The Who’s Pete Townshend has denied reports that the band plans to sue One Direction for copying parts of their 1971 song “Baba O'Riley” on their own single “Best Song Ever.”
Fans of One Direction took to Twitter and created a firestorm, denying the songs sounding alike at all.
Townshend told Uncut about the lawsuit rumors, "No! I like the single. I like One Direction. The chords I used and the chords they used are the same three chords we've all been using in basic pop music since Buddy Holly, Eddie Cochran and Chuck Berry made it clear that fancy chords don't mean great music – not always.”
He added, “I'm happy to think they may have been influenced a little bit by The Who. I'm just relieved they're all not wearing boiler suits and Doc Martens, or Union Jack jackets.”
Digital Spy reports that Towshend continued that he’s “still writing songs that sound like 'Baba O'Riley' - or I'm trying to! It's a part of my life and a part of pop's lineage.”
One Direction fans have been taking to Twitter with the hashtag “#donttouchbestsongever” in response to the rumored lawsuit.
One Direction consists of Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson and they were randomly put together on the British version of X Factor.
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