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FACEBOOKAvril didn't steal anything.I've listen to the songs that they say are the same with Avril's.They are nothing the same.Honestly I don't believe people just accuse somebody because of four words Hey Hey You You are the same.And what if song tittles are identicle.There are so many songs of the same name out there.I can't even understand what's going on.Avril's innocent.
Avril: Hey You, I Didn’t Steal Your Song Lyrics!
Monday July 9, 2007
Avril Lavigne's Pre-Showcase Photocall in Madrid, Spain. June 26, 2007.
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Monday July 9, 2007
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Punk-pop singer Avril Lavigne has posted an open letter on her website refuting rumors that she stole lyrics and song titles from other artists when recording her new album The Best Damn Thing.
Lavigne, 22, is facing a copyright-infringement lawsuit filed by the members of a 1970s band The Rubinoos who claim that Lavigne’s hit single "Girlfriend” is a ripoff of one of their songs.
Songwriters Tommy Dunbar and James Gangwer alleged in a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court that Lavigne and co-writer Luke Gottwald lifted their 1979 tune "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend.”
The chorus of Lavigne’s song is “Hey! Hey! You! You! I don’t like your girlfriend!” whereas The Rubinoos’ tune is “Hey hey, you you, I wanna be your boyfriend!” (Listen here to judge the similarities for yourself.)
"We are not so naive as to chalk it up to some sort of cosmic coincidence," Dunbar said in a statement Thursday. "The lyric, the meter, the rhythm _ they're identical."
In a post addressed to “my dear media, friends, and fans,” Lavigne fired back saying that she had never even heard of the group, let alone “I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend.”
“I had never heard this song in my life and their claim is based on 5 words!” Lavigne wrote. “All songs share similar lyrics and emotions. As humans we speak one language.”
She continued: “Off the top of my head, two other songs that I can immediately think of with this type of lyric are "Hey, hey, you, you get off of my cloud" by the Rolling Stones and "Hey little girl I want to be your boyfriend" by the Ramones.”
Meanwhile, earlier this month, Canadian singer-songwriter Chantal Kreviazuk accused Lavigne of stealing one of her song titles that she gave to the singer when they were collaborating several years ago. The song title now appears on The Best Damn Thing, however the song is only credited to Lavigne and cowriter Evan Taubenfeld.
"I sent her a song two years ago called 'Contagious,' and I just saw the track listing to [The Best Damn Thing] and there's a song called 'Contagious' on it and my name's not on it," Kreviazuk told Performing Songwriter magazine. "What do you do with that?"
Avril’s response to the allegations? “For the record, I wrote a song with Evan Taubenfeld which coincidentally has the same title as a song Chantal had sent me a few years ago,” she says. “There are hundreds of songs out there with the title "Contagious," 75+ on iTunes alone.”
Kreviazuk went on to claim that Lavigne doesn’t even deserve the songwriting credit herself.
"I mean, Avril, songwriter? Avril doesn't really sit and write songs by herself or anything," Kreviazuk told the magazine.
Lavigne bristled at the accusation and refused on principle to defend her songwriting skills. “I don't have to prove anything to anyone. I know who I am and what I have done and accomplished and no one can take that away from me.”
She added: “I am so over this topic.”
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Posted by Noelle Hancock at 9:59 am ET
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10:28 AM
R.E Says:
3:07 PM
avril lover Says:
i personally dont think avril stole that song!!!!!!! i luv avril. she is a good person and wouldnt do that.
2:23 PM
Tyler Waugh Says:
I HAD SEX WITH HER LAST NIGHT
2:19 PM
Brandon Mccorcle Says:
AVRIL LAVIGNE NEEDS TO SUCK MY BIG BALLS!!!!!
MAN.....I GET A BONER JUST THINKING ABOUT HER!!!
8:42 PM
Maggie- Im An Avril Fan 4 ever! Says:
AAVVRRIILL II BB33LLEEIIVV33 YY00H YOOH W0ULD NVA COPPI A SONGIO I BELI3V3 Y00H AND G0NNA B33 AA FAAN 4 EVVAH! 33
10:24 AM
Jessica Says:
I think that this is a big deal for nothing.
Avril wrote songs and they seemed alike and so Everyone is making a big deal out of it.
Well i think that they should just get over it! They are just jealous that Avril got a HUGE hit and They didnt so ya they should just get over it! HA
9:15 AM
Cris Says:
Those people are f**king losers. They pick on Avril just for the sake of it. Avril did nothing wrong, just because she's famous, these people are envious. And to those who don't like her new album, I don't like it too, but I still listen to her old songs. Everything changes for a reason and if she thinks it's cool then it's cool it's her choice and let her be. Can we enjoy the music and stop talking buuullsheeet about CELEBRITIES? That kind of behavior belongs to high school girls.
5:16 PM
Anonymous Says:
man....grow up, avril....that's 7 words, not counting repeats.... and i like green day if anyone's got a problem with that...
3:37 PM
christina Says:
Avril don't have prove anything like she said.And alot of witers do use some of thesame stuff,but that don't meen that they stole it from someone else.You know great minds think alike and personaly i've neer even heard of rubinoos..who are they for real?Anyway cut her some slack she's been doin really good and why act like a little kid over something that's not really all that important..it's only a line or two.And there also aint no point in crying over a title of a song.
10:58 PM
KC Says:
I think everyone is basing their comments on avril's most recent album. I am a huge fan of avril, but her latest album is slightly dssappointing. it was fun and diferent from her previous ones, but i still liked it. she has been succesfuland she now has nothing to prove, so she just had fun with this album and i enjoy listening to it. listen to her other two CD's and try to tell me she still sucks.
2:56 PM
Anonymous Says:
Ok, Avril along with many many other singers of today have song writers to write songs. I believe she did not write this song herself and that the song is obviously not original, because of the many other similiar songs. As time goes on it will be harder and harder to write songs completely original and most songs are inspired by other songs. I believe Avril is greedy for not giving credit where is necessary. Where the idea came from, whether or not from The Rubinoos song she should mention the song writers that helped her and what inspired her to make this song. However, the song is not similar enough for the Rubinoos to win the case.
4:30 PM
bloodriver Says:
I think Avril DID NOT steal, listen to this, "Rubinoos" -
(I wanna be your boyfriend). It's like in the '70's. When was Avril born? in the 80's! And RUbinoos wasn't even famous to be rememberd till the 80's. I know they just want money. only the Rubinoo's and the crazy lawyers who never listens to these songs cares who stealed or not. OLD PEOPLE! Last word, I don't care who stealed or not. girlfriend is a good song.
5:57 PM
Rose Says:
I think avril should have thought it over be4 she wrote those songs but she did what she did so we just have to 4give her and move on.<3 <3 <3
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4:26 PM
Chelsea101 Says:
Cmon people!
JUST PLAIN PEOPLE IN PARTICULAR!!!!!!!!!!!
Shut up ive read enough of this 2 puke!
No, seriously... wat teh hell does greenday hav 2 do with avril lavigne??????
DUHHHHHHH
No, really........ I feel sick.
People! If every1 else can put up with lyrics teh same 4 other bands, then y not avril lavigne???
I just suggest this, take teh time 2 listen 2 avril's 11th track in Let Go, her debut CD, Nobody's Fool.
U will find teh answer inside teh contents of those lyrics.
OK? Enough said. U guys r so childish!!!!!! : (
2:30 PM
listen to this then : Says:
hey hey you you get off of my cloud.
hey hey you you I want to be your girl friend
hey hey you you I wanna be your boy friend
that's a lot more than the FOUR words which some people are claiming is all they have in common. How could you possibly say they are "in no way alike" ? Her people actually said that. "There are no similarities"
None? Oh maybe just a few words.. Yeah, only the MAIN PART OF THE CHORUS which is replayed throughout the whole song OVER AND OVER again. And of course the supposed musicologist HE PAID said that they are not similar. Money can buy opinions. My guess is that the musicologist (if real) is an actual deaf person.
2:22 PM
listen to this then : Says:
Also, Luke, the person she wrote girlfriend with (if avril wrote ANY of it at all) is on record to have been involved with a cover version of I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend by the Rubinoos so there is no way HE can deny knowledge of it, and the radio thing is a bit of a huge coincidence as far as Avril hearing it is concerned.
Stop making reference to The Ramones and the Rolling Stones. None of those examples use a whole line with the EXACT same wording AND the same sound. Lets compare: (gender is different for obvious reasons)
2:21 PM
listen to this then : Says:
Avril claims she's never heard the song before she (co)wrote Girlfriend.
July 26th 2005...Avril plays a concert in Regina, Saskatchewan.
July 26th 2005, 91.3fm CJTR Regina Community Radio played the Rubinoos 'I Wanna be your Boyfriend' late in the evening.
(Girlfriend written and released after)
Was this a coincidence? Maybe..
1:36 PM
RogueXkittyX Says:
Avril is the atupidest bieng on the face of the earth. Theres no doubt in my mind she doesnt steal peoples lyrics. i mean, God. Look at her. Shes a knockoff of 80's punk rockers. She tries to sound like Alanis Morrisette, She's been the biggest wannabe since she was sixteen. And, really. "Hey hey you you I dont like your girlfriend?" Im pretty sure I wrote something like that to my second grade crush. Who would take responsibility for that, anyway? Avril runs around trashing people who have the same career, make the same amount of money, sing about the same things. God Avril. get a life. Your the trashy, disturbed version of Hannah Montana with bleeding mascara. End of story.
12:51 PM
mykah Says:
Personally I like the song I think it is cute, as a thirteen year old i believe that yall r fighting over something stupid. It is the stupidest fight i have ever heard! Get over yourselves and get a life!Kids dont even fight like this. Come on i am 13 yrs old and me and my friends would not fight over something as stupid as this. Get a life and shut up!
7:31 PM
avril lavigne fan1* Says:
hey hey u u i wanna be ur gurlfriend and hey you i wanna be your boyfriend i belive she did NOT STEAL THOSE WORDSshe would not want to she was very proud of herself and she cantEV no i reallt think her producer made the tune sound lyk it i really h8 when ppl say she did thats not fair give her a chance u should feel ashamed whoever says she stole it i had a friend that told meshe wrote these poems and they sounded like the song runawy love and i gave her a chance and if avril did steal those words i still am a huge fan and always will be to the day i de and my point is give ppl a second chance that is a sin u dont forgive ppl 4 who they are and i still belive avril did so toatally not steal those words rockon avril and ppl ewho h8 her whatever
1:10 PM
Anonymous Says:
AVRIL IS INASENT
1:08 PM
Meghan Says:
I think that there is so many songs out there that when you write a song it could be a actident that she copyed them or something becouse there are so many songs that are made before some of us were born and the song by The Rubinoos sonds nothing a like look avril- Hey hey you you i don't like your girlfriend.The Rubinoos- Hey hey you you i whanna be your boyfriend there two different song and the only thing they have in common is hey hey you you and girlfriend and boyfriend so it makes no seans to sue avril she is inasent.
12:06 AM
Anonymous Says:
i dont think avril ever record the original songs.either she steal it from other people or cover the old song.. i'm happy because finally someone sued her..she always talk bad about other people (like britney spears and hilary duff)and always talk like she better than other people but seriously..she just average.
2:09 PM
Anonymous Says:
Hey!!Did anyone here listened to the song "Never Again" by Kelly Clarkson? The song sounds very much like the 1980's Bonny Tyler's song "Holding out for a hero".
11:16 AM
Anonymous Says:
10:51 AM annoyed Says:
I agree with Erin. I hate when little teeny boppers think they are punk rock b/c they listen to green day. and if you are so annoyed by this then why did you make a point to come back to this post today just to see what everyone has been saying?
10:51 AM
annoyed Says:
10:41 AM ERIN Says:
WTF is your problem??? 2nd day in a row you insult people for having misspelled a word or thinking differently about music!
Is THAT what makes you happy, bashing people because of little mistakes and different opinions, how sad and narrow-minded is THAT!?
10:47 AM
Anonymous Says:
2:42 PM Anonymous321 if you read it correctly i'm offended at some the lyrics she chooses to use.. see she represents canada in the music industry and yes i care what people think of my counrty as a proud canadian.
10:41 AM
ERIN Says:
7:15 PM Stacie Says
Well I don't need to insult your intelligence you did it yourself. Check what you wrote, pretty sure blog is spelt B-L-O-G not B-L-O-D. Probably just another one of your typos like earlier when you called yourself a punk chic when you really meant to say poser. Proof read it helps. You were probably too busy listening to "Wake Me Up When September Ends" and rocking out super hard cuz we all know how punk rock that song is. Stupid B*tch.
8:28 AM
Anonymous Says:
9:28 I'm the 36 year old. I never said that they didn't exist! It's just that they sucked so bad they didn't get air time. My goodness, do you like them? I think that they are hoping for some $$$$$$. Don't you? Sponge-ing off a 22yr old girl from Canada is reaching! If they want credit for sounding like angry cheer leaders well, that is so sad it's funny.
2:01 AM
Anonymous Says:
Who in the hell is the Rubinoos??? they need to go back under there friggin rock were they came from...
It's obvious that these losers are just trying to get some money.
