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Kaiser Chiefs' Slam Girls Aloud's Cover Version

For changing 'Riot' lyrics without permission...

December 17, 2006 by Chris Taylor
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Kaiser Chiefs singer Ricky Wilson has slammed Girls Aloud for covering their biggest hit - and changing the lyrics.

The frontman says he is now "after" the girl band after they played 'I Predict A Riot' on their recent tour without permission and changed the line 'borrow a pound for a condom' to 'borrow a pound for a phone call'.

He tells the Daily Star, "I don't give a shit if they don't change the words. But they did change the words.

"I'm gonna cover a Girls Aloud song and change all their words but make them really filthy. They said 'Borrow a pound for a phone call'. What? It's illegal, Girls Aloud. We're after you."

Chiefs’ drummer Nick Hodgson praised Lily Allen for asking permission to cover the song herself, but calls the Girls Aloud version “embarrassing”.

He explained, “Lily asked our permission for the song. Girls Aloud didn't and then they changed the words. It's embarrassing because people think we have been asked and we haven't been."

 

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  • girls aloud suck immensly, they’re so annoying x|

    ~ by totally-adorkable--x 11/30/1999 Report

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  • Grow up lads. If you don’t want people singing your songs, don’t publish them. Rolf Harris taught me that.

    ~ by the yak 11/30/1999 Report

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  • shit song by a shit band anyway.

    ~ by yngwiehendrix 11/30/1999 Report

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  • kaiser chiefs, (mostly Ricky + Nick) Have every-right to be pissed of, coz All song are usually Copywrited (c). And they didnt even bother to ASK! ! ! ! So . . . I SAY ! . . . GOOOOO Ricky and Nick

    ~ by Jennifer H 4/11/2007 Report

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