'Pants On the Ground' a Rip-Off?

'Pockets on the Floor' preceded it, and sounds oddly familiar...
By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff
Posted Jan 27, 2010 10:43 AM CST

“Pants on the Ground” fever struck America as soon as “General” Larry Platt introduced his instant classic on American Idol. But is it truly an original song? The Frisky points to a video of The Green Brothers singing an eerily similar tune called “Back Pockets on the Floor” back in the ‘90s. A YouTube mash-up of the two can’t possibly be far behind.
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