On behalf of the songwriters, publishing company Dick James Music sued George Michael for plagiarism in the mid-1980s claiming that the 1984 Wham! single, “Last Christmas“, lifted its melody from “Can’t Smile Without You”. The case was settled out of court”
Jack Savoretti – Candlelight
Giovanni Savoretti, 10 October 1983, Westminster, London, UK.
5 Seconds Of Summer – Lie To Me
Rob Thomas – Lonely No More
Robert Kelly Thomas, 14 February 1972, Landstuhl, West Germany.
Indila – Dernière Danse
Deborah Allen – Baby I Lied
Deborah Lynn Thurmond, 30 September 1953, Memphis, TN.
Dolly Parton – Here You Come Again
Roberta Flack – Killing Me Softly with His Song
Wikipedia. Music by Charles Fox who composed numerous TV and movie themes including “Happy Days,” “Laverne and Shirley,” “Love American Style,” “The Love Boat,” “The Hogan Family,” “The Last American Hero,” “Foul Play”, and “National Lampoon’s European Vacation.”
Roberta Cleopatra Flack, 10 February 1939, Black Mountain, NC.
Nathan Goshen – Thinking About It (Let It Go)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tcacm1d4BAI
Natan Gosen, 6 August, 1986, Lod, Israel.
Boz Scaggs – Look What You’ve Done To Me
Wikipedia – from the film “Urban Cowboy, ” composed by Scaggs and David Foster with The Eagles on background vocals.
William Royce Scaggs, 8 June 1944, Canton, OH.