“It’s a rip-off!!

Thirty Examples of Stolen Songs and Musical Thievery in Pop Music from the 60’s to the Present

Produced by the Reverend Marc Time
For KWVA-FM Radio Eugene Oregon on The Sunday Morning Hangover Radio Show
Air date January 16, 2005 8-10 AM

1) Chuck Berry’s “You Catch Me” stolen by the Beatles for “Come Together”
2) Chuck Berry’s “Sweet Little Sixteen” stolen by the Beach Boys for “Surfin USA”
3) Howling Wolf’s “Smokestack Lightning” stolen by the Kinks for “The Last of the Steam Powered Trains”
4) Howling Wolf’s “Killing Floor” stolen by Led Zeppelin for “The Lemon Song”
5) Red Ingle and the Natural Seven’s “Cigarettes Whiskey and Wild Women” stolen by the Hombres for “Let it All Hang Out”
6) W.H. Stepp’s “Bonaparte’s Retreat” stolen by Aaron Copeland for “Hoe-down” from “Rodeo”
7) Jimmy Struther’s “ Blood Stained Banders” stolen by Jefferson Airplane for “Good Shepherd”
8) Del Shannon’s “Handyman” stolen by the Bonzo Dog Band for “ Kama Sutra”
9) Doris Day’s “If I Give My Heart To You” stolen by the Bonzo Dog Band for “Canyons of Your Mind”
10) Chiffons’ “ He’s So Fine” stolen by George Harrison for “My Sweet Lord”
11) John Lee Hooker’s “Boogie Chillun” stolen by ZZ Top for “La Grange”
12) Perry Como’s “Round and Round” stolen by Brian Eno for “Kurt’s Rejoinder”
13) Johann Sebastian Bach’s “Air on a G String” stolen by Procol Harum for “Whiter Shade of Pale”
14) Bob Dylan’s “Hills of Mexico” stolen by Beck for “Mexico”
15) Free’s “All Right Now” stolen by Steve Miller for “Keep on Rocking Me”
16) Muddy Waters’ “You Need Love” stolen by the Small Faces for “You Need Lovin” stolen by Led Zeppelin for “Whole Lotta Love”
17) James Brown’s “Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag” stolen by Prince for “Kiss”
18) David Bowie’s “Fame” stolen by James Brown for “Hot”
19) Spirit’s “Taurus” stolen by Led Zeppelin for “ Stairway to Heaven”
20) Bert Jansch’s “Black Water Side” stolen by Led Zeppelin for “Black Mountain Side”
21) Kinks’ “All Day and All of the Night” stolen by the Doors for “Hello I Love You”
22) Kinks’ “Picture Book” stolen by Green Day for “Warning”
23) Marvin Gaye’s “ Hitchhike” stolen by the Velvet Underground for “There She Goes Again”
24) Velvet Underground’s “Sister Ray” stolen by Wire for “Strange”
25) Wire’s “ Three Girl Rumba” stolen by Elastica for “ Connection”
26) Boston’s “More Than a Feeling” stolen by Nirvana for “ Smells like Teen Spirit”
27) Gilbert O’Sullivan’s “Alone Again Naturally” stolen by Biz Markie for “I Told You”
28) Cat Stevens’ “Father and Son” stolen by the Flaming Lips for “ Fight Test”
29) Link Wray’s “Rumble” stolen by the Cramps for “Teenage Werewolf"
30) Rolling Stones’ “Satisfaction” stolen by the Buffalo Springfield for “Mr. Soul”

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