Neatorama readers are familiar with Led Zeppelin's habit of covering old songs and taking writing credit, from "When the Levee Breaks" to "Stairway to Heaven." You most certainly know about the time that George Harrison was sued for plagiarizing "He's So Fine" by The Chiffons. But that's just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to songs that ripped off other songs. Sometimes it's just a sample that was used without permission, but sometimes it's the entire tune or even lyrics. Did you know that "Crocodile Rock" by Elton John was a direct ripoff of a Pat Boone number? Or that "Come Together" by the Beatles has some eerie resemblance to a much faster Chuck Berry song? The 1979 Rod Stewart song "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy" sounds suspiciously like a Brazilian song that you just have to hear. You know the hits, but in a list at Cracked, you'll hear the originals for comparison. You know, the ones that brought the lawsuits.
