Since the beginning of time, musicians have borrowed, paid homage or found inspiration from other compositions.
It seems like each musical period picks up bits and pieces from songs and genres of the past, and why not? Shouldn't creative pieces of art such as music inspire us to create new things on our own? That's an argument that fades quickly when there's money at stake.
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Ethics and wallets aside, music blends different cultures and people. It's an ever-evolving timepiece -- a noisy, dancing stamp in our history books.
Just take a look at these 10 songs (for better or worse) that would have never been heard without a little bit of borrowing.
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