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9 Songs That Blatantly Ripped Off Other Songs In 2013

Just try to keep in mind that talent borrows, and genius steals.

1. Katy Perry's "Roar" sounds exactly like...

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...Sara Bareilles' "Brave."

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2. Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines"...

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...sounds so much like Marvin Gaye's "Got to Give It Up" that Gaye's family is suing him.

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3. One Direction's "Best Song Ever"...

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...strongly resembles The Who's "Baba O'Riley."

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4. The intro of Haim's "The Wire"...

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...is a dead ringer for The Eagles' "Heartache Tonight."

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5. The main instrumental hook of Daft Punk's "Fragments of Time"...

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...is a slightly rewritten version of The Doobie Brothers' "What a Fool Believes."

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6. Fall Out Boy's "Young Volcanoes"...

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...is a little too much like Train's "Hey Soul Sister."

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7. Bruno Mars' "Treasure"...

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...is suspiciously similar to Breakbot's "Baby I'm Yours."

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8. Will.I.Am and Chris Brown's "Let's Go"...

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...borrows quite a bit from Arty & Mat Zo's "Rebound."

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9. Britney Spears' "Now That I Found You"...

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...sounds a LOT like Avicii's "Wake Me Up."

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