And the plot thickens! The Green Brothers of Highland Park, Michigan claim that their 1996 recording “Back Pockets on the Floor” was the blueprint for General Larry Platt’s American Idol success.

In a letter to MyFox Detroit,the brothers say that the similarities between Platt’s song and their decade plus song are more than coincidence, and they want the world to see their version, reports the Huffington Post.

“This is in regaurds [sic] to the General Larry Platt “Pants on The Ground”. His song is a take off of the Green Brothers song ” Back Pockets On The Floor’,” The Green Brothers wrote in a statement uploaded to YouTube last week.

“Back Pockets On The Floor was written by G. Green and was copyrighted and recorded by the Green Brothers in 1996. The General’s song have the same intent, idea and in part the same message. YOU BE THE JUDGE AMERICA!!”