Myth Busting

Some of you may have become aware of this little meme, which is supposedly proof that today's music sucks. It's a recording of two Nickelback songs, "How You Remind Me" and "Someday," played simultaneously. The synchronization is perfect. It seems like they did the same song twice, doesn't it?

Well, I'm here to tell you that if you believe the "Nickelback's songs sound the same" story, you've been had. How do I know? Well, I happen to own "Silver Side Up" and "The Long Road," the 2 Nickelback CDs that those songs are from. I also happen to have said songs in mp3 format in iTunes.

Guess what? Someone did a little audio editing, because "How You Remind Me" is 3:43 in length, while "Someday" is 3:27. That's a 16 second difference. Kinda hard for 'em to synch, isn't it? If you need more proof, I've got it.

I used an experimental technique, which I call "wearing two sets of headphones at once, with one connected to the computer and one connected to the CD player," to see if the songs really do sound that eerily similar when played together.

They. Weren't. Even. CLOSE. "How You Remind Me" was still playing when the CD that had been playing "Someday" rolled over to the next track. Interesting, isn't it?

So, I'm here to tell you that the "recycled Nickelback songs" meme is a MYTH.

You're welcome.

UPDATE
I downloaded the mp3 of the two songs mixed together. Want to know what I found out?

It's 3 minutes and 9 seconds long. Shorter than either song.

Whoever made that thing has some 'splaining to do.

UPDATE THE SECOND
Just so there's no misunderstanding, I'm not trying to prove that both songs don't sound similar. That much is obvious. I'm just saying that there was manipulation involved in that recording. Now go read the frickin' political posts I spent all Thursday writing. Dang it.