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I honestly don't see the problem with "Don't Worry, Be Happy".

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What's Up (What's Going On?) - 4 Non Blondes

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UGH! How did this song make this poll? This is a damn good tune - it better get zero votes! [img]/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img]

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It's amazing that these two posts are back to back

BECAUSE

"What's Up"'s verse is BLATANTLY plagiarism - the melody is taken directly from "Don't Worry, Be Happy"

Try it for yourself (there are some syllable differences, but the main melodic movement is nearly identical):

Twenty-five years and my life is still
Trying to get up that great big hill
of hope
For a destination
And I realized quickly when I knew I should
That the world was made up of this brotherhood
of man
For whatever that means


Here is a little song I wrote
You might want to sing it note for note
Don't worry
be happy
In every life we have some trouble
When you worry you make it double
Don't worry,
be happy...


Linda Perry admitted to being very paranoid about her songwriting later because she was afraid her songs might sound like another song. She didn't steal the melody on purpose, but there's no mistaking the similarity.

As for this poll, neither song deserves to be on this list by a long shot.

-ptmusic