Just saw this one pop up from Liz Kamlet on Threads and she does a nice breakdown on what it takes to bring someone to court over music theft. See below for clips from these songs.
View on Threads
Have a listen to this clip from Olivia Dean’s – “I’ve Seen It” (2025) followed by Bill Withers singing “Just the Two of Us” (1980)
Olivia Dean song accused of lifting from Bill Withers’ lasting ‘Just the Two of Us’ – LA Times
I’m surprised this one hasn’t come up before! I was scrolling TikTok and came across this post from Monday Music Club with Willy J. Willy also mentions this Nirvana/Killing Joke example and a Beatles example I don’t have on the site. Go check him out!
Turns out that this one was even settled out of court. Sam Harris, a contestant of Star Search (it was like The Voice or America’s Got Talent) went on to a recording and acting career. His 1984 song “Sugar Don’t Bite” reached number 36 on the Billboard Hot 100. Madonna released “Papa Don’t Preach in 1986. There’s a bunch more Madonna on the site (it should be popping up on the page for ya). Have a listen to these below!
Bonus, the video for “Sugar Don’t Bite” is pure 80’s magic:
Cardi B is apparently being sued for $50 Million for her 2024 track “Enough (Miami)”. I spent a few minutes listening to both tracks. Not much more. The bass lines are quite similar. I would not recommend listening to “Enough” with your kids around.
According to docs obtained by TMZ Hip Hop, Joshua Fraustro and Miguel Aguilar (AKA Kemika 1956) claim Cardi and Co. used portions of their 2021 song “Greasy Frybread” on her track without permission. –Read more at TMZ
Cardi B – “Enough (Miami)
![Cardi B - Enough (Miami) [Official Music Video]](https://www.thatsongsoundslike.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-youtube-lyte/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FnarFtb5tdTQ%2F0.jpg)
Kemika 1956 – “Greasy Frybread”
Have a nice day!