AP Photo/Bill KostrounThink Lady Gaga is pissed Paris is stealing her look? Hell no! Everyone knows imitation is the sincerest form of flattery—everyone but Bon Jovi, that is. All-female Bon Jovi cover band Blonde Jovi was attacked by the Jersey dudes' lawyers for using a moniker too similar to the band whose music they're covering.
The gals are forced to change their brilliant band name to Blonde Jersey instead (but let's hope the guitarist is still allowed to be called Bitchy Sambora—it's just too perf).
So are all cover bands as hated by their inspiration as the Jovi girls? Turns out nope!
"We were honored to have Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page come see us play at the House of Blues in L.A.," says lead guitarist Steve Z of Led Zepagain, the premiere Led Zep tribute band out there.
"He stayed to watch the whole show! He was extremely supportive and complimentary to the band and told us 'It's amazing how much you sound like us!' "
So ya never got in any legal trubs with them? "No. It's legal to play cover songs in venues that pay ASCAP/BMI licensing fees," says Steve. "We also pay publishing royalties for our recordings of Led Zeppelin music."
Hear that, Bon Jovi? Lighten up! You should be happy someone still finds you relevant at all besides drunk people in karaoke bars.
—Additional reporting by Becky Bain