Eurovision loves slightly of rock and steel, nowadays. From Blind Channel to Voyager, Bambie Thug to 2021 contest winners Måneskin, the pop pageant has hosted quite a lot of step forward artists in recent times.
However one of the vital entries from the 2024 pageant has brought about raised eyebrows when song fanatics spotted some obvious similarities between their tune and a up to date steel unmarried. Croatia’s Child Lasagna has been accused of ripping off Swedish commercial metallers Ache along with his access Rim Tim Tagi Dim bearing greater than a passing resemblance to Ache’s Birthday party In My Head.
The video beneath explores the similarities between the songs.
However Ache frontman Peter Tägtgren has publicly pushed aside any perception of plagarism. Chatting with Tonela Mag, Tägtgren admitted he “did not even listen [it] in the beginning” however is not too fussed concerning the similarities.
“Other folks have been, like, ‘Oh, I believe Croatia stole your tune,’ blah, blah, blah,” he says. “I used to be, like, ‘What? I do not listen it.’ I simply listen ‘woo hoo hoo’ [in the chorus], however you listen ‘woo hoo hoo ‘ in I Love It Loud with KISS since ’81 or no matter. So, for me, I used to be positive with that. After which, in truth, our bass participant defined, ‘Neatly, he has the similar roughly determine of making a song.’ No matter. I do not care. I assumed it used to be a laugh!”
Tägtgren additionally is going on to mention that he is glad to look steel within the Eurovision highlight. “I believe it is excellent that they installed a bit bit steel on this Eurovision factor like they did with the Lordi 15 years in the past,” he recognizes. “Whilst you get it proper, it will get widespread. So other folks need extra steel.”
Child Lasagna in the long run completed 2d within the pageant, successful the televote with 337 issues and giving Croatia it is easiest ever striking within the pageant. Chatting with Wiwibloggs forward of the competiton, Child Lasagna – actual identify Marko Purišić – stated the tune used to be impressed by means of German commercial metallers Rammstein.
“Rammstein all of the manner!” he says. “After I first began, the primary riff, I sought after [Rim Tim Tagi Dim] to sound like a Rammstein riff.”
Watch the whole interview with Peter Tägtgren beneath. Ache’s newest album I Am is out now by way of Nuclear Blast.
