50 Ways to Say Goodbye (Train) | Sounds Like | The Phantom of the Opera (Original London Cast)

50 Ways to Say Goodbye was released in June 2012 by San Francisco soft-pop band Train (really a duo comprised of singer Pat Monahan and guitarist Jimmy Stafford). Mariachi horns aside, 50 Ways' main melody (around :14, starting with "my heart is paralyzed") bears a strong resemblance to the melody (around :17, starting with "in sleep, he sang to me") from The Phantom of the Opera, the title song from the Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber's 1986 multi-award-winning musical.

50 Ways to Say Goodbye (:14) VS Phantom of the Opera (:17)

50 Ways to Say Goodbye
Key: Eb minor/Gb Major
Chord Progression (relative to major key):
vi-ii-V-IM7
Verse Melody:
3-6-3-3-4-4

Phantom of the Opera
Key: D minor/F Major
Chord Progression (relative to major key):
vi-ii-V-ii
Verse Melody:
3-6-3-5-4-4