Yes, I think it's a similar chord progression, although probably in a different key.
In this particular case I would say Taking Off is a "poor replica" of JLH, sort to speak. Similarly to how ""The Only One" is a "poor replica" of High.
Find two songs of The Cure with essentially the same chords progression (or very similar).
Not two songs simply similar in sound/atmosphere etc, but songs which share the same chords, better if not in an obvious way.
Here's my couple: A Short Term Effect and Burn.
The Hanging Garden / BURN
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The 3 of them share D minor / C / G, then go to B#... yeah, they're all 3 twins or cousins at least...
But it's true that the connection is stronger with The Hanging Garden, since that's the song they wanted to use for The Crow, before Robert wrote Burn for them.
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