Bellamy Brothers Vs. Britney Spears: Did she rip off their song?

This looks like an interesting match up! In red corner, we have The Bellamy Brothers who feel Britney Spears ripped off their song "If I said you have a beautiful body, would you hold it against me?"

And in the blue corner, we have another Britney Spears hit with a chorus line of "If I said I want your body now, would you hold it against me?"

Take a listen to clips of both songs here.

I think this is a match up with some faults.

First of all, it's a pick up line. Who gets to copyright that? It's cheesy, but you get a laugh out of it the first time.

Second, the music and vocal arrangements are different for both. And if you listen closely to the Bellamy Brothers song, you can sing "Two Pina Coladas" over it. So maybe Garth Brooks should have a finger pointed at him.

So here we have a pick up line that was put in a song from 1979. Fast forward 30+ years later and a pop star uses pretty much the same line for a techno song. I'd say it gets a pass. Play on, Britney. I am interested to hear the whole song from The Bellamy Brothers... you probably made a new fan.

Now if only DC Comics were to throw a fit about all the songs that have used the word "Superman" in them...