Avril claims she didn’t rip off Rubinoos song

July 10, 2007

Avril Lavigne claims she didn’t rip off her hit song “Girlfriend” from a song written from a 70’s rock band entitled “I wanna be your boyfriend”.

Avril posted on her website:

“I had never heard this song in my life
and their claim is based on 5 words. All songs share similar lyrics and
emotions. As humans we speak one language.

“Simply put, I have been falsely accused of ripping their song off. My
songwriting partner Luke Gottwald and I have done nothing wrong and there is
no merit to their claim.”

If you go on the Rubinoos website they have her song posted next to their song and you can compare for yourself. They claim it is more than a similarity and are taking action against the younger punk rocker.