> Even such,
> just because you hear an influence, doesn't mean something
> was "lifted" per se.
That's right. But similar musical structure, i.e. similar chords and melody are more than an "influence".
Listen to Thunder Road at 1:49 min and sing along "Like a bat out of hell I'll be gone when the morning comes [etc.]". Hell, it's even in the same key.
Influence or lifted?