Irish national anthem contributing largely to Travis' Billions

Descendants of Peadar Kearney and Patrick Heeney, writers of the Republic of Irelands national anthem "Amhrán na bhFiann" or "The Soldiers song" yesterday filed a class action copyright lawsuit against American musician Travis Mccoy, claiming Mccoy has stolen "large sections" from the Irish national anthem in his song "Billionaire".

HMOTTP's exclusive comparison of the melodic structure of the music in question reveals they are practically identical

The revelations first came apparent when popular Irish music quiz show "To Whom it May Concern" claimed that chorus of "Billionaire" very closely followed the musical pattern of "Amhrán na bhFiann". It was written in 1907 by Kearney and Heeney, and after being adopted as a national anthem in 1926 has been sung by Irish men and woman at sporting events for over 80 years.

Irish rugby players belting out "Billionaire" by Travis Mccoy

Asked what he aimed to gain from the lawsuit, Chareth Heeney, great-great-nephew of Patrick Heeney said "I mean anywhere between 40 and 60 per cent of the royalties Travis has earned would be a fair deal, I mean its a terrible song anyway, why its popular I have no idea, some spoilt American brat singing about how he wants to be rich. What a tool".

Mccoy wishes to be a billionaire, "so Freakin bad" he'll resort to plagairism 

Mccoy shot to stardom late 2006 when he fronted the "Gym Class Heroes" themselves notable plagairists, but has since spawned his own solo career, with "Billionaire" a top 10 single all around the world. Lawyers for Mr Mccoy released this statement "Mr Mccoy wishes to be a billionaire extremely bad, and everytime he closes his eyes he wishes to fight this case with everything we have".

Looks like Travis Mccoy will have to wait 40% - 60% longer to achieve his dream..