Famous Musicians Who Allegedly Stole Their Number One Hits

Stolen From The Gap Band

Bruno Mars is famously influenced by the 1970s and 1980s, but he came a little too close to the genre when he stole the beats to 1979 single "Oops Upside Your Head" by The Gap Band. The song was clearly similar, and a lengthy lawsuit ensued due to the plagiarism. The Gap Band ending up with a seventeen percent share of the song profits from Mars and Ronson. 

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