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It’s no wonder, given the tune’s lasting popularity, that countless musicians have cribbed the late Hal Blaine’s iconic “Be My Baby” beat over the last few decades.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2022

He began with the “common carrier” doctrine, an idea he may have cribbed from Federalist Society stalwart Richard Epstein.

From Slate • Apr. 5, 2021

“Yes, fine, I may have cribbed a little bit from Westworld,” he confesses.

From The Verge • May 20, 2018

Mr. Dylan may have cribbed the first line from the traditional English folk song “Go Away From My Window,” recorded by Jeannie Robertson and John Jacob Niles, among others.

From New York Times • May 27, 2016

After all, he might have cribbed the whole thing somewhere.

From The Mind Digger by Marks, Winston K.