The American judicial system disagrees with you, Chriskotx: the Chiffons successfully sued George Harrison for plagiarism, forcing him to surrender the royalties to them. (That's not the only actual pair on this list that led to suits; apparently Huey Lewis sued Ray Parker, for instance.)
Along those lines, there are a few other plagiarism cases that would be fine additions to the quiz, such as the Kinks' "All Day and All of the Night"/the Doors' "Hello I Love You" (successful), or CCR's "Run Through the Jungle"/John Fogerty's "The Old Man Lives Down the Road" (unsuccessful). |