Holy shit, Chris Menning is great at figuring out the influences behind songs.

Hear how fun.’s “Some Nights” recalls Simon & Garfunkel, Kansas, Freddie Mercury, and T-Pain.

UPDATE: I made a Spotify playlist of the influences!

UPDATE 2: Chris says he also noticed some Peter Gabriel in the drums, so here’s “In Your Eyes” on YouTube.

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  2. carlovely said: amazing. thanks for posting this!
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    Absolutely, yes. All of this.
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    I made a Spotify playlist of all four influences, followed by fun.’s single! Chris says he also noticed some Peter...
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