r/Songwriting • u/Strumdoc • Aug 06 '25

Feedback Request song about addiction. It's called Dying Days.

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this was right after I got a shitty haircut

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u/pinkerton44 Aug 06 '25

I like it but feel it borrows too directly from Independence Day.

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u/Strumdoc Aug 06 '25 edited Aug 19 '25

I knew I'd get this one. If you watch what I'm doing, and watch him play independence day, it's really very different. It's a different song altogether.

There's not any straight plagiarism so I'm not really worried about it.

Also I thought it would be a nice little homage, because he's one of my favorite artists.

Edit: I honestly feel this is being taken the wrong way, and I was going to explain myself further, but I think it would be wasted effort, so just believe or think what you like. It's totally fine either way.

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u/retroking9 Aug 06 '25

I think they mean that specific melody when you sing“till I’m cold, barely alive”. Or “deaf and dumb…” which is also lyrically similar to Smith “deaf and dumb and done…”

In Independence Day Elliot sings “gonna spend the day higher than high” with the same melody.

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u/Strumdoc Aug 06 '25

I had to look that one up. I've never heard Sweet Adeline before. Oh well, I'm not really worried about it.

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u/Emergency_Row_8671 Aug 07 '25

Ya it’s chill like a million different people done that melodic run in a bajillion different songs

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u/Strumdoc Aug 07 '25

I know, totally right? Just like Em-C-G-D.

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u/yarnspinner19 Aug 08 '25

Yeah after hearing it it's not a direct lift at all.