Avril Lavigne: A Plagiarist?

bullet · 07-18-2007, 10:58 PM

http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2007Jul...avigne,00.html

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Originally Posted by FOXNews.com

Songwriters Tommy Dunbar and James Gangwer alleged in a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court that Lavigne and her co-writers lifted their 1979 song "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend," which was originally performed by new wave band The Rubinoos.

"We are not so naive as to chalk it up to some sort of cosmic coincidence," Dunbar said Thursday. "The lyric, the meter, the rhythm _ they're identical."

The first court date has been set for Aug. 28 in Oakland.

A spokeswoman for Lavigne declined to comment.

Videos comparing Lavigne's song with the Rubinoos' tune were among the most popular on YouTube Friday. Nearly half a million people had watched various clips highlighting the similarities between the songs.

The lawsuit is not the first mention of the similarities between the songs. Music critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine, in a review published on Billboard magazine's Web site, noted that the chorus of "Girlfriend" was a "total lift from the Rubinoos' `I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend.'"

The Rubinoos toured and recorded from 1975 to 1983 and had a hit with a cover version of Tommy James and the Shondells' "I Think We're Alone Now." They also wrote the theme song for the movie "Revenge of the Nerds."

here's the song in question:

and here's where avril's been accused of ripping off of a song by Peaches:

any thoughts?

*VaughnMichael* · 07-18-2007, 11:33 PM

Peaches is a hack we used to be friends untill about a few months ago she ripped off one of my stage looks. Yeah Don't ripp off my face and expact me to be happy about it.
But to be honest both of them are one in the same at this point to me they both can go eat some rancid meat and die for all I care.

Advil Doesn't even know who David bowie is or so she's claimed before...and ooo my the moron now doesn't know where the orig. lines to her own song came from.
Advil more than likely doesn't even write her own music a company more than likely listens to these other artists and takes from them and pops up the other things to make it more apealing to kids.
Plenty of artists take from one another though when it comes to music sounding the same.
Take for example Marilyn Manson's song "The Speed Of Pain" the music in it sounds almost exactly like the music on David Bowies "Space Oddity"
Oh and who can forget the ever popular Vanella Ice's "Ice Ice baby" which sounds exactly like omg god guess who again! David Bowies song "Under Pressure"
Looks, songs, and music in general in the music world get screwed around with all the time.
I've got a very simple song over on my music page www.myspace.com/suicidegodpill called "I would like to $%@^ you" and it's been ripped off by a hand full of people. I don't mind so much about that though seeing as the songs not that important to me.
Just thought I'd share a bit with you guys.

*Dr. Doom* · 07-19-2007, 01:18 AM

Avril is pretty :>

*Revan* · 07-19-2007, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Doom

Avril is pretty :>

Pretty stupid

She is such a phony it's not even worth discussing. She is a hot pop star, not a bad ass.

**Barkworm** · 07-19-2007, 01:57 PM

Avril is PUNK ROCK!!!

*VaughnMichael* · 07-19-2007, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Barkworm

Avril is PUNK ROCK!!!

She sure is! In every since of the modern day bastardization of the word!

*Dr. Doom* · 07-19-2007, 02:46 PM

z0mg t3h punk r4wk l4wlz

*jeff the cheff* · 07-19-2007, 03:19 PM

Thats the first time I saw the first video....pretty similar, huh?

lol...putrescent you know peaches?

Swany · 07-19-2007, 03:23 PM

I hate Avril, its like boybands, its prebupecent brainless kids that listen to her. That song "girlfrind" only does well becuse its so annoying catchy. Its like a jingle, "Hey hey, you you, come and buy our cornflakes!".

Pfft, she says shes never heard the other songs before, well it easy enough to just say something isnt it.

bullet · 07-19-2007, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Swany

Its like a jingle, "Hey hey, you you, come and buy our cornflakes!".

lmfao. this **** seriously made me laugh like 3 minutes straight.
now i'm gonna hear your version ring in my head everytime i hear her song.

**Jester** · 07-19-2007, 03:41 PM

Avril Lavigne for McDonalds....

"Hey, Hey! You, You! I think I'l have a Big Mac! Oh, no. Oh, wait. Prehaps a Quater Pounder. Hey, Hey! You, You! I think I'll take the Big Mac."

*VaughnMichael* · 07-19-2007, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by jeff the cheff

Thats the first time I saw the first video....pretty similar, huh?

lol...putrescent you know peaches?

I know allot of people working in the art, makeup, and music world.
But I hardly ever post about my personal life on here.

*shuriken* · 07-19-2007, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Jester

Avril Lavigne for McDonalds....

"Hey, Hey! You, You! I think I'l have a Big Mac! Oh, no. Oh, wait. Prehaps a Quater Pounder. Hey, Hey! You, You! I think I'll take the Big Mac."

Dude that would be hilarious, I could so see that. HA

I think she's pretty...but I also think she's a total wannabe who's trying to be what she's not and is trying to pull a Vanilla Ice on us and play the ignorance card. It wouldn't bother me if she( and others like her who steal music) would give some credit to the original songwriters for using their music.
But she doesn't care if she steals music from people as long as she gets money from her ridiculously catchy songs that you hear everywhere you go. crap...now I have Jester's version in my head.

PipingPringle · 07-19-2007, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Barkworm

Avril is PUNK ROCK!!!

I'm pretty sure it said in her bio that she was originally a church choir singer. Rock on! Church! Woo!

Also, a very good portion of her first cd were written for her, which includes her most popular ones, as I recall.

*Revan* · 07-19-2007, 11:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Barkworm

Avril is PUNK ROCK!!!

good one

**Barkworm** · 07-20-2007, 02:19 AM

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Originally Posted by PipingPringle

I'm pretty sure it said in her bio that she was originally a church choir singer. Rock on! Church! Woo!

That doesn't mean anything. Axl Rose was a choir singer, too.

Ra · 07-20-2007, 03:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Jester

Avril Lavigne for McDonalds....

"Hey, Hey! You, You! I think I'l have a Big Mac! Oh, no. Oh, wait. Prehaps a Quater Pounder. Hey, Hey! You, You! I think I'll take the Big Mac."

Oh Jester, how I love you for that

I have a friend who is pretty Avril obsessed. When I told her about it, she just went in denial. Then I showed her the clips. Now she doesn't know what to believe any more... *laughs* Still, I'm kind of amazed that her song went on for so long without taking a law suit until now. Well, I haven't heard of any other cases besides this one... *shrugs*

...By the way...is it bad that I feel kind of happy that this is happening to her?

Mindy · 07-21-2007, 12:15 AM

When I first heard the song, I could've sworn it sounded similiar to that "Tony, you so fine I make you mine" - can't put a name to it, but the video had a bunch of cheerleaders and a white background, 80s vintage.

Wingnut · 07-23-2007, 01:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Mindychan

When I first heard the song, I could've sworn it sounded similiar to that "Tony, you so fine I make you mine" - can't put a name to it, but the video had a bunch of cheerleaders and a white background, 80s vintage.

Bingo, it's the EXACT same beat from the "Mickey" (You're so fine yadda yadda)

Avril sucks. Her boyfriend sucks too.

*Hannah* · 07-27-2007, 11:03 PM

eh... figures.

07-18-2007, 11:33 PM	#2
VaughnMichael I'm Baaaaaaccck! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 11,833	Peaches is a hack we used to be friends untill about a few months ago she ripped off one of my stage looks. Yeah Don't ripp off my face and expact me to be happy about it. But to be honest both of them are one in the same at this point to me they both can go eat some rancid meat and die for all I care. Advil Doesn't even know who David bowie is or so she's claimed before...and ooo my the moron now doesn't know where the orig. lines to her own song came from. Advil more than likely doesn't even write her own music a company more than likely listens to these other artists and takes from them and pops up the other things to make it more apealing to kids. Plenty of artists take from one another though when it comes to music sounding the same. Take for example Marilyn Manson's song "The Speed Of Pain" the music in it sounds almost exactly like the music on David Bowies "Space Oddity" Oh and who can forget the ever popular Vanella Ice's "Ice Ice baby" which sounds exactly like omg god guess who again! David Bowies song "Under Pressure" Looks, songs, and music in general in the music world get screwed around with all the time. I've got a very simple song over on my music page www.myspace.com/suicidegodpill called "I would like to $%@^ you" and it's been ripped off by a hand full of people. I don't mind so much about that though seeing as the songs not that important to me. Just thought I'd share a bit with you guys. Last edited by VaughnMichael; 07-18-2007 at 11:43 PM.

07-19-2007, 01:18 AM	#3
Dr. Doom Allons-y! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Castle Doom Posts: 4,535	Avril is pretty :> __________________ I love you, Pickle.

07-19-2007, 01:57 PM	#5
Barkworm Draconian leftist ruler Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 6,759	Avril is PUNK ROCK!!! __________________ Make ****, not kill!

07-19-2007, 02:46 PM	#7
Dr. Doom Allons-y! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Castle Doom Posts: 4,535	z0mg t3h punk r4wk l4wlz __________________ I love you, Pickle.

07-19-2007, 03:23 PM	#9
Swany Stone Warrior Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Near Glasgow. Scotland Posts: 924	I hate Avril, its like boybands, its prebupecent brainless kids that listen to her. That song "girlfrind" only does well becuse its so annoying catchy. Its like a jingle, "Hey hey, you you, come and buy our cornflakes!". Pfft, she says shes never heard the other songs before, well it easy enough to just say something isnt it. __________________

07-19-2007, 03:19 PM	#8
jeff the cheff Mad Scientist Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: 122 and an eighth Posts: 2,129	Thats the first time I saw the first video....pretty similar, huh? lol...putrescent you know peaches?

07-19-2007, 03:41 PM	#11
Jester Rat-faced Dude-guy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arkansas Posts: 26,301	Avril Lavigne for McDonalds.... "Hey, Hey! You, You! I think I'l have a Big Mac! Oh, no. Oh, wait. Prehaps a Quater Pounder. Hey, Hey! You, You! I think I'll take the Big Mac." __________________ "Clearly, you're Ninja Turtling incorrectly." - Leo656

07-21-2007, 12:15 AM	#18
Mindy Foot Soldier Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 184	When I first heard the song, I could've sworn it sounded similiar to that "Tony, you so fine I make you mine" - can't put a name to it, but the video had a bunch of cheerleaders and a white background, 80s vintage. __________________ TMNT OVA English fandubs ~ completed! TMNT & other fics: http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1013080/

07-27-2007, 11:03 PM	#20
Hannah Once more, with feeling! Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 4,111	eh... figures. __________________