Red Hot Chili Peppers Involved In Plagiarism Storm
Wednesday, 24 May 2006
Written by Stereoboard.com
Red Hot Chili Peppers are embroiled in a plagiarism storm after a US radio presenter accused the band of stealing copyright work from Tom Petty.
The Californian bands latest single 'Dani California' is said to be a complete rip-off of the Tom Petty track 'Mary Jane's Last Dance'.
The accusation was revealed by Dan Gaffney during his morning radio show on WGMD in Delaware.
Station producer Jared Morris also lent his input into the accusation, he said: “The chord progression, the melody, the tempo, the key, the lyrical theme… they’re identical.”
The controvery surrounding the track is expected to gather pace in the coming weeks, Gaffney has already posted this MP3 to show the uncanny similarities between the two tracks and to help people make their own decisions on whether the band ripped off the 90's hit by Petty.
Although the evidence does seems pretty damning, it is commonly believed that there's not much new in terms of music these days, and most music is 'borrowed' or 'heavily influenced' from an earlier work. Maybe the Chili's hold these same beliefs, and Tom Petty should be flattered rather than feel insulted or ripped-off.
Red Hot Chili Peppers are embroiled in a plagiarism storm after a US radio presenter accused the band of stealing copyright work from Tom Petty.
