'American Idol' Contestant Steals "Pants On The Ground" from "Back Pockets On The Floor" | Hollywire

'American Idol' Contestant Steals "Pants On The Ground" from "Back Pockets On The Floor"

Wed, 01/27/2010 - 17:43 by loretta

More: Green Brothers, Copyright, Pants On The Ground, General Larry Platts, Contestant, LOL, OMG!, Music, American Idol

The Green Brothers of Highland Park claim that American Idol contestant, General Larry Platts, used their song, Back Pockets On The Floor, and turned it into Pants On The Ground.Back Pockets On The Floor was written and copyrighted by the Green Brothers in 1996. Check out the videos below to compare.Back Pockets On The Floor

Pants On The Ground

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What do you think? Is it a ripoff?

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hank (not verified)

rip off!!

Wed, 01/27/2010 - 18:14

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luke (not verified)

who cares? both songs suck.

Wed, 01/27/2010 - 18:15

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Jamaicafest (not verified)

Both songs are based on a similar theme but I don't think that Larry Platts ripped off the song.

Wed, 01/27/2010 - 23:50

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Carrie Underwood Talks 'Pants On The Ground' | Hollywire.com's picture

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[...] Carrie Underwood addresses the importance of Pants On The Ground. [...]

Sat, 02/06/2010 - 22:09

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