Who wrote american idiot??

[Simo]

Greenday are being taken to court over apparently stealing the song American idiot and may have to cough up the dosh! If true, how would such a high profile band expect to get away with it??

http://www.nme.com/news/green-day/24905

Green Day in court case

Over 'American Idiot' album

Green Day have been hit with a copyright infringement lawsuit over the title track of their massive-selling 2004 album 'American Idiot'.

Paul McPike from Oregon claimed he wrote the lyrics and melodies to the song in 1992.

He filed a two-page complaint in the US District Court. As evidence, he has submitted a copy of 'American Idiot' and a claim that the words Green Day vocalist Billie Joe Armstrong sings on the album don't match those printed in the liner notes.

McPike told Oregon's Mail Tribune paper: "It was just disbelief every time I heard it on the radio."

He claims that he has written several letters to the band and their label Warner Bros Records, but never received a reply to his allegations.

McPike is seeking an unspecified share of the profits from the 2004 album and the 2005 DVD/CD package 'Bullet In A Bible'.

 

[Weasels Ripped My Flesh]

Well that explains it - not even a band the caliber of Green Day could write a song that bad...

 

[ledzep]

Greenday are being taken to court over apparently stealing the song American idiot and may have to cough up the dosh! If true, how would such a high profile band expect to get away with it??

ask the red hot chili peppers

 

[NPK]

I'm sick of their propaganda anyway.

 

[simostorm]

thats not even true.

 

[Once Dead]

Deluded people...seriously, this guy probably wrote down the words 'American Idiot' during a drunken writing session and thinks he owns the whole song.

 

[Weasels Ripped My Flesh]

ask the red hot chili peppers

I wonder how many songs about California they've wrote for their next album? 11? 13? 16?!

 

[Panther Adam]

I'm sick of their propaganda anyway.

So dont listen No ones asking you too

 

[CC_Eagle]

Or if the merkins have found a new Tom Petty song to re-write?

 

[HevyDevy]

ask the red hot chili peppers

They should sue themselves every time they release a new song.

 

[[furrycat]]

Its in the media... it must be true.

Why don't you just wait a bit and see what happens before speculating? There is no evidence to suggest that it is at this stage.

 

[HevyDevy]

Maybe Green Day should be sued for making us listen to their generic brand of dull pop-punk for 10 years now.

 

[Simo]

Its in the media... it must be true.

Why don't you just wait a bit and see what happens before speculating? There is no evidence to suggest that it is at this stage.

Because a bit of speculation over an article in the news creates a bit of discussion....on a discussion board