Taylor Swift credits Right Said Fred on new single - but fans are convinced she sounds like Gwen Stefani and Lorde
Taylor Swift may have taken inspiration from an unlikely source for her new single, Look What You Made Me Do, but fans are convinced she sounds like other artists.
After dropping her first track from her new album, Reputation, fans noticed the strong similarity between her chorus and British pop trio Right Said Fred’s 90’s hit I’m Too Sexy.
But while Taylor officially credited the trio, saying she ‘interpolated a melody’ from their number two hit, fans believe she missed off a couple of artists, claiming her song sounds like it’s borrowed from Gwen Stefani and Lorde.
Perhaps it has something to do with producer Jack Antonoff, who has worked with both Taylor and Lorde on many of their tracks.
Fans took to Twitter to express their dislike for the tune, calling it a ‘blatant rip off.’
But Gwen and Lorde have remained quiet on the comparisons.
OH so Taylor Swift just re-recorded a song from Gwen Stefani's first album, right?
— Jason Rayner (@thejasonrayner) August 25, 2017
That new Taylor Swift track is a blatant rip off of Gwen Stefani. Actually really digging it
— Tom Reed (@EmeraldAndStone) August 25, 2017
The new taylor swift song sounds like melodrama by lorde and the sweet escape by gwen stefani reproduced.
— thirsty samaritan (@Schwermels) August 25, 2017
Seems like Taylor Swift has been listening to a lot of Lorde and a lot of Gwen Stefani. I'm not feeling it. #LookWhatYouMadeMeDo
— Will Gong (@therealwillgong) August 25, 2017
Is this new Taylor Swift song just a seriously bad demo of an abandoned song for a Lorde album?
— Kelly Thorne (@_kellythorne) August 25, 2017
Right Said Fred aren’t complaining about the sample though, appearing to enjoy their resurgence, they took to Twitter to thank Taylor for their song’s ‘marvellous reinvention.’
Thank you @taylorswift13 ❤️ what a marvellous reinvention! #imtoosexy #lookwhatyoumademedo https://t.co/malXQ8uMQe
— Right Said Fred (@TheFreds) August 25, 2017
They were even trending on Twitter thanks to Taylor.
On Thursday evening, Taylor sent fans into meltdown when she tweeted: ‘New single #LookWhatYouMadeMeDo out now. Pre-order #reputation. Merch & ticket info at taylorswift.com.’
Happy #NationalLipstickDay! ❤️❤️❤️ Summertime with @Revlon's Love Is On ☀️ What’s your shade? #ad
A post shared by Gwen Stefani (@gwenstefani) on Jul 29, 2017 at 8:59am PDT
The release comes after the star completely wiped her social media accounts recently only to return with a number of cryptic snake posts.
It’s been three years since Taylor released the mega-selling 1989, marking the longest break in albums since she debuted her first in 2006.
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