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Posted 15 March 2010 - 11:01 AM

Veteran reggae singer Eddy Grant has accused Gorillaz of plagiarising one of his most famous hits.

Grant said the cartoon band's latest single 'Stylo' was a “blatant rip off” of his 1982 song 'Time Warp'.
In a statement, the 62-year-old said he was disappointed that the apparent similarities had gone unnoticed by both acts mutual publisher EMI and that he had sought legal advice.

“My song sits almost note to note with their release and is a blatant rip off,” Grant said.

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Posted 16 March 2010 - 01:07 AM

Similar, yes. Blatant rip off, not even close.


Plastic Beach is an excellent album IMO.
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