This lightweight, effervescent song was authored by “Fireflies” writer-performer Owl City (a.k.a. Adam Young), Matthew Thiessen and Brian Lee. But according to Alabama singer-songwriter Allyson Nichole Burnett, her name should be in that list as well. In a lawsuit filed recently, her legal team alleges that “Good Time” and her composition “Ah, It’s a Love Song” share “a catchy pop vibe that both draws people in and sticks in people’s heads.”
You Didn’t Write That: A Brief Guide to (Alleged) Pop Plagiarism
A lawsuit filed against the writers of Owl City and Carly Rae Jepsen’s current smash “Good Time” calls to mind other examples of lift-and-tuck procedures in the songwriting process
Owl City and Carly Rae Jepsen, “Good Time”
Full List
Pop Plagiarism
- Hey, I Recognize That Tune…
- Owl City and Carly Rae Jepsen, “Good Time”
- George Harrison, “My Sweet Lord”
- The Beach Boys, “Surfin’ U.S.A.”
- The Beatles, “Come Together”
- The Illusion, “Did You See Her Eyes,” and Ike and Tina Turner, “Bold Soul Sister”
- Morris Albert, “Feelings”
- Michael Jackson, “Will You Be There”
- Jessica Simpson, “A Public Affair”
- Lady Gaga, “Born This Way”
- Avril Lavigne, “Girlfriend”
