Ever since the threads on this forum about Rush ripping off Journey or Jimmy Page being a plagiarist, I seem more aware of "borrowing" or "ripping off" between artists. Today, this one really grabbed me: Listen to the riff at approximately 0:59 in: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IWbk6LPrf0 Now listen to the riff at approximately 1:38 in: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9rM3-XfIak Yep, A Flock of Seagulls clearly "borrowed" or "ripped off" Yes. New Wave hacks...