Avril Lavigne responds to plagiarism scandal · 2007-07-09 15:12
In an open letter on her official Web site singer Avril Lavigne, 22, responds to allegations that her hit single “Girlfriend,” from her latest album The Best Damn Thing, was plagiarized from a 1979 song called “I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend” by a new wave outfit called the Rubinoos. The group’s songwriters, Tommy Dunbar and James Gangwer, have filed a federal lawsuit against the singer.
“I had never heard this song in my life and their claim is based on 5 words,” Lavigne blogs. “All songs share similar lyrics and emotions. As humans we speak one language.”
The first court date in the Rubinoos lawsuit is scheduled for August 28 in Oakland. According to an earlier Associated Press report, Lavigne’s rep has no official comment about the lawsuit.
Until the trial, though, fans can judge the putative similarities between the Rubinoos’ song and Lavinge’s hit “Girlfriend.” The band has posted clips of the two side-by-side on their official Web site, People Magazine reports.
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