Posted by avrilrocks92784 on July 12, 2007 at 7:40 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Avril did not steal from the song "I Want to be your Boyfriend" by The Rubinoos. I downloaded the song and found only 5 words are the same, the songs sound nothing alike, and (in my opinion) "I Want to be you Boyfriend" sucks. Obviously, in the number of songs that have been written in English, there is a chance of somebody using the same phrase. The beat is mostly the same in the two songs, but for anyone who knows anything about music and pop, DUH THE BEATS ARE SIMILAR; most pop music is in 4/4 time. Thousands of songs are titled "Naked," so why aren't all those artists sueing each other? Soluna (I have no idea who they are) have a song called "Hey, hey, you, you," so why don't they sue for Avril saying Hey, hey, you, you, I don't like you're girlfriend"?

And about Chantal Kreviazuk's comments about Avril's songwriting skills: Chantel claims Avril cannot write. This is completely false. She wrote most of her first album, "Let Go," on her own, the rest with her best friend Evan Taubenfeld. Most of her singles made it to the #1 spot many times. She did write some songs with Chantel on her second album, "Under My Skin," but none of them were big hits. Chantal also claims that Avril stole the song "Contagious" on her third album, "The Best Damn Thing." This is also untrue. She wrote the song with Evan Taubenfeld. Just because the song's title is the same, it doesn't mean the song is the same. She chose to discontinue work with Chantal, and has made the more mature move by not responding to the comments Chantal made.

Oooh, wow so Avril wanted to do only drums in her song "I don't have to try," which Peach's song also does. HER WHOLE DAMN ALBUM IS MAINLY DRUMS! And refer back to earlier posts about the whole 4/4 time thing. The drum part does not sound alike. Of course, it being the same instrument, there are similar sounds, but the rhythm is different. These people who have made these YouTube videos probably have nothing better to do in their spare time than accuse innocent people of plagiarism. They also show little understanding of music, especially pop music.

"Let it be crystal clear that I have not ripped anyone off or done anything wrong. I have never had to deal with anything publicly like this and surely never wanted to. I do not deserve this negative press and attention. I take pride in the songs that I write and appreciate the opportunities to work with some great writers and musicians."
- avrillavinge.com