Daft Punk's 2013 single "Get Lucky" was arguably the biggest song of the year, but did they copy the song? According to Metro, via International Business Times, it seems that Daft Punk and Pharrell Williams' hit 2013 song may have been copied from Korean YouTube star Zack Kim's "Robot Dance." According to the report a Reddit user was the first to notice the similarities in the two songs. "Robot Dance" was uploaded to YouTube back in 2011. This would mean the two top songs of 2013, "Get Lucky" and Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines" have found themselves in a controversy over copying other songs. Watch both videos below and judge for yourself.
Thicke is in a dispute over whether or not his song "Blurred Lines" copied Marvin Gaye's song "Got to Give it Up." The International Business Times reports that Korean guitarist Zack Kim, became famous after he performed "The Simpsons" and "Super Mario Bros." themes using two guitars at the same time.
It sounds like fans are the ones most upset with the similarities between the songs. You can check out the videos for both songs below and judge for yourself. It doesn't seem that Kim himself was the one to even bring up the similarity in the two songs. TheDrop.Fm notes that on September 6th, Kim even posted a video on his YouTube page mashing up both "Get Lucky" and "Robot Dance" together. It seems for now; Daft Punk doesn't need to worry about any potential lawsuits. What do you think? Watch the videos below and let us know. Do you think Daft Punk copied Zack Kim's "Robot Dance?"
Zack Kim's "Robot Dance"
Daft Punk's "Get Lucky"
Mashup of both songs