South African Songwriter Sues Elton John For Plagiarising “Nikita”

08 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone in Celebrities, Music

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You know that Elton John song, “Nikita”? According to Capetonian, Guy Hobbs, he actually wrote the lyrics in the early 80s following a relationship with a Russian waitress called Natasha. But when he submitted it to several publishing companies, he got turned down. In 1985, the song suddenly popped up on the radio as a new Elton John single.

Says Hobbs, a Cape Town photographer:

After writing to Elton John several times without receiving a response, I have decided to take the matter to court. I am suing him for plagiarising the lyrics. Over the years my case gets stronger and stronger. I have experts that say I have a good case.

[Source: EWN]

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