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THE "B'z" PLAGIARISM LIST

last up date 2005.9.25


regarding copyright law;
appearances of works in this website are quoted for criticism under the terms of article 32 of the Japanese copyright law (or section 107 of the US copyright law the server is applied to, limitations on exclusive rights: Fair use).

This "sales" is only sales of CD. And the royalty of video, radio, and karaoke etc. is not included.
Of course, it doesn't include the copyright fee that they are to obtain by the plagiarism tune in the future either.

Takahiro Matsumoto (on guitar)is supposed to have composed all music.

This list was made referring to this site.


THE LIST

No.
original
B'z
sales
※Japanese yen
Tamin' The Wild Nights
Dan Reed Network
/Dan Reed Network(1987) Up(1988(1993))
Nothing to Change
/B'z(1988.09.21)

281,615,778

Rock You All Night Long
Dan Reed Network
/Dan Reed Network(1987)
Fake Lips
/B'z(1988.09.21)

112,967,111

Suzanne
Journey
/Raised on Radio(1986.05.01)

Wild In The Streets
BON JOVI
/Slippery When Wet(1986.8.25)
Yoru ni furaretemo
/OFF THE LOCK(1989.05.21)
351,535,067
Born to be My Baby
BON JOVI
/New Jersey(1988.09.19)
Oh! Girl
/OFF THE LOCK(1985.09.21)

386,343,710

Trampled Underfoot
Led Zeppelin
/Physical Graffiti(1975)
Bad Communication
/Bad Communication(1989.10.21)

2,519,844,910

World Has a Heart Too
Dan Reed Network
/Dan Reed Network(1987)
B・U・M
/Break Through(1990.02.21)

198,254,545

Get to You
Dan Reed Network
/Dan Reed Network(1987)
Hey! Brother
/Break Through(1990.02.21)

198,254,545

Purple Haze
Jimi Hendrix
/Are you Experienced?(1967)
Save Me!?
/Break Through(1990.02.21)

366,903,212

Too Late to Say Goodbye
Richard Marx
/Repeat Offender(1989)
Stardust Train
/Break Through(1990.02.21)

366,903,212

10 Forgot to Make Her Mine
Dan Reed Network
/Dan Reed Network(1987)
Taiyou no Komachi Angel
/single release(1990.6.13)

1,334,159,643

11 Hide Your Heart
KISS
/Hot in the Shade(1989)

I Need Love
Deep Purple
/Come Taste the Band(1975)
Easy Come, Easy Go!
/Risky(1990.11.07)

1,898,682,373

12 The Harder They Come
Stevie Salas Colorcode
/The Harder They Come(1990)
Live Wire
Motley Crue
/Too Fast For Love(1982)
Gimme Your Love
/Risky(1990.11.07)

1,043,929,033

13 Tiger In A Dress
Dan Reed Network
/Slam(1989)
LADY NAVIGATION
/single release(1991.3.27)

2,046,481,500

14 Time For Change
Motley Crue
/Dr.Feelgood(1989)

Hey Jude
The Beatles
Alone
/In The Life(1991.11.27)

2,729,238,010

15 What It Takes
Aerosmith
/Pump(1989)
Urei no Gipsy
/In The Life(1991.11.27)

735,077,700

16 Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence"
Ryuichi Sakamoto
/Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence(1983.05)
Mou ichido KISS shitakatta
/In The Life(1991.11.27)

2,064,536,100

17 We're an American Band
Grand Funk Railroad
/We're an American Band(1973)

All Night Long
Cathy Dennis
/Move to This(1990)
Blowin'
single release(1992.05.27)

1,105,157,033

18 Victim of Love
Eagles
/Hotel California(1976)
ZERO
/single release(1992.10.07)

2,427,807,443

19 Road to Nowhere
Ozzy Osbourne
/No More Tears(1991)
Time
/single release(1992.05.27)

1,409,090,400

20 To Be With You
MR.BIG
/Lean Into It(1991)
Baby,you're my home
/RUN(1992.10.28)

672,062,300

21 I Believe
BON JOVI
/Keep the Faith(1992.10.30)
Hadashi no megami
/RUN(single release1993.06.02)

1,958,778,333

22 Love in an Elevator
Aerosmith
/Pump(1989)
MR.ROLLING THUNDER
/RUN(1992.10.28)

672,062,300

23 Cryin'
Aerosmith
Don't Leave Me
/single release(1994.02.09)

2,230,516,233

24 Man on a Mission
Van Halen
/F@U#C%K(1991)
Mannequin Village
/single release(1994.02.09)

684,456,000

25 Give Me All Your Love
Whitesnake
/Whitesnake(1987)
MY SAD LOVE
/The 7th Blues(1994.03.02)

412,960,500

26 Don't Tread on Me
Damn Yankees
/Don't Tread(1992)
Jap The Ripper
/The 7th Blues(1994.03.02)

412,960,500

27 Right Now
Van Halen
/F@U#C%K(1991)
Yaburenu yume wo hikizutte
/The 7th Blues(1994.03.02)

412,960,500

28 A Little too Loose
MR.BIG
/Lean Into It(1991)
Moukarimakka
/The 7th Blues(1994.03.02)

412,960,500

29 Hey Jude
The Beatles
Too Many Walls
Cathy Dennis
/Move to This(1990)
farewell song
/The 7th Blues(1994.03.02)

412,960,500

30 LOVING YOU
KIXS
/MOTHER(1994)
LOVE PHANTOM
/single release(1995)

2,789,494,067

31 I Want You
KISS
/Rock and Roll Over(1976)
FUSHIDARA 100%
/single release(1995.10.11)

1,239,307,500

32 Highway to Hell
AC/DC
/Highway to Hell(1979)
Real Thing Shakes
/single release(1996.05.15)

1,548,724,000

  Erotic Nightmares
Steve Vai
/Passion & Warfare(1990.05.31)
Jammin' of The Guiter
/Wanna Go Home(Takahiro Matsumoto solo works 1992.04.22)

不明

  total 
 

35,436,984,558
(US$310,687,232)


Cannot judge

No.
original
B'z
sales
※Japanese yen
Overkill
Men At Work
/Cargo(1983)
Pleasure '91
/single release(1991.3.27)

2,046,481,500

It Ain't Over Til It's Over
Lenny Kravitz
/Mama Said(1991)
The Border
/The 7th Blues(1994.03.02)

412,960,500

Heartbreaker
Led Zeppelin
/Led Zeppelin II(1969)
Sweet Lil' Devil
/The 7th Blues(1994.03.02)

412,960,500

After The Thrill is Gone
Eagles
/One of These Nights(1975)
Kirei na ai jyanakutemo
/Loose(1995.05.31)
→♪Kirei na ai jyanakutemo&After The Thrill is Gone

706,629,000

Shame Shame Shame
RATT
/Detonator(1990)
Move
/single release(1996.03.06)

920,047,500 

  total 
 

4,285,660,500
(US$37,573,736)

 

No.
original
B'z
sales
※Japanese yen
The Holy War
Thin Lizzy
/Thunder and Lightning(1983)
Out of the Rain
/Bad Communication(1989.10.21)

660,124,267

Turner Young Hearts
Joe Lynn
/Rescue You(1985)
Imadewa・・・Imanara・・・Imamo・・・
/Break Through(1990.02.21)

485,035,795

Please Don't Leave Me
John Sykes
/Loveland(1982)
BE THERE
/single release(1990.5.25)

1,321,364,943

Stranger In This Town
Richie Sambora
/single release(1990)
Itozhii Hitoyo Good Night...
/Risky(1990.11.07)

1,651,277,943

Thank You My Girl
RABBIT
/RABBIT V(1992)
Kienai Niji
/Loose(1995.05.31)

706,629,000

  Home Boy
Eric Clapton
/Home Boy(1989)
Wanna Go Home
/Wanna Go Home(Takahiro Matsumoto solo works 1992.04.22)

 

  total   

2,075,384,538
(US$18,195,552)

  total  

44,587,523,663
(US$390,912,896)

This site and the other say that the following works are also plagiarism.

Strings of my soul / B'z ←"The loner" Gary.moore
Out of control / B'z ←"Coming home" Deep purple
Wild road / B'z ←"White room" Cream
Friday midnight blue / B'z ←"Fools" Deep purple
Deep kiss /B'z ←"Fair warning" Van helen
Love and Chain / B'z ←"Walk this way" Aerosmith
BIG / B'z ←"people get ready" Jeff Beck

 
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