what should I do if I'm in the process of writing a song and I've just realized that the part I'm at is basically a ripoff of one of my favorite artists? should I keep it as is and call it a "quote" or try to re-write the part entirely? (really struggling to avoid hearing the quote when trying to continue the song)
there's really only one viable option here: try to make yours better than theirs. Their melody worked great for them, but for your song there's gonna be an even better option