A video comparing Meghan Trainor's "All About that Bass" (2014) and Koyote's "Happy Mode" (2006) has been making rounds around the web, as Korean and international netizens alike debate whether this is a case of plagiarism. Trainor's song, which is currently sitting at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, has been pointed out to have very similar parts to Koyote's song.
In the clip, provided above, the 27-second pre-chorus of "All About that Bass" is followed by the first verse of Koyote's "Happy Mode". As netizens have pointed out, the two songs have a similar melody, rhythm and tempo.
Below is a comparison in which Trainor's and Koyote's songs are juxtaposed and played at the same time:
Like two lines of the song sound somewhat similar but I listened to the entire "Happy Mode" and it's not even close to AATB.
The chord progression is the exact same. The scale is the exact same. The only difference is lyrical delivery but even that lines up every once in awhile, which is excusable seeing as both are familiar melodies anyways.
