Counting Crows "Einstein on the Beach (for an Eggman)" is the same song as Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat "Go Go Joseph".

Adam Rifkin
9:51 PM Dec 30 2014

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Compare with Go Go Joseph:

My theory is that they're the same song.

I believe that Go Go Joseph was written in 1992 and Einstein on a Beach in 1994.

Adam Rifkin
10:01 PM Dec 30 2014

And yes, that IS Donny Osmond.

Directly preceding Go Go Joseph is the Butler and the Baker at 1:30 ...

Trivia: My brother was the Butler when he was in this show.

Adam Rifkin
9:59 PM Dec 30 2014

The copying might be due to Kleptomnesia, according to Adam Grant:

Adam Rifkin
6:24 PM Dec 31 2014