Zayn Malik released a surprise new track (“Like I Would”) last night, and the army of One Direction fans who have never quite gotten over the bitter sting of his departure from the group are accusing him of stylistic theft. They reckon Like I Would sounds like a One Direction track, and not the sultry grooves promised by something like Malik’s earlier track ‘Pillowtalk’.
Zayn: releases a song called Like I Would
1D: has a song called I Would
1D be like: pic.twitter.com/S8zzFbmogS— miles (@inklessdorks) March 10, 2016
you can take zayn out of 1d but you can’t take the 1d out of zayn pic.twitter.com/pPsGpwTjlm
— lucy loves louis ? (@fondsexual) March 10, 2016
Some Zayn defenders aren’t taking it – they reckon 1D fans are too oversensitive and that Zayn doing a poppier track doesn’t mean he’s a dirty style thief.
Zayn: *says I would*
1D stans: *ignore beat and language* OMG HE SAID I WOULD IT SOUNDS JUST LIKE A 1D SONG
Me: pic.twitter.com/IXMvhlHkLQ— aaliyah (@blackheaux) March 10, 2016
You reckon its plunder, plain and simple? Or is this all just really, really dumb?
