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We Are Golden – Mika

December 18th, 2009 | 4 Comments

I’ve enjoyed Mika’s music since I discovered this guy with the Freddie Mercury/George Michael pipes in 2007. The boy can sing and write a decent pop song. And “We Are Golden” from his 2009 release titled The Boy Who Knew Too Much is full of decent pop songs. He’s also amazingly flamboyant and clearly has an affinity for stylish footwear (see video below).

But the real reason “We Are Golden” is in my head today is because the chorus is a note-for-note rip-off of Belinda Carlisle’s 1987 mega hit “Heaven is a Place on Earth.” Listen closely and tell me if I’m wrong.

“Heaven is a Place on Earth” was Carlisle’s only #1 Billboard hit. “We Got the Beat” topped out at #2 and “Vacation” hit #8. So this was Belinda’s big hit of a lifetime.

Again, listen to the chorus to hear the creative theft. Both catchy pop songs. But Belinda, you deserve a royalty check from Mr. Mika.

Waste a few minutes more and check out “Grace Kelly” by Mika.

Watch “We Are Golden” video by Mika

Watch “Heaven Is a Place on Earth” video by Belinda Carlisle

More Songs You Should Hear:

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  Grace Kelly - Mika

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  What You Don’t Know About the Girl - Roger Joseph Manning, Jr.

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  She Sheila - The Producers

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  Heaven (must be there) - Eurogliders

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  I Believe in a Thing Called Love - The Darkness

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  Footloose - Kenny Loggins

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  United State of Pop 2009 (Blame It on the Pop) - DJ Earworm

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Written by Michael Waterman

I'm an obsessive music collector, cataloger, commenter and trivia nut. Sometimes I'm even a listener. One-hit wonders have always been a guilty pleasure.

Filed under: 2000s, Pop · Tags: 2007, 2009, Belinda Carlisle, Grace Kelly, Mika, Pop, We Are Golden

4 Responses to "We Are Golden – Mika"

1. Matt Thurston says:

   December 19, 2009 at 7:28 pm

   Yup. Same song.
2. Matthew says:

   December 31, 2009 at 8:11 am

   Belinda Carlisle was hot!
3. rin_tin_earz says:

   January 26, 2010 at 11:39 pm

   Hmm… not hearing the similarities everyone else seems to hear… are you referring to the melodies in
   the choruses being similar or the background chord progressions?
4. Michael Waterman says:

   January 27, 2010 at 8:10 pm

   Rin Tin Earz,

   Listen to the opening lines of the two songs. The melodies are exact duplications of each other. Compare the opening melodies below. I bet you’ll hear the theft.

   Mika:
   Teenage dreams in a teenage circus
   Running around like a clown on purpose
   Who gives a damn about the family you come from?
   No giving up when youre young and you want some

   Belinda:
   Ooh, baby, do you know what that’s worth
   Ooh heaven is a place on earth
   They say in heaven love comes first
   We’ll make heaven a place on earth

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