Yes, it officially sampled 'You Only Live Twice'. It wasn't 'pinched'.

Led Zep and at least two dozen songs they 'stole' http://www.warr.org/zep.html (2nd paragraph)

Not to mention an Elastica song which sounded like the Stranglers' "No More Heroes"

and "Daydreamer" by Menswear was a carbon copy of Wire's "Lowdown", albeit slightly speeded up.

And didn't Oasis get in trouble because "Shakermaker" sounded a bit too much like "I'd Like To Teach the World To Sing"?

And Kurt Cobain was once accused of nicking the riff for 'Teen Spirit' from 'More Than A Feeling' [70s pomp rockers Boston] so at Reading'92 he took the p**s a bit ! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynagbWbqAlc

The Stranglers ended up getting a co-writing credit for 'Waking Up' by Elastica, as Wire got the same for 'Connection' - the songs invoked being 'No More Heroes' & 'Three Girl Rhumba' .

From the 70s - The Sweet 'Blockbuster' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgrYf7VWASE , and David Bowie - 'Jean Genie' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qA29BVtCCpM

ooh, remembered another one. Same riff:

Josef K - Sorry For Laughing - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INMrHVkVzGo

The Wedding Present - Something and Nothing - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKBG8lKO-UQ

He also got accused of nicking the riff for Eighties by Killing Joke

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIeOtrpu2Rw

for Come as you are

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOL5cpwTkes

Killing Joke also sued Nirvana during this phase, alleging that the riff for the latter's song "Come as You Are" was copied from the riff for their song "Eighties". The lawsuit was dropped after the sudden death of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain.

"We are very p***ed off about that, but it's obvious to everyone. We had two separate musicologists' reports saying it was. Our publisher sent their publisher a letter saying it was and they went 'Boo, never heard of ya!', but the hysterical thing about Nirvana saying they'd never heard of us was that they'd already sent us a Christmas card!"
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Also, wasn't Supreme riddled with a bit from I will survive?

Rolf Harris - War Canoe
Adam Ant - Prince Charming

Rolling Stones - Ruby Tuesday
Neil Young - Like a Hurricane

'What a wonderful world' by Louis Armstrong has the same melody as 'Twinkle twinkle little star'.
The notes have a different rhythm but it's definitely the same meoldy.

Think about it...

Michael Jackosn's Man In The Mirror
and
Five Star's Strong As Steel

The Hoosiers' seem to have based all their songs on the Cure's 'Love Cats'

Pop Musik - M
Ghostbusters - Ray Parker Junior

Didn't Robin Scott the producer/singer behind M also sue RPJ?

All Saints-Never Ever
Hearsay-Pure and Simple

All of Scouting For Girls songs released so far sound similar to the one before it! Don't get me wrong I ike the band and all of their releases so far, but they sure do all sound pretty similar. Doesn't stop me from liking them though.

Beat me to it...

Teenage Fanclub - Is this music?
Idlewild - I never wanted

Velvet Underground - Sweet Jane
Cornershop - Brimful of Asha

Rolling Stones - Rocks Off
Dinosaur Jnr - Almost every song

Jimmy Eat World - Futures
and
McFly - Silence Is A Scary Sound

Cat stevens - wild world
Pet shop boys - its a sin

Happy together - turtles
worried about Ray - Hoosiers

Mr Blue sky - ELO
Goodbye mr A - Hoosiers

Love cats - the Cure
Cops and Robbers - Hoosiers (again!)

Get it on -T.Rex
Cigarettes and Alcohol-Oasis

Street fighting Man - Rolling stones
Leila - Oasis

Woman is the ****** of the world - John Lennon
Say you,Say me - Lionel Ritchie

Gwen Stefani - What You Waiting For?
&
Weezer - Hash Pipe


The View - Same Jeans
&
Cornershop - Brimful of Asha

Kelly Clarkson - Already Gone

Jordin Sparks - The Cure

Mardy Bum - Arctic Monkeys
That Green Gentleman [Things Have Changed] - Panic! At The Disco

Yeah Yeah Yeah's - Maps

and

Kelly Clarkson - Since You Been Gone.