Franz Ferdinand 2014 hit "Take Me Out" has been plagiarized by no other than Grammy winner Pharrell Williams, claimed by the band's frontman Alex Kapranos.

The singer accused the acclaimed producer of "using" a riff without permission from the band for a new single he has written for Paloma Faith.

Pharrell, fresh from a Grammy win for Best Non-Traditional Producer of the Year, has worked with Faith for the song "Can't Rely on You," the first track from the London singer's new LP "A Perfect Contradiction."

Instead of filing in court, Kapranos took to twitter his complaint for all to read. He wrote: " Hey @Pharrell - I love your tunes. If you want to borrow a riff, just ask..." before posting a link of Paloma Faith's latest single.

Kapranos followed it up with another implied tweet: "Let's Hope It's a hit. Then again..."

It can be recalled that this is not the first case where Pharrell's originality has been questioned. Even before Alex Kapranos' twitter posts, the N.E.R.D. singer is sued over by Marvin Gaye's estate for his Robin Thicke's number 1 hit "Blurred Lines." The song was not dissimilar to Gaye's soulful number "Got to Give It Up."

Pharrell defended his song on the red carpet during a Calvin Klein event. He got technical with Associated Press by explaining: "Gaye "is the king of all kings, so let's be clear about that. And we take our hats off to him, but anybody that plays music and reads music, just simply go to the piano and play the two. One's minor and one's major. And not even in the same key."

Though Franz Ferdinand's Alex Kapranos cleared up his tweets that he is not accusing anyone, the implication is pretty clear.

Pharrell or Paloma Faith has yet to respond.