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   In an interview with Performing Songwriter magazine, Lamont Dozier explained how this song came together: "I took the bass figure in 'I Can't Help Myself' and turned it around. The chords were different, but basically we kept the same feeling. It worked."

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   "It's the Same Old Song" is very similar in melody and chord progressions to "I Can't Help Myself", which in turn is even more similar in melody and chord progressions to "Where Did Our Love Go" by the Supremes, who covered "It's the Same Old Song" in 1967.

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   Mar 10, 2020 · Four Tops tenor Duke Fakir recalled: (Songwriter), Lamont Dozier and I were both a little tipsy and he was changing the channels on the radio. He said, 'It sounds like the same old song.'. And then he said, "Wait a minute." So he took " I Can't Help Myself" and reversed it using the same chord changes.

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   Jul 9, 2024 · On July 9, 1965, Motown released “It’s The Same Old Song” as the Four Tops’ follow-up to the pop and R&B No.1 “I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch).” But little did eager ...

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5. www.rebeatmag.com › it-was-50-years-ago-today-i-cant-helpIt Was 50 Years Ago Today: “I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie ...

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   Jun 30, 2015 · Despite boasting a nearly identical arrangement and a begging-for-it title, “ It’s the Same Old Song ” somehow managed to improve on “I Can’t Help Myself” and chart nearly as well (#2 R&B, #5 pop).

6. www.discogs.com › master › 445397-Four-Tops-I-CantFour Tops - I Can't Help Myself / It's The Same Old Song

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   1964 — UK. Vinyl —. 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono. Explore the tracklist, credits, statistics, and more for I Can't Help Myself / It's The Same Old Song by Four Tops. Compare versions and buy on Discogs.

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   Is it's the same old song similar to 'I Can't Help Myself'?

   • "It's the Same Old Song" is very similar in melody and chord progressions to "I Can't Help Myself", which in turn is even more similar in melody and chord progressions to "Where Did Our Love Go" by the Supremes, who covered "It's the Same Old Song" in 1967.

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   When did Motown release 'I Can't Help Myself'?

   • On July 9, 1965, Motown released “It’s The Same Old Song” as the Four Tops ’ follow-up to the pop and R&B No.1 “I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch).” But little did eager record-buyers know the deft footwork that had been required to get it into stores that day. (Seen above: the Dutch picture sleeve single).

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   When was it's the same old song recorded?

   • " It's the Same Old Song " was recorded by the Four Tops for the Motown label. It was released in 1965 as the second single from their second album.

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   Is 'I Can't Help Myself' too sweet?

   • Many listeners who felt the "sugar pie, honey bunch" of "I Can't Help Myself" was a little too sweet preferred the more poignant lyrics of "It's the Same Old Song." In an interview with Performing Songwriter magazine, Lamont Dozier explained how this song came together: "I took the bass figure in 'I Can't Help Myself' and turned it around.

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   When did 'I Can't Help Myself' become a hit?

   • “I Can’t Help Myself” ruled the Billboard R&B charts for two whole months, becoming the definitive song of the summer, and finished 1965 as the second-biggest pop hit of the year (after “Wooly Bully” by Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs).

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   Who wrote 'I Can't Help Myself' & 'Sugar Pie Honey Bunch'?

   • This was the follow-up to The Four Tops' big hit " I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)," which spent two weeks at #1 in the US. Both songs were written by the Motown songwriting/production team of Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland and Eddie Holland, who were the right guys to call for a hit on short notice.

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8. motownjunkies.co.uk › 2013/04/13 › 607607. The Four Tops: “It’s The Same Old Song” | Motown Junkies

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   Apr 13, 2013 · It’s actually a bit *closer*, in a way. The chorus shares the Supremes’ song’s I-V-ii-V-IV chord progression, whereas “I Can’t Help Myself” goes I-V-ii-IV-V. The difference is that the chords go by twice as fast in “It’s the Same Old Song.” Like Like. Reply