Maybe it’s because I never even heard Sly and the Family Stone’s “Thank you” before but come on Wild Cherry! “Play that Funky Music White Boy” is a total rip off. Sly’s song came out in 1969 and Wild Cherry’s came out in 1976. I cannot find one lawsuit, not one complaint, nothing. Am I completely missing something here? Have I not researched it enough? How could Sly and the Family Stone not be pissed off at this? Trust me when I say music is ripped all the time and there are fine lines. But this is no fine line at all. This is blatant plagiarism.
P.S. here’s a video of both songs played back to back. Someone please find me something on the infringement of this song. It’s ridiculous.
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