The girl that I knew somewhere

It's been almost a week I haven't posted here!
Yeah, sorry about that.

But without the excuses today, I'm back to share with you something that I find somewhat funny the the sense that it's weird and interesting.
My mum is prefers 'newer' music (I say newer because it's far newer than what I listen to but some would say it came out ages ago) and she plays some tracks over and over like 'You remind me' by Usher. See, told you its not that new but new to me.
But I mention this song, first of all, because its one that she plays that I actually like but also because it has a lot of parallels to The Girl That I Knew Somewhere.
I'm not saying it's copied, not at all, but it's fun to notice some of the stuff that are similar, here are a few examples:

They're both about current girlfriends or somebody they are seeing at the moment
Evidence: They are singing directly to her for a start off. It also has subtext that both the girl they are singing to and the one that they 'once knew' where romantic partners. Usher even says 'This is why I just can't get with you' meaning, they can't either continue or properly begin a relationship. There isn't a whole line in the Monkees song to support this but there is one word, when the 'singer' calls his lover 'Dear' something that you might call a romantic partner (not so much in this day and age but...)

They are both telling the girl about a previous relationship that ended bad.
Evidence: The previous relationship is evident as they both are comparing the girl they are currently with to someone the knew before and says that they were badly treated by her. The actual lyrics:
Monkees: 'Someone, somewhere did me this same wrong.'
Usher: 'You won't believe all of the things she put me through.'

The girl that they are with reminds them of this previous relationship and they are breaking it off with her so not to get hurt again.
Evidence: The whole point of the songs is that this current girlfriend reminds them of the previous one who (presumably) cheated on them, hence why they don't want to continue the relationship. Here are the lyrics:
Monkees: 'You tell me things I know that I've heard somewhere. You're standing in the places and you're staring down through faces, that bring to mind traces of a girl, a girl that I knew somewhere.'
'I just can't take this chance again.'
'And if your love was not a game' (proof she might've cheated)
Usher: 'You remind me of a girl, that I once knew. See her face whenever I, I look at you... This is why I just can't get with you.'

They are both sorry because they don't know for sure if this girl is like the other but they can't get it out of their minds how similar they are.
Evidence: This only really needs the lyrics to explain:
Monkees: 'And if your love was not a game, I only have myself to blame.'
'my thoughts are bound down in a whirl. I just can't think who in the world was that girl'
Usher: 'I know it's so unfair to you, That I relate her ignorance to you.Wish I knew, wish I knew how to separate the two'

In short, these songs are a guy telling his girlfriend that they have to break up because she reminds them of a previous girlfriend who cheated on them.

So, this post was texty, sorry, but I do like analysing things and  this was quite fun. Can you find any other songs that are so similar to the Monkees