Kelly Clarkson Rips Off Arcade Fire?

Truth be told, we take no pleasure in piling onto music plagiarism accusations, but the fine folks at Pedestrian have called out Kelly Clarkson’s new leaked single, “Naked Eye,” as a blatant rip-off of Arcade Fire’s great “Rebellion (Lies)” and, well, the first verses are awfully similar. Vulture noticed the AF connection too. Coincidence?

Have no fear, Clarkson detractors: the (alleged!) theft starts at the 8-second mark: