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Demons (Imagine Dragons) | Sounds Like | Like a Prayer (Madonna)



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Demons by Imagine Dragons Like a Prayer by Madonna

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The choruses to Imagine Dragons' song Demons (released October 22, 2013) and Madonna's hit Like a Prayer (March 3, 1989) have similar melodies (and lyrics). The opening line of LaP's chorus: "When you call my name" follows a 3-3-1-1-b7 melodic pattern, while the opening line of Demon's chorus: "When you feel my heart" follows a 3-3-5-1-b7 melodic pattern (only a single different interval, and two different words). Likewise, both melodies are sung over a I-V (or major 1-5) chord progression. LaP (key: F# major) follows a I-V-IV-I-V (or 1-5-4-1-5) progression and Demons (key: Eb major) follows a I-V-vi-IV (or 1-5-minor6-4) progression.

Honorable mention goes to the chorus to Crowded House's 1991 single Fall at Your Feet (:42), as Demons shares the same key (Eb) and exact (common) chord progression (I-V-vi-IV or 1-5-minor6-4), though melodies and tempos are distinct.

Check out the opening line of each chorus:
Like a Prayer (:42) vs Demons (:56)