And the Sex Pistols “Holidays in the Sun” ripped off The Jam’s “In the City.”
Found this on Reddit:
“(’Holiday In the Sun’) was a complete re-write of The Jam’s ‘In The City’. Apparently, Sid Vicious approached Paul Weller at the Speakeasy Club one night, shortly after its release, and was taking the piss about having nicked one of his songs. Paul wasn’t too happy about it and ended up landing one on Sid, who finished the evening in the casualty department of the local hospital.” - Glen Matlock, original bass player of Sex Pistols, 2002 interview.
“He just came up to me, and he was going on about ‘Holidays In The Sun’ where they’d nicked the riff from ‘In The City.’ I didn’t mind them nicking it – you’ve got to get your ideas from somewhere, haven’t you? Anyway, he just came up and nutted me. So I returned it.” - Paul Weller, The Jam’s frontman, songwriter of “In the City”, interview with Uncut in 2007.
The Jam - “In the City” (In the City, 1977).
Sex Pistols - “Holiday In the Sun” (Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols).