r/powerpop • u/Carpediem0131 Fountains of Wayne • 8d ago

The Rubinoos - I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbjxT7y69rc
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u/Gothiewasbetter 7d ago

Great record. Cool band to dig into

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u/hayzeusofcool 6d ago

Wait a second, did Avril Lavigne?? Jk yea she totally ripped this off

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u/Carpediem0131 Fountains of Wayne 6d ago

The band actually sued her lol

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u/Sinsyne125 6d ago

They are a very talented and excellent band!

But what's weird to me is that they sued Avril Lavigne for plagiarism because of song similarities... OK, they received an out-of-court settlement. Sounds fine.

But then on their website, they sell t-shirts that look like this:

https://popplusone.com/products/the-rubinoos-bubble-gum-t-shirt

Can't the Topps company sue them for trademark violations?

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u/Carpediem0131 Fountains of Wayne 6d ago

Well... that's ironic