Justin Timberlake’s “Don’t Hold the Wall” borrows heavily from the Cirque du Soleil song “Steel Dreams.” (Photo: Instagram, @justintimberlake)
Coldplay’s “Viva La Vida” borrows heavily from the Joe Satriani song “If I Could Fly.” (Photo: Instagram, @coldplay)
Avril Lavigne’s “Girlfriend” borrows heavily from The Rubinoos song “I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend.” (Photo: Instagram, @avrillavigne)
The Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars song “Uptown Funk” borrows heavily from The Gap Band song “Oops Up Side Your Head.” (Photo: Instagram, @brunomarsfans)
Katy Perry’s “Roar” borrows heavily from the Sara Bareille song “Brave.” (Photo: Instagram, @katyperry)
The Beach Boys song “Surfin’ USA” borrows heavy from the Chuck Berry song “Sweet Little Sixteen.” (Photo: Instagram, @beachboysfan.page)
Jet’s “Are You Gonna Be My Girl” borrows heavily from the Iggy Pop song “Lust For Life.” (Photo: Instagram, @horrorunearthed)
Led Zeppelin’s “Whole Lotta Love” borrows heavily from the Willie Dixon song “You Need Love.” The (Photo: Instagram, @ledzeppelin)
Nirvana’s “Come As You Are” borrows heavily from the Killing Joke song “Eighties.” (Photo: Instagram, @nirvanatacoo)
The Strokes song “Last Nite” borrows heavily from the Tom Petty song “American Girl.” (Photo: Instagram, @thestrokes)
It has been widely reported that the Canadian-based Cirque du Soleil is suing Justin Timberlake for stealing from one of their compositions for his hit song “Don’t Hold the Wall.”
The crafty move might be the first example of a pop artist “borrowing” a melody or riff from a circus, but the thieving tradition in music has been going on for decades. Here is a list of 10 embarrassing examples.
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