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"Girlfriend" was the subject of a lawsuit filed by songwriters for The Rubinoos,
who alleged that the writers of the song plagiarised The Rubinoos' single "I
Wanna Be Your Boyfriend". Reviewers have noted that the chorus bears a
resemblance to The Rubinoos' 1979 single "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend", in
which they sing "Hey hey, you you, I wanna be your boyfriend" similar to
"Hey hey, you you, I want to be your girlfriend" in "Girlfriend". The song can
be heard on the Rubinoos' MySpace page.
On May 25, 2007, Lavigne, her songwriter Lukasz Gottwald, her record label,
and Apple Inc. were sued by James Gangwer and Tommy Dunbar, songwriters
for The Rubinoos, over claims that "Girlfriend" infringes their copyright on their
1979 song "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend". Lavigne's manager, Terry McBride,
denied that "Girlfriend" was copied from "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend", and
pointed out that "Boyfriend" itself is similar to The Rolling Stones' "Get off of My
Cloud". McBride said he hired a musicologist to compare the songs; according to
McBride the musicologist reported that the songs were totally dissimilar, even a
different meter. Prominent music critics such as Stephen Thomas Erlewine of All
Music Guide have publicly noted that the song is a "total lift from the Rubinoos"
song. McBride said that Lavigne has no current plans to settle the case, but will
consider the costs of defending the case against those of settling.
Critics have compared the middle section of the song with the bridge from Toni
Basil's "Mickey". |
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