Did Green Day steal the melody for the X-Kid chorus from a Canadian boy band?

[BilIie Joe Armstrong]

I wonder if The Kinks were credited for Warning as well.

[Chin for a Day]

15 minutes ago, Jane Lannister said:

I wonder if The Kinks were credited for Warning as well.

I don't believe they did

[BilIie Joe Armstrong]

6 minutes ago, Scattered Wreck said:

I don't believe they did

Same here. And it kind of surprises me because that one sounds similar enough that they were risking a lawsuit.

 

[Chin for a Day]

12 minutes ago, Jane Lannister said:

Same here. And it kind of surprises me because that one sounds similar enough that they were risking a lawsuit.

 

Similar enough that Ray Davies commented on it. That one is probably the closest to an actual steal that I can think of. 

[The Bellie]

18 hours ago, Lauren said:

but my point was, the person replying to me said they didn't care if the melodies were exactly the same, they didn't think the songs sounded similar because the accompaniments are different.

I don't sum this up by "melody" on one side and "accompaniments" on the other, I think it's where we don't agree 

18 hours ago, Lauren said:

Then what is an example of two songs that sound alike to you?

I don't have an example in mind, I'll tell you when I find one.