Why they sound alike
Songs like
Whatever Gets You thru the Night
John LennonWalls and Bridges ยท 1974
Dance PopBoogiePopRockDisco
Listen to Whatever Gets You thru the Night
Hear the resemblance.
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Why they sound alike
Both songs were released in 1974, and likely owe a debt to George McCrae's preceding disco hit Rock Your Baby (released in May 1974, and written and produced by Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finch of KC and the Sunshine Band), which in turn owes a debt to Betty Wright's Clean Up Woman (released November 1971). Billy Joel's Keeping The Faith (released 1984) also strongly echoes Clean Up Woman.,
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Whatever Gets You thru the Night lyrics
John Lennon
Whatever gets you through the night
It's alright, it's alright
It's your money or life
It's alright, it's alright
Don't need a sword to cut through flowers
Oh no, oh no
Whatever gets you through your life
It's alright, it's alright
Do it wrong or do it right
It's alright, it's alright
Don't need a watch to waste your time
Oh no, oh no
Hold me darlin', come on listen to me
I won't do you no harm
Trust me darlin' come on listen to me, come on listen to me
Come on listen, listen
Whatever gets you to the light
It's alright, it's alright
Out the blue or out of sight
It's alright, it's alright
Don't need a gun to blow your mind
Oh no, oh no
Hold me darlin' come on listen to me
I won't do you no harm
Trust me darlin' come on listen to me, come on listen to me
Come on listen, listen