Having listened to the song, which you can hear here, it seems to be that the Rubinoos are trying to claim ownership of the phrase "Hey (hey) You (you)", coupled, admittedly, with the word "x-friend". Which, and i'm no musicologist sounds like a pretty dubious idea, and frankly as The Rolling Stones were using the "Hey (hey) You (you)" refrain in the mid 60's actually sounds like the Rubinoos are, frankly, taking the piss. I'm not accusing them of plagiarising The Rolling Stones, just suggesting that it's a fairly standard rock phrase which evades ownership.Canadian punk princess Avril Lavigne is being sued by U.S. songwriters who claim her smash hit Girlfriend sounds suspiciously like a track they took up the charts in the 1970s.
Lavigne's manager, Terry McBride, said the pop starlet is one of several people named in a lawsuit filed July 2 that alleges striking similarities to the 1979 Rubinoos song I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend.
Though I guess if they can claim Avril's ripped them off, I can claim they've ripped The Rolling Stones off. It's obviously as true.
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