reddiamond

all this hoopla regarding Avril Lavigne's alleged rip off of 70's band the Rubinoos' 'I Wanna be Your Boyfriend'....they're claiming she lifted the top four measures of the chorus...along with the gender modification...sorry guys...other than the "hey, hey, you, you I don't like your girlfriend"...it's a bit of a stretch...it's not nearly as obvious as say George Harrison's "My Sweet Lord" and the Hank Medress song for the Chiffon's "He's So Fine....even though it was not intentional...or even viable...Harrison had to pay $600,000 in damages and 75 percent of the royalties....and how about this: Chuck Berry's "Sweet Little Sixteen" itself was blatantly copied as "Surfin' USA," the Beach Boys' first top-ten hit.  When the "Surfin' USA" 45 scaled the charts in 1963 the sole author had been identified as none other than Brian Wilson. What had happened since then? A twinge of conscience? Hardly. Berry's publisher had sued and emerged in settlement with the writing credit....use the link below and listen for yourself...plagiarism??

http://jackmatador.com/Noize/boyfriend.mp3