Did "Glee" rip off Jonathan Coulton's cover of "Baby Got Back"?

The musician tweets that the versions are uncannily similar

By Prachi Gupta

Published January 18, 2013 5:13PM (EST)

(Jonathan Coulton via YouTube video)
(Jonathan Coulton via YouTube video)

Musician Jonathan Coulton is claiming that Fox's hit show "Glee" plagiarized a cover he performed of the 1992  Sir-Mix-a-Lot single "Baby Got Back." Via Twitter, Coulton wrote:

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The "Glee" track, from Season 4, below:

Indeed, the song bears an uncanny resemblance to Coulton's 2005 release, posted on YouTube via user Enzemo:

Salon has reached out to Fox via email and is waiting to hear back.


By Prachi Gupta

Prachi Gupta is an Assistant News Editor for Salon, focusing on pop culture. Follow her on Twitter at @prachigu or email her at pgupta@salon.com.

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