Tuesday 14 June 2011 7 Musicians/Bands that have been sued for Plagiarism

  1. Chuck Berry sued The Beach Boys - Sweet Little Sixteen vs Surfin' USA
  2. The Chiffons sued George Harrison - He's So Fine vs My Sweet Lord
  3. Richie Valens sued Led Zeppelin - Ooh! My Head vs Boogie with Stu
  4. Huey Lewis sued Ray Parker Jr - I Want a New Drug vs Ghostbusters
  5. Britney Spears sued Lee Hyori - Do Something vs Get Ya
  6. The Rubinoos sued Avril Lavigne - I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend vs Girlfriend
  7. Stevie Wonder sued Oasis - Uptight (Everything's Alright) vs Step Out

2 comments:

those said...

Not quite sued, but...

"On 27 March 2010 Rolf Harris claimed on BBC Radio 5live's Danny Baker Show that an out-of-court settlement had been reached and a large sum of royalties received after a musicologist found 'Prince Charming' to be musically identical to Harris' 1965 song 'War Canoe."...

Unknown said...

Still a legend :)