There's a controversy I recently read about, regarding both that song and one other from 2011, accused of being ripped off from Dion's "Runaround Sue" from 1961.
Or, more accurately, the 2011 song was accused of ripping off Dion, and Trainor was accused of ripping off the 2011 song.
Confused yet?
Here's the original, from 54 years ago:
50 years later, Olly Murs made "Dance With Me Tonight", which I admit bears striking similarity to Runaround Sue in various parts:
Now listen to 2015's "Dear Future Husband" by Meghan Trainor, which is similar to Runaround Sue, and also seems to rip off much of "Dance With Me Tonight", especially at the beginning:
Also LOL @ the POF/Tinder hybrid in the Trainor video.
Anyway, what do you guys think? Do you agree that these songs are ripoffs, or is this just homage/artistic inspiration?
Also, hopefully the fact that I'm discussing 2010s pop music will make me seem a bit less old and out of touch with today's youth.