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Originally Posted by pan6467
Stealing music is nothing new look at the Doors, Morrison wrote "Hello I Love You" and it was an obvious ripoff of the KINKS' "All Day and All of the Night". MC Hammer stole Rick James' "Freaky Girl" for "You Can't touch This".
Sometimes the ripoff is a tip of the hat and sometimes it sounds better.
If nothing else at least someone is talking about Gordon Lightfoot again (besides Art Bell).
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I'm not sure those are cases of song-theft. I think sampling / looping got big around the time of MC Hammer's "Can't Touch This" -- also see:
- Tone Loc's "Wild Thing" with the riff from VanHalen's "Jamie's Crying"
- Vanilla Ice's "Ice Ice Baby" with the riff from Queen's "Under Pressure"
Those are two obvious cases. I understand that, for the most part, permission is given (or dire consequences ensue.)
Back to the topic, though: I would be surprised if any of us could exist without accidentally reproducing something (in the case that Nickelback's similar lyrics are accidental.) I'd be more likely to believe they liked the way that line worked in the song. Frankly, I'd be glad to hear that they were in actuality paying homage to the great Gord.