No, you’re not the only one. In fact, quite a few people are claiming that Katy Perry’s new hit single, “Roar,” is a copycat of “Brave” by Sara Bareilles.
Everyone keeps talking about how much they love Roar when it's a blatant ripoff of Brave by sara bareilles
— Jack Hendrix (@ecolojack) August 14, 2013
https://twitter.com/ohkeshet/status/367263825738739712
Applause or Roar? Imo Roar is just another Katy's basic Teenage Dream 9th single and Sara Barreileis' Brave Ripoff.
— La Puta Ama (@abglhfthlh) August 13, 2013
https://twitter.com/kyleregular/status/367080207540162561
https://twitter.com/kristincomp/status/367510190733942784
Katy Perry's Roar is the biggest rip off of that song Brave
— satchmo (@MrSquidwards) August 14, 2013
Remember that one time, when Katy Perry's 'Roar' was called 'Brave' .. and Sara Bareilles sang it… http://t.co/0au7g7s9Vf
— Ryan Brockington (@RyBrockington) August 12, 2013
But just because two pop songs have similar chord progressions doesn’t mean one was copied from the other.
Roar and brave are actually so different. let's not get all worked up about an incredibly overused chord progression and production.
— Rohan ? (@MaSLAYsian) August 12, 2013
Acclaimed songwriter Lukasz Gottwald, who co-wrote “Roar,” took to Twitter early this morning to put the allegations to rest:
@musiqgirl203 too bad Roar was written and recorded BEFORE Brave came out… 🙂
— Dr. Luke Doctor Luke (@TheDoctorLuke) August 14, 2013
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