7 Artists Who Ripped Off Other People's Songs!

7. Radiohead
The Hollies successfully sued Radiohead for plagiarism. The hit 'Creep' was inspired by The Hollies single 'The Air That I Breathe'. Creep uses the same chord progression as in 'The Air That I Breathe' in it's verse, as well as a melody bridge following the second chorus. Radiohead now split's royalties with Albert Hammond and Mike Hazelwood (writers of The Air That I Breathe).

6. Robin Thicke
According to Marvin Gaye, Robin Thicke's Blurred Lines ripped off his song 'Got To Give It Up'. Robin sued Marvin for invalid copyright claim. After listening to both of the songs, I cant see the similarity.

5. Coldplay
Joe Satriani sued Coldplay for copyright infringement. He claimed that Coldplay's 'Viva La Vida' includes substantial original portions of his instrumental song 'If I Could Fly'. Coldplay denied the allegations, they argued that similarities were entirely coincidental. The California Court agreed with the British Rock Band and dismissed the case.

4. Bush
Bush's his song 'Glycerine' is said to be a knock off of U2's 'With Or Without You'. It has the exact same chord progression. The songs definitely sound similar.

3. Vanilla Ice
His hit 'Ice Ice Baby' sampled the bassline from Queens hit 'Under Pressure' without paying them or giving them proper song writing credit.

2. Katy Perry
Katy Perry's Grammy-nominated song 'Roar' received a lot of attention for it's similarities to Sara Bareilles 'Brace. Sara is totally fine with the two songs having similar melodies.

1. Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga's 'Born This Way' faced a lot of criticism for being similar to Madonna's 'Express Yourself'. Gaga says any of similarities are totally unintentional.

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