The other day I was on Facebook and saw someone's status refer to the latest Muse album. This person commented that Muse had gone a bit "Baggy Trousers in one of their songs", this, of course, referencing the famous Madness song. But this comparison is totally unjustified! Just because it had some horns in it does not mean you can compare it to a Ska track!
There are many other examples of people being foolish with comparisons.
Me: "Oh have you heard of the Halo Friendlies?"
Person: "Yeah, they've totally ripped off Paramore."
Me: "What? Are you kidding? Just because it's a girl fronted punk rock band does not mean they've copied Paramore. And they've been around since Paramore were in nappies! Stop being an idiothole."
It stretches even beyond music, it reaches into films and tv as well.
A new teenage vampire movie? Copying Twilight.
A comedy about friends sharing a flat? Copying Friends.
I even heard someone comment that the Narnia films were trying to muscle in on Lord Of The Rings territory.
I despair.
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