Controversy Surrounding “Cowboy Casanova” and Plagiarism?

Perez Hilton broke a story this week (we won’t call it news) that Carrie’s “Cowboy Casanova” may have been plagiarized from a song by country unknown Brittany McDonald and her song “Bang.”

Apparently, one of the  songwriters (Brett James and Mike Elizondo), met with McDonald before the release of “Casanova,” heard the song, liked it, but the meeting didn’t go any further. Now, people are asking if the two songs sound a little too similar to be just a coincidence. “Casanova” is Carrie’s fastest selling single of her career and is the fastest selling Country single of 2009.

Sure, the songs sound very similar in the beginning and a line or two in the chorus, but we’re with the folks at Nashville Gab in thinking that it could be a case of a big stink about nothing. The songwriters might have had a tune in mind from “Bang,” but all out plagiarism? We think not.

Either way, take a listen!

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