Pairs of songs that sound similar but, hey, are still not quite the same. Let's face it, they're only 8 major notes in the scale (and I only know this because of my cunning and adept use of each of them playing Scrabble) so there's bound to be some creative toes stepped on. Some of these are already known from their media coverage of attempted or fulfilled legal suits, but most just fall into th... [+]

Pairs of songs that sound similar but, hey, are still not quite the same. Let's face it, they're only 8 major notes in the scale (and I only know this because of my cunning and adept use of each of them playing Scrabble) so there's bound to be some creative toes stepped on. Some of these are already known from their media coverage of attempted or fulfilled legal suits, but most just fall into the finger wagging and whining arena. Odd numbers of the pairs are the earlier creation, while the even numbers came somewhat familiarly later. Ultimately, it's all in the ear of the beholder, isn't it...? [-]