The "Influence or Coincidence, Inspiration or Plagiarism" Thread

Having listening to the new Mechina album Bellum Interruptum, I realized the first minute of its opening track sounds practically similar to that of the RichaadEB/Cristina Vee cover of "Bad Apple!!" When that first verse hits, I almost feel like singing "Ever on and on, I continue circling, with nothing but my hate and the carousel of agony..."

If you listen closely to the "na-na na-na, na-na na-na" hook throughout this Falling in Reverse song, do you hear anything familiar?

It's "Elmo's World"! I swear I can hear Elmo singing "Elmo's World" in my mind every time that hook comes on. That's gotta be a coincidence! See the first 30 seconds of this video:

Small fact about me that I once thought was embarrassing but I now have the guts to say here: When I was a small kid 20 years ago, singing along to that show's theme song, I kept singing "Elmo's Squirrel" instead of "Elmo's World". My parents were a little confused, thinking "Elmo has a pet squirrel?!"