Recently in Déjà Vu Category

I doubt that Shontelle was trying to imitate Miley Cyrus with the cover of her forthcoming album No Gravity. However, I would just like to know what being in a giant bird cage has to do with zero Gs. I get the concept of Miley's cover. The title of the single in Can't Be Tamed. She's in a cage. Shontelle has some explaining to do.

Shontelle - No Gravity (2010)

Miley Cyrus - Can't Be Tamed Single (2010)

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This déjà vu moment is brought to you by the old-fashioned red and white checkered tablecloth. Now, I'm hungry for Italian food!

Con Gusto - Con Gusto (2010)

The Waitresses - Wasn't Tomorrow Wonderful (1982)

The cover of Bloodsport's forthcoming single About My Dough features the North Philly rapper sitting on a golden throne. When I saw it, I was immediately reminded of the photograph of Michael Jackson that appears on The Remix Suite album that was released last year.

Not only are the thrones very similar, the lighting and the poses are almost identical. It is difficult to believe that the art director was not inspired by the Jackson photograph. All Bloodsport needs is some groovy two-tone bell bottoms and it would be a perfect recreation. All My Dough is scheduled for release on July 13, 2010.

Michael Jackson - The Remix Suite (2009)

Bloodsport featuring Yak Digger, Jazz, & G-Mann - All My Dough (2010)

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The déjà vu moments have been piling up here at the AlbumArtExchange blog. I've got several waiting in the wings. This one involves two recent singles, Naturally by Selena Gomez & The Scene and Dancing on My Own by Robyn.

Both covers feature what can best be described as awkward dnace poses and jagged graphics. Combine those with the black backgrounds and white glow from behind and we've got a major feeling of déjà vu.

Selena Gomez & The Scene - Naturally (2009)

Robyn - Dancing on My Own (2010)

Posted by: zeefritz

Virgin Snatch is a Polish metal band with a forthcoming album called Art of Lying. It is scheduled to be released in the U.S. on August 10, 2010. When I saw the cover art for the album, I was immediately reminded of a Marilyn Manson remix single from a few years ago. Putting Holes in Happiness was the second single from Manson's 2007 album Eat Me, Drink Me.

Virgin Snatch - Art of Lying (2010)

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Marilyn Manson - Putting Holes in Happiness (2007)

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This déjà vu moment should be subtitled Coming and Going. The "walking down a lonely road" concept has been used countless times for album covers. The fact that these two albums are being released within a couple of weeks of each other makes them worthy of comparison.

Eminem - Recovery (2010)

Five for Fighting - Slice (2010)

This déjà vu moment was caused by the cover art for the single Pop Goes the World by Gossip. It is very similar to the cover for the album Lies by Guns N' Roses. Both are parodies of tabloid newspapers.

Gossip - Pop Goes the World (2010)

Guns N' Roses - Lies (1990)

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Here is an interesting déjà vu moment. I don't know anything about The Octagon. The minute I saw the cover for their album Warm Love and Cool Dreams Forever, I thought of a-ha's

The Octagon - Warm Love and Cool Dreams Forever  (2010)

a-ha - How Can I Sleep with Your Voice in My Head (2003)

Posted by: Scott

The cover for Sting's forthcoming album Symphonicities has been revealed and it has given me one of the strangest déjà vu in recent memory. The album is scheduled to be released on July 13, 2010.

I am not sure what inspired the cover, but many will either be reminded of the work of Dutch painter Piet Mondrian (right) or the tour bus on The Partridge Family TV show.

I doubt that Sting really had The Partridge Family in mind, but I like the idea of David Cassidy and Danny Bonaduce accompanying him on tour.

Sting - Symphonicities (2010)

The Partridge Family - Come On Get Happy (2005)

Posted by: zeefritz

Many of the music blogs are posting articles about the striking similarity between the covers for forthcoming albums by artists Drake and Juvenile. The cover for Drake's Thank Me Later was revealed a month ago. The cover for Juvenile's Beast Mode was just posted on the artist's Twitter page. It definitely is a déjà vu moment.

Juvenile - Beast Mode (July 2010)

Drake - Thank Me Later (June 2010)

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Here is a déjà vu moment that I had last year and forgot about until today. These two album covers are 37 years apart. Yet, they have a striking similarity. One uses knuckles. The other knees.

Flash - Out of Our Hands (1973)

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I don't know whehter or not this déjà vu moment is too much of a stretch. However, the first thing I thought of when I saw the cover The Foundling, for the forthcoming album by American folk singer and songwriter Mary Gauthier, was Moby's Wait for Me.

Wait for Me features Moby's "Little Idiot" cartoon character and a crescent moon. The cover of Gauthier's album is very similar. The Foundling is scheduled for release on May 18, 2010.

Moby - Wait for Me Deluxe Edition (2009)

Posted by: zeefritz

Mary Gauthier - The Foundling (2010)

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This déjà vu moment is the result of an album cover that is an obvious tribute. The interesting thing about this is that the Roxy Music album cover was scandalous when it was released 36 years ago. This new version probably won't raise more than a few eyebrows.

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I haven't had a déjà vu moment involving a soundtrack album for a long time. I don't think I have ever had one with two soundtracks. These two album covers look as if they were created using the same template.

Various Artists - The Last Song Original Soundtrack (2010)

Aaron Zigman - The Notebook Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2009)

Posted by: aku192

Attention graphic designers! Please stop searching through old photo albums for snapshots of sisters, cousins, and college girlfriends to use as album covers for indie bands. It has been done. All you can hope for is giving people a déjà vu experience and you'll force female relatives to snag all of those embarrassing Polaroids out of the family album.

Dum Dum Girls - I Will Be (2010)

Vampire Weekend - Contra (2010)

Posted by: zeefritz