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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).
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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.
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| No. |
original |
B'z |
sales
※Japanese yen |
| １ |
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 |
| ２ |
Rock
You All Night Long
Dan Reed
Network
/Dan Reed Network(1987) |
Fake
Lips
/B'z(1988.09.21) |
112,967,111 |
| ３ |
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 |
| ４ |
Born
to be My Baby
BON JOVI
/New
Jersey(1988.09.19) |
Oh!
Girl
/OFF THE
LOCK(1985.09.21) |
386,343,710 |
| ５ |
Trampled
Underfoot
Led Zeppelin
/Physical
Graffiti(1975) |
Bad
Communication
/Bad
Communication(1989.10.21) |
2,519,844,910 |
| ６ |
World
Has a Heart Too
Dan Reed Network
/Dan Reed Network(1987) |
B･U･M
/Break Through(1990.02.21) |
198,254,545 |
| ７ |
Get
to You
Dan Reed Network
/Dan Reed
Network(1987) |
Hey!
Brother
/Break
Through(1990.02.21) |
198,254,545 |
| ８ |
Purple
Haze
Jimi Hendrix
/Are you
Experienced?(1967) |
Save
Me!?
/Break
Through(1990.02.21) |
366,903,212 |
| ９ |
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 |
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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） |
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Cannot judge
| No. |
original |
B'z |
sales
※Japanese yen |
| １ |
Overkill
Men At Work
/Cargo(1983) |
Pleasure
'91
/single
release(1991.3.27) |
2,046,481,500 |
| ２ |
It
Ain't Over Til It's Over
Lenny Kravitz
/Mama Said(1991) |
The
Border
/The 7th
Blues(1994.03.02) |
412,960,500 |
| ３ |
Heartbreaker
Led Zeppelin
/Led Zeppelin
II(1969) |
Sweet
Lil' Devil
/The 7th
Blues(1994.03.02) |
412,960,500 |
| ４ |
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 |
| ５ |
Shame
Shame Shame
RATT
/Detonator(1990) |
Move
/single release(1996.03.06) |
920,047,500 |
| |
total |
|
4,285,660,500
（US$37,573,736） |
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| No. |
original |
B'z |
sales
※Japanese yen |
| １ |
The Holy War
Thin
Lizzy
/Thunder and Lightning(1983) |
Out
of the Rain
/Bad
Communication(1989.10.21)
|
660,124,267 |
| ２ |
Turner Young Hearts
Joe Lynn
/Rescue You(1985) |
Imadewa･･･Imanara･･･Imamo･･･
/Break
Through(1990.02.21) |
485,035,795 |
| ３ |
Please Don't Leave Me
John
Sykes
/Loveland(1982) |
BE
THERE
/single
release(1990.5.25) |
1,321,364,943 |
| ４ |
Stranger In This Town
Richie
Sambora
/single release(1990) |
Itozhii Hitoyo Good Night...
/Risky(1990.11.07) |
1,651,277,943 |
| ５ |
Thank You My Girl
RABBIT
/RABBIT V(1992) |
Kienai Niji
/Loose(1995.05.31) |
706,629,000 |
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Home Boy
Eric
Clapton
/Home Boy(1989)
|
Wanna
Go Home
/Wanna Go Home(Takahiro Matsumoto solo works 1992.04.22)
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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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