Lawsuit: Christina Aguilera's Hit Song Was Stolen

By Kelly Fisher Posted Mar 7th 2011 06:30AM

The hits just keep on coming for Christina Aguilera -- and we don't mean the chart-topping kind. The singer's label is reportedly facing a lawsuit surrounding her single, 'Ain't No Other Man.'

According to TMZ, Aguilera's song samples the 1968 song 'Hippy Skippy Moon Strut' (also known as 'I'll Be A Lucky Man') by Dave Cortez and the Moon People. According to a federal lawsuit filed in New York, the classic song's exclusive rights have been owned by TufAmerica since 2004. However, Sony Music went through Codigo Music and the Clyde Otis Music Group in order for Aguilera to sample the song on her album.

TufAmerica's lawsuit is asking for a court to declare it the rightful owner to 'Hippy Skippy Moon Strut' and put a stop to any other publisher's claims. And of course, TufAmerica is asking for punitive damages (aka money).

Luckily, it's her music label and not Aguilera herself facing the lawsuit, because the singer has had her fair share of bumps in the road recently. Though she recently joined the new NBC singing show 'The Voice,' she was arrested March 1 for public intoxication. She also infamously botched the national anthem at this year's Super Bowl and stumbled while onstage at the Grammys.

Listen to the two songs below!

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Monday 07 March

By Hosemore

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Played bof'em same time - - - Sounded alike !!

By Mish

This song was written in 2006 and won a Grammy in 2007. Where have these people been for 5 years? It doesn't take that long to file a suit. It sounds opportunistic to me.

By LanLan

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Some similarities, but seriously, why are they just doing this NOW? There are minute similarities, but she didn't take the entire song. How was she even suppose to know?? TufAmerica must be struggling for money I guess.

By cybxcorp

Okay, Christina, we get it. You got a boob job. Enough already. And please stop with the ridiculously melismatic, over-sung vocal gymnastics. Oh, and one more thing, perhaps think twice about stealing other people's music and calling it your own.

By patrimart

I could make a case of the first tune being a ripoff. Money makes the world go round.

By coptazlou

who gives a F==K

Tuesday 08 March

By rod

Ironically, the original sound sounds just like "Tighten Up" by Archie Bell and the Drells (also released in 1968). So, which song is THE ORIGINAL?! There's NOTHING new under the sun!

By Anonymous

Next time Christina Aguilera will be way more cafeful for not anymore lawsuits.

By Deborah Blount

There are definitely similarities, so the label and management have a financial obligation to pay for the use of this work! @Thom: Even if the original sold only 100 copies, CA's record sales will more than make up for the slow sales this song experienced during its debut!!

By Kerbyford

That's a shame beings that CA made money off of it, and she did AGREE to go through with singing it. I feel she should be sued also, because, exactly, she was "just doing her job" all while making money off of someone elses hit background music. I feel she is just as much to blame.

Wednesday 16 March

By Tom

After listening to the song she supposedly ripped off, I think 'they' ripped off half of their song from Archie Bell & the Drells, "Tighten Up"
That's an old 1960=70s tune, but there are a LOT of similarities. You can find it on YouTube.

So, my post just appeared and I scrolled up to see that someone already said what I said. Sorry for being redundant. At least I'm not the only one who thinks so.

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