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the WORST ever!
Perhaps the most famous, blatant, evil, wrong, horrific, audacious ripoff ever is Kansas' "Carry On Wayward Son." They COMPLETELY stole the main riff of Journey's "I'm Gonna Leave." Journey opened for Kansas in 1974 and played IGL in their set. In 1975, LEFTOVERTURE came out and, well, looky-there at that first song! Neal Schon was livid and wanted to sue them, but he couldn't because LOOK INTO THE FUTURE didn't come out until 1976, and there were only bootleg performances of the song - nothing that would stand up on court. That was Kansas' break-out song. They made a fortune off Neal Schon and he didn't get a dime. He got 'em back though. Journey went on to be huge and Kansas, not-so-huge.
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Feels like I'm fiddling while Rome is burning down.
Think I'll lay my fiddle down, take a rifle from the ground!
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