The Jonas Brothers are such icons, such gentlemen, that they’re actually super chill about what looks a whole lot like John Mayer copying part of one of their best tracks: ‘Lovebug’. The song that brought us these looks:
Ooft. Anyway, what were we talking about???
Oh right. So Nick called out the “little known fact” while the JoBros appeared on YouTube interview series Hot Ones. Responding to a reference to John Mayer about two minutes into the video, Nick recounts how John Mayer confessed to the trio years ago that he’s a big fan of their 2008 hit ‘Lovebug’. A few years later Mayer released a song with an unmistakably similar chorus.
“He did kinda copy a song of ours. Little known fact. Look it up on YouTube.” Nick began.
“He came to us at the Grammys years ago and he said, ‘I love your song Lovebug…’ Two years later he released a song and the chorus is literally the same with different lyrics.”
If you need a refresher or just a moment to indulge in this still-fresh masterpiece of a track from the Jonas Brothers, please do:
The John Mayer song accused is ‘Walt Grace’s Submarine Test, January 1967′, from his 2012 album Born and Raised. You can hear the distinct sound of the ‘Lovebug’ chorus throughout this song, but skip to 3:55 to hear it loud and clear.
The sweet thing is that all is apparently fair in love and pop, and Nick Jonas made it clear that they’re very chill about the whole situation. “It’s a compliment when somebody does that!” he said. So don’t expect a plagiarism case to unfold here, but we will always know in our hearts what went down.