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EPISODE · Jan 18, 2026 · 22 MIN

Music’s Craziest Lawsuits: Ice, Ozzy, Zeppelin & More

from Professor of Rock

Coming up, we’re putting music's greatest legends on trial. counting down the most insane musical courtroom dramas in history and giving you the verdicts… Now I guarantee you know about these famous lawsuits, but you’ve never heard the true stories of them, and they will blow your mind like the rappers Vanilla Ice who clearly ripped off his #1 hit Ice Ice Baby from 2 legendary artists Queen and David Bowie, but did you know that by ripping them off, he actually made their song 10 times bigger? And then he actually turned around and bought the full copyright of the song because it was cheaper than the legal fees. So he makes money off his rip-off and the original. Plus, there's the late legendary rocker Ozzie Osbourne who was sued because parents claimed his song caused the death of their son. But the song was actually completely misunderstood. But they tried to get him brought up on charges of manslaughter…and then there’s the legend who was sued for ripping off his own song! John Fogerty who's solo hit allegedly ripped off an earlier Creedence Clearwater Revival Song... Plus did Led Zeppelin steal Stairway to Heaven from Mary Poppins or the band Spirit? Let’s find out!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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