Did Uzair Jaswal Just Totally Rip Off Drake's Song “Hotline Bling”?

By Iman Zia | 3 Jan, 2018

Let me first start off by praising Uzair Jaswal’s latest song ‘Soneya.’ I heard it last night, and honestly, it’s so great I instantly fell in love with it and couldn’t be more obsessed (currently listening to it on a shameless nonstop loop); and while the song really is supremely catchy, it’s the video that I can’t help find eerily similar and borderline déjà vu…

Uzair’s latest ballad’s music video showcases Uzair in a pink neon frame with his lady love, actress Noor Khan

Source: Sarmad Ghafoor/Uzair Jaswal

 

The video for the song, penned and composed by Uzair himself, will literally remind you of Drake’s 2015 anthem ‘Hotline Bling’

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Don’t believe us? Let’s have a wee look, shall we?

Source: Sarmad Ghafoor/Uzair Jaswal

Source: Cash Money Records Inc

 

Even though ‘Hotline Bling’ and ‘Soneya’ are genres apart, the visual aesthetics remain the same

Source: Sarmad Ghafoor/Uzair Jaswal

 

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…As do the hand movements

Source: Sarmad Ghafoor/Uzair Jaswal

Sorry just a few more parallels

Source: Cash Money Records Inc

 

Source: Sarmad Ghafoor/Uzair Jaswal

 

Source: Cash Money Records Inc

 

Regardless, this song is lit AF, with moments are laudable and rather heartwarming

Source: Sarmad Ghafoor/Uzair Jaswal

 

And it isn’t entirely a copy!

Source: Sarmad Ghafoor/Uzair Jaswal

 

Have a watch at ‘Soneya’ now

 

And have a watch at ‘Hotline Bling’ for comparison!

 

What do you think about the video? Do you think it’s a bit like ‘Hotline Bling?’

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