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'70s band sues Lavigne over "Girlfriend"
Reuters.com ^
| Thu Jul 5, 2007 6:28PM EDT
Posted on 07/05/2007 7:36:23 PM PDT by Perdogg
Avril Lavigne is being sued by two songwriters who claim that her hit "Girlfriend" sounds like a track their American power pop band recorded in the '70s.
Tommy Dunbar, the founder of the Rubinoos, filed the suit in California's Northern Federal District Court in San Francisco on July 2. The suit alleges that "Girlfriend" bears striking similarities to the Rubinoos' song "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend," co-written by Dunbar and former Rubinoos' road manager James Gangwer, and released by Beserkley Records in 1978.
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KEYWORDS: beserkley; copyright
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posted on
07/05/2007 7:36:24 PM PDT
by
Perdogg
To: Perdogg
That song hit the charts six years before Lavigne was born. Maybe she heard it somewhere. I sure didn’t.
To: 537cant be wrong; Aeronaut; bassmaner; Bella_Bru; Big Guy and Rusty 99; Brian Allen; cgk; ...
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posted on
07/05/2007 7:54:14 PM PDT
by
weegee
(If the Fairness Doctrine is imposed on USA who will CNN news get to read the conservative rebuttal)
To: Billthedrill
(A) her first album was written for her. The hype may now be that she writes her own songs but she’s an industry pop star.
(B) this band is experiencing some reissuing in their career. 70s rock and power pop has come back.
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posted on
07/05/2007 7:56:15 PM PDT
by
weegee
(If the Fairness Doctrine is imposed on USA who will CNN news get to read the conservative rebuttal)
To: weegee
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posted on
07/05/2007 7:57:14 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: Perdogg
They are also suing iTunes and Apple... they want $150,000 per violation from Apple.
Apple suits
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posted on
07/05/2007 7:59:44 PM PDT
by
Swordmaker
(Remember, the proper pronunciation of IE is "AAAAIIIIIEEEEEEE)
To: Billthedrill
I never heard of Dunbar or the Rubinoos.
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posted on
07/05/2007 8:03:27 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(Greed is NOT a conservative ideal.)
To: Perdogg
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posted on
07/05/2007 8:04:02 PM PDT
by
MacDorcha
(study links agenda-driven morons and junk science...)
To: weegee
Last year the Red Hot Chili Peppers got busted for stealing from Tom Petty with “Dani California”.
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posted on
07/05/2007 8:04:02 PM PDT
by
Perdogg
(congratulations - you have just won an ipod nano)
To: MacDorcha
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posted on
07/05/2007 8:06:47 PM PDT
by
Perdogg
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To: Perdogg
The songs compared.
WARNING! The latest song has dirty words in it... the 1979 song doesn't. They sound nothing alike to me... and I've been a professional musician.
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posted on
07/05/2007 8:07:18 PM PDT
by
Swordmaker
(Remember, the proper pronunciation of IE is "AAAAIIIIIEEEEEEE)
To: Swordmaker
They dont even sound close to me. Gosh, I hope I dont get sued for saying “close to me” let alone singing it!
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posted on
07/05/2007 8:17:51 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: cripplecreek
I never heard of Dunbar or the Rubinoos. Think he's related to Aynsley Dunbar?
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posted on
07/05/2007 8:21:20 PM PDT
by
Bloody Sam Roberts
(Don't question faith. Don't answer lies.)
To: mylife
The Greg Kihn Band is probably the most famous Beserkley Records artist (because of some early MTV videos) but Jonathan Richman and The Modern Lovers probably had the bigger hit (at least in Europe) with Road Runner and later Egyptian Reggae.
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posted on
07/05/2007 8:22:10 PM PDT
by
weegee
(If the Fairness Doctrine is imposed on USA who will CNN news get to read the conservative rebuttal)
To: weegee
I had records by Kihn and Richman, prolly still do
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posted on
07/05/2007 8:23:19 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: mylife
Rooby Roo?
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posted on
07/05/2007 8:26:38 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(Greed is NOT a conservative ideal.)
To: cripplecreek
Ruh Roh! Ravril rip rus roff!
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posted on
07/05/2007 8:28:16 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: Swordmaker
You can’t hear the similarity?? Maybe being a pro makes it LESS easy. I don’t know.
To: PinkDolphin
You can’t hear the similarity?? Maybe being a pro makes it LESS easy. I don’t know. I hear some similar chord progressions... but they can be found in many pieces. I'll listen again...
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posted on
07/05/2007 9:09:17 PM PDT
by
Swordmaker
(Remember, the proper pronunciation of IE is "AAAAIIIIIEEEEEEE)
To: PinkDolphin
You can’t hear the similarity?? Maybe being a pro makes it LESS easy. I don’t know. Similarity? Yeah. Same song. No. Should be interesting to see what a jury will decide.
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posted on
07/05/2007 9:14:05 PM PDT
by
Swordmaker
(Remember, the proper pronunciation of IE is "AAAAIIIIIEEEEEEE)
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