70s pop band the Rubinoos have filed a lawsuit against Lavigne claiming that her recent (and extremely annoying) single Girlfriend. Is a rip off of their single “I wanna be your boyfriend”. "The lyric, the metre, the rhythm, they're identical," said Tommy Dunbar, guitarist and lead songwriter of the Rubinoos,. "We are not so naive as to chalk it up to some sort of cosmic coincidence."
The chorus of his song contains the words: "Hey, hey, you, you I wanna be your boyfriend," while Lavigne sings: "Hey, hey, you, you, I want to be your girlfriend" in a remarkably similar style. Music industry experts say the Rubinoos may have a case. Stephen Thomas Erlewine, a writer for Billboard magazine, said Lavigne's version appeared to be "a total lift" from the earlier song.
Terry McBride, Lavigne's manager, dismissed the plagiarism claim as "an unfortunate part of the business. 'OK, I can see their point'. But nothing's similar. We will try and settle for costs that will be less than defending,"
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