Tom Petty and the Chili Peppers? Perhaps
Topic: Embarrassment

The Red Hot Chili Peppers have always been a pretty admired band by us. They've kept up their own style and changed it to stay fresh over the decades, which we can respect, even if they do make a lot of those annoying "We Love California" songs.

But their latest smash hit, Dani California, did already sound familiar to us. Now we know why. It appears that it has the same melody, singing structure, and chorus build as Tom Petty's song Mary Jane's Last Dance.

Dammit.

Sample lyrics sync up, and structure of the music is the same, but nothing has been done yet. Even though according to Page Six, Petty is looking at legal ramifications, especially since the Chili Pepper's song has gone to #1, something Tom's song did not. Watch out Peppers!


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