>>12436440It was legal because it was an original rendition of the song, with the same front man but different backup band. If you listen to both versions back-to-back, you can identify the differences but they're very minor, and I guess enough to avoid legal issues.
>>12436447Lol. It's a true story, but if it helps I only have 4 friends. We've been close for nearly two decades though, and I don't really have the desire to make any more.