The resemblance is so evident, interesting how Shakira chose not to address it directly and say that it "came to her". A pity. Thanks for the insights on this controversial song.

There's also another effect we don't usually talk about. This is when musicians borrow from others without knowing it. It's called cryptomnesia.

Maybe you'd be interested in reading my article about it:

https://medium.com/p/12a5e567605f

I wonder if today's technology can help us spot these plagiarism before the release of the song so we don't have any legal issues after the official launch.