Thursday, October 23, 2008

Under My Skin vs Mirotic

Under My Skin is a lead song of Sarah Connor's new album, the single was released on August 1, 2008. Whereas Mirotic is a lead song of DBSK's new album, the single has the same name of the album, was released on September 26, 2008. Both are new songs and becomes the lead single of the album, one from a very popular German female singer and the other from a Korean boyband whose fanbase is throughout the Asia, both become hits, Connor's new album is in top 3 in German while DBSK's new album is likely to be the 2008's best selling album in Korea, but the interesting fact is, both songs are exactly the same song!!

Connor's Under My Skin came out around beginning of August, whereas DBSK's Mirotic about one month later, which then later lead to some controversy, either Connor's fans or DBSK's thought the song was plagiarized by DBSK. Then DBSK's label stated that the band had finished recorded Mirotic around June, earlier than release of Under My Skin. Luckily their label quickly disclosed the that none of the them copying each other. The song's copyright is in fact, according to them, bought half by Connor for European release and other half by DBSK for Asian release.

Then, both are original songs, composed by Danish producers. For me personally, I like the song, and maybe first DBSK's song I like, however, I prefer Connor's version. Although it's the same song (of course different language), but there are some improvements done by both DBSK and Connor, causing the song to be more appealing to their voice and image.

DBSK is a typical boyband singing and dancing at the same time, hence chorus of Mirotic is more for dancing, whereas chorus of Under My Skin is like dance-pop. While Mirotic has a rap part, Under My Skin has a bridge.

I feel that both of them will get more credits as they can make the songs appealing to them, Mirotic then sounds like another typical Korean dance songs, and Under My Skin like typical Western female dance-pop songs, by still keep most part the same.



Don't know why I like listening both songs at the exactly same time. Start together Under My Skin from the beginning and Mirotic from 00:15, then you will see that both songs are firstly starting with the same melody, then the same male voice of 'wo!' (about half second only) and you will listen different languages but the same melodies, then it went different when going into the chorus, and in the end of (every) chorus they will at the same time harmoniously sing "I got you - under my skin".

Then always going together like that every chorus, then in the bridge they are different again, whereas Mirotic has rap rather than bridge, then in the end again that one line will be sung 'together' again. Love that part =D

In the end, Mirotic has one more chorus than Under My Skin, so Under My Skin ends a length of one chorus earlier.











Sarah Connor - Under My Skin

You’re not the type of man to shake my hand like ‘nice to meet you’
you pull me in and then begin to let your body say
that all is possible now i know ohhh

the lights are dim and takes my limits up a million meters
you’re breaking my chains again but nothing remains the same
now i’m hypnotized; I’ve realized ohhh


when we touch i can feel we’ve got a chemistry
can’t get enough
watch out when you stand so close to me
i got you under my skin (x2)

It turns me on when I’m your pupil, you’re my teacher-teacher
get in position; that’s my mission on the floor tonight
i’ve been exercised [or ‘exorcised’?], sensitized ohhh

the way that you perform the clothes are torn right off the Richter
shaking the room again
i’m taming the beast within
and if they ask me why, i can’t deny ohhh

when we touch i can feel we’ve got a chemistry
can’t get enough
watch out when you stand so close to me
i got you under my skin

When we talk i can’t wait to feel your hands on me
and when we rock feels just like the devil’s ridin’ me
i got you under my skin

Over here, boy, i want you … one
i’m been the clear, boy, i want to have some fun
i want u, I want u
i got this feeling and it just won’t stop
it’s getting so hard
come help me take it off
i got you (i want u) under my skin

when we touch i can feel we’ve got a chemistry
can’t get enough
watch out when you stand so close to me
i got you under my skin

When we talk i can’t wait to feel your hands on me
and when we rock feels just like the devil’s ridin’ me
i got you under my skin

when we touch i can feel we’ve got a chemistry
can’t get enough
watch out when you stand so close to me

i got you under my skin
i got you under my skin
i got you under my skin

DBSK - Mirotic

Shijakeun dalkomhage, pyeongbeom hage naege kkeullyo
Eonjena geuraettdeushi meonjeo mal eul geoleowa
Modeun ganeungseong, yeoleodweo Oh-

Sarangeun mweoda? mweoda! Imi sushikeo Red ocean
Nan, breakin' my rules again aljanha jiruhangeol
Jogeum dachyeodo neon, kwaenchanha Oh-

*neon nareul weonhae neon naege bbajyeo neon naege michyeo
He eonal su eobseo I got you- Under my skin
Neon nareul weonhae neon naege bbajyeo neon naege michyeo
Neon na-ye no ye I got you- Under my skin

Ne meorissokeul pagodeuneun nalkaro un nunbit
Na anigoseon, umjikijido anhneun Chrome heart
Nega seontaekhan gilingeol Oh-

Hyeolgwaneul tago heureuneun sueok gae eui na-ye Crystal
Machimnae shijakdwen byeonshineui kkeuteun na
Igeotdo sarangeun anilkka? Oh-

*neon nareul weonhae neon naege bbajyeo neon naege michyeo
He eonal su eobseo I got you- Under my skin
Neon nareul weonhae neon naege bbajyeo neon naege michyeo
Neon na-ye no ye I got you- Under my skin

Han beoneui kiseuwa hamke - nali seondeuthan - kanghan ikkeurrim
Du beoneui kiseu, ddeukebke teojyeobeoril keot kateun ne shimjangeul
Yeah~ neoreul gajyeosseo You know you got it!
Yeah~ Come on! Come on! I got you- Under my skin

Ne ggum soke nan neol jibhaehaneun mabeobsa nae jumune
Neon dashi geuryeojigo isseo I got you- Under my skin
My devils ride, deoneun sumeul goti eobtjanha geurahdamyeon
Ijen jeulgyeoboneun ke eoddeolkke I got you- Under my skin
Neon nareul weonhae neon naege bbajyeo neon naege michyeo
He eonal su eobseo I got you- Under my skin

Neon nareul weonhae neon naege bbajyeo neon naege michyeo
Neon na-ye no e I got you- Under my skin

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