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HoyaSaxa03

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complete rip-off July 09, 2005 at 07:24 PM UTC #

"Pictures of Matchstick Men" by The Status Quo
– disc 3, track 21 of "Nuggets, Vol. 2: Original Artyfacts From the British Empire & Beyond", released 1968

"Equus" by Blonde Redhead on "Misery Is a Butterfly"

the lead vocal on the chorus of "Equus" ("Allow me to show you, the way which I adore you") is the EXACT same melody as the lead guitar (and lead vocal, towards the end of the track) in "Pictures of Matchstick Men"

I don't know much about IP law, or royalties and the like, but if David Bowie got cash from Vanilla Ice, Status Quo should sue the hell out of Blonde Redhead

shoot ur shot

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Re: complete rip-off July 09, 2005 at 08:58 PM UTC #

tattle teller

ratioci nation

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Re: complete rip-off July 10, 2005 at 12:02 AM UTC #

even worse, Camper Van Beethoven copied the entire song, words and music, even the same name!!!!!!!

twangirl

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Re: complete rip-off July 10, 2005 at 01:55 AM UTC #

Dang! So did the Slickee Boys!