Avril doesn't have to try ? Why ?

Who is Avril Lavigne? If you ask any Canadian what comes to mind? A punk/rock Canadian image, her straight hair, smokey eye make up, but has anyone ever thought about her plagiarizing scams? YES, plagiarizing scams, she has been doing it again with “her” song “Girlfriend” now.

When I first heard the song “Girlfriend”, I was really impressed, less did I know she stole it from The Rubinoo’s song “I wanna be your boyfriend”, see the similarity already? However Avril Lavigne denies the claim by a member of The Rubinoos. She also says that the songs “girlfriend” and “I wanna be you boyfriend” have no musical similarities. The Songwriters Tommy Dunbar and James Gangwer filed a lawsuit against Avril and Dr. Luke in claim for stealing “I wanna be your boyfriend” from the Rubinoos. Is this a catch or did Avril really steal? What do you say? "We are not so naive as to chalk it up to some sort of cosmic coincidence," Dunbar said. "The lyric, the meter, the rhythm - they're identical." [1]. The band lawyer, Nicholas Carlin announced that a settlement has been reached. “Terry McBride insisted he would rather settle the matter out of court as a way of avoiding a costly legal battle” [2] Guilty ?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeADpzTQ3hY [3]

There is a video of the two songs. Do you personally think that the song “Girlfriend” was made without ever being aware of the fact that there is a song out there named “I wanna be you boyfriend”? They are both extremely similar in sound and style. Fishy huh ? Avril states, "I had never heard this song in my life and their claim is based on five words," "All songs share similar lyrics and emotions. As humans we speak one language. … Simply put, I have been falsely accused of ripping their song off." [4]

“Girlfriend” is not the only song that has been said to be stolen and released. “I don’t have to try” is another song that has been claimed to be stolen by Peaches, another pop-punk Canadian. Below is the link, watch it and judge for yourself.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2i3ky_peaches-and-avril-lavignes-songs [5]

That’s right Avril doesn’t have to try all she has to do is copy and steal.

After viewing all these video's and taking your opinion about Avril into consideration, what do you think? Did Avril steal or is she just inspired? She did not admit that she stole these songs, and also claims that she never heard the song “I wanna be your boyfriend”, does that mean she is was just inspired and came up with the songs on her own?

Below are some interesting youtube links where Avril has been said to steal:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=AK4nxPulDYw

“I don’t have to try” :
http://youtube.com/watch?v=tPKb-8akv0E&feature=related

“Keep Holding On” :
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ymUhCCxDPVk

Avril and Deryck: Couple of copy cats :
http://youtube.com/watch?v=nTSa2mnnYP0&feature=related


Sites Used
http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/01/10/avril_lavigne_plagiarism_suit_settled_ou

http://www.aceshowbiz.com/news/view/00009927.html

http://www.cbc.ca/arts/music/story/2007/07/07/avril-songwriting-fireback.html

http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/07/10/did-avril-lavigne-bite-a-peaches-track-too/

http://www.hecklerspray.com/now-avril-lavigne-rips-off-peaches/20079151.php

http://youtube.com/watch?v=AK4nxPulDYw