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Avril Lavigne steals song

thiskidnamed32thiskidnamed32 99 Posts
edited July 2007 in Strut Central
I don't know if this has been on here yet but she's getting sued for stealing the song "girlfriend" from some 70's band. Here's the link Aol

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  • PrimeCutsLtdPrimeCutsLtd jersey fresh 2,632 Posts
    it's close but I say they're beat...
  • mandrewmandrew 2,720 Posts
    ...world yawns
  • JustAliceJustAlice 1,308 Posts
    it's close but I say they're beat...


    huh.


    Here I thought she stole the BEAT from Tony Basil.











































    P.S. Who cares?

    b/w I'm embarrassed I even know what it sounds like.
  • DocMcCoyDocMcCoy "Go and laugh in your own country!" 5,917 Posts
    This is funny - real "where there's a hit, there's a writ" stuff.

    I work for a music publisher, and I had to commission a musicologist report on alleged similarities between this song and Toni Basil's "Mickey" just a few months ago. The broad conclusions of this report were that, while both songs shared similar musical elements, these elements were in themselves quite commonplace, and could be found in any number of songs. They certainly weren't considered significant enough to warrant legal action.

    The similarity to the Rubinoos song is a little more apparent, but I don't see them winning this one.
  • JustAliceJustAlice 1,308 Posts
    They certainly weren't considered significant enough to warrant legal action.


    I wasn't sayin she should sue them, I was just alluding to the fact that they were allegedly similar.




    still cant help that it reminded me of it when heard it though.
  • DocMcCoyDocMcCoy "Go and laugh in your own country!" 5,917 Posts
    They certainly weren't considered significant enough to warrant legal action.


    I wasn't sayin she should sue them, I was just alluding to the fact that they were allegedly similar.




    still cant help that it reminded me of it when heard it though.

    Sorry if I didn't express that too well - I was just repeating the conclusion of the musicologist. You're by no means alone in thinking they were similar. It was one of the writers of the Toni Basil song who asked us to commission the report in the first place.
  • JustAliceJustAlice 1,308 Posts
    tee heeehe....

    Yeah, No I'm glad I wasn't the only one that thought that.

    And Im glad they look into it when things hit close too.

    there is so little quality control these days, at least someone is trying.



    there was something similar a few years back with a madonna track, holiday I think, jessica somebidy.

    I still think they ( the popettes_ of today ) are bitin' though.

    if it ain't broke don't fix it right?
  • CinisterCeeCinisterCee 863 Posts
    This story is on the heels of news reported yesterday that Chantal Kreviazuk wrote a song for Avril Lavinge who took the song's title and perhaps more.

    http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/st...b=Entertainment
  • sabadabadasabadabada 5,966 Posts
    Its not like its Dylan.


    "He was a boy, she was a girl
    Can I make it anymore obvious?

    He was a punk,she did ballet
    What more can I say?

    He wanted her, she'd never tell
    secretly she wanted him as well.

    But all of her friends stuck up there nose
    they had a problem with his baggy clothes.

    He was a skater boy, she said see ya later boy
    he wasn't good enought for her
    She had a pritty face, but her head was up in space
    she needed to come back down to earth."



    Personally, I would want to distance myself from this kind of shit except to pick up my paycheck.
  • jaymackjaymack 5,199 Posts
    Its not like its Dylan.


    "He was a boy, she was a girl
    Can I make it anymore obvious?

    He was a punk,she did ballet
    What more can I say?

    He wanted her, she'd never tell
    secretly she wanted him as well.

    But all of her friends stuck up there nose
    they had a problem with his baggy clothes.

    He was a skater boy, she said see ya later boy
    he wasn't good enought for her
    She had a pritty face, but her head was up in space
    she needed to come back down to earth."



    Personally, I would want to distance myself from this kind of shit except to pick up my paycheck.

    wrong song, funny guy.
  • sabadabadasabadabada 5,966 Posts
    you think they're really all that different?
  • DJ_EnkiDJ_Enki 6,471 Posts
    This is funny - real "where there's a hit, there's a writ" stuff.

    I work for a music publisher, and I had to commission a musicologist report on alleged similarities between this song and Toni Basil's "Mickey" just a few months ago. The broad conclusions of this report were that, while both songs shared similar musical elements, these elements were in themselves quite commonplace, and could be found in any number of songs. They certainly weren't considered significant enough to warrant legal action.

    The similarity to the Rubinoos song is a little more apparent, but I don't see them winning this one.

    I kind of want your job, P. Sure, I'd probably have a different opinion if I actually did have your job, but from the outside looking in, it seems like a much more interesting career path than my own.
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