10 Most Blatant Ripoffs In Rock History 

10. Come Together - The Beatles

The idea of the Beatles' actually taking inspiration from any one in particular just feels wrong. Especially with all of the layers upon layers of fantastic music coming from their glory period, stuff like Here There and Everywhere and Hey Jude are so omnipresent that they feel like they've existed since the dawn of time. But yes, even the Beatles do steal...and from one of the biggest names in music no less.

When the Fabs were up against the ropes to deliver one last stunning album with Abbey Road, John Lennon came forward with Come Together, which turned into one of the funkiest tracks that the group would ever record. With the exception of Paul McCartney's amazing bassline though, 95% of the original idea was based on Chuck Berry's hit You Can't Catch Me.

Don't believe it? Lennon even goes so far as to use Berry's opening lyric "Hear come old flattop" verbatim in his own lyrics, which ended up getting him in a bit of trouble once the lawsuits started coming in. Seeing how different the end products were, Lennon was originally commissioned to make a covers album during his solo career, with the proceedings going to Berry's publishing company. As much as the Beatles might look like god-tier melody men, everyone gets their magic from somewhere, don't they?