Love Hurts'". I'm thinking, she doesn't know what she's talking about, there's no way anything I've written sounds anything like any Incubus song.
So I go on their MySpace page, and there it is. Same tempo, strikingly similar drum beat, very similar chord progression, almost identical vocal melody, and............a rather prominent mellotron flute melody.
WTF??
I like mine a little better...but it doesn't matter. I can't ever use it now, because it's so startingly similar, you'd think Incubus had hacked into my computer and said, "that sounds good, let's write one like that." Very frustrating! If I get around to it I'll post it on Myspace, then link to it and the Incubus track so you can compare. It's ridiculous.
This ever happen to you guys?