Although Avril Lavigne is a Canadian pop star who has made it pretty far in the Hollywood scene she was accused of stealing a song, this whole thing start in April of 2007. But honestly, I don’t even think she paid attention to what she was doing, she is just another oblivious artist in today’s music world who was ripped off by her producer. Avril was accused of plagiarizing her chart topping single “Girlfriend”, it sounded a lot like ‘’I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend’’ which was written by the Rubinoos in 1979. This was just a greedy attempt to feed off of her success which is pretty pathetic considering that they have stopped making music. As I listened to the songs I did realise that there are some similarities, obviously, the “Hey, Hey, You, You” part and it is enough for it to be called a valid lawsuit, but it shouldn’t filed against her. Her producers should be taking the fall this time, this is not like the Peaches case where she was open about plagiarizing. Peaches released a song in 2003 called "I'm the Kinda" and Avril's "I don't have to try (2007) sounds alot like it.
her oblivion really does protect her status in this situation. Avril claims that she has never even heard of the Rubinoos and their “hit single” doesn’t ring a bell either. I buy that, Avril has a past of carrying ignorance towards music in the past, and I can also agree with the fact that their song isn’t something to remember. This is definitely an un-intentional rip off but the wrong person was targeted and Avril shouldn’t have to suffer for the mistakes that her producers made while writing the song. Clearly they are more educated with the music industry and smash hits that were released in the past, and even if they were trying to give Avril a greater chance of success they should have covered it up a little bit more. Avril is just being a puppet or a shield for their mistakes which is sad but almost expected in this type of industry. And it’s pretty funny that Avril was targeted at such a convenient time for the Rubinoos, they were only totally forgotten and not to mention, and they were also coming out with a “Greatest Hits” album at the time. [http://www.musicsnobbery.com/2007/07/how-to-get-publ.html]So good for them, they got the attention they wanted but it’s a little pathetic how they attacked HER even though it was stated that “Lavigne has said she’d never heard the Rubinoos song, while her manager, Terry McBride, has said he consulted a musicologist who found no similarities between the songs.” Maybe if this was a more mainstream and popular band they would receive more support, yes, even Avril haters are beginning to blow this entire issue off and point out that the Rubinoos are getting a little too feisty with the wrong person and that The Rolling Stones should be taking a stab at The Rubinoos instead because they released “Get Off Of My Cloud” which sounds a lot more like “I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend.”[http://music.commongate.com/post/Avril_Lavigne_Denies_Ripping_Off_The_Song_That_Sounds_Like_Hers/] If you compare the two songs you can tell that they were ripped off. And really its not all the same case, people have to REALISE that Avril is just an uncreative popstar who is still an amateur in the music business compared to bands that go way back. If anything she was the real victim here, because her own producers are the ones who took advantage of her oblivion and fed her catchy lyrics. Poor Avril, she is only from a small town in Ontario, her hick heritage is keeping her on my “Okay List” this time!
And here is a video that i found a little funny, i just had to use it =] :
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