I don't think it was an original idea when Axis of Awesome came up with it.
People have known for a long time that some songs sound like other songs.
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Jeffrey44 (User was banned for this post), Sun 11 Jul 2010, 23:27,
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The fact it's the same song and a
popular YouTube video suggests they may have been 'inspired' by it, though.
Ultimately, it is impossible to prove such a thing.
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monkeon schmonkeon, Sun 11 Jul 2010, 23:43,
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Take alook at...
...Pachelbel rant as well - same chords, loads of songs.
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