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OK, you don't have to try very hard to hear the similarities, lol.
"On The Inside" was the theme tune to Australian TV show 'Prisoner' (AKA 'Prisoner Cell Block H'). The song/theme's composer Allan Caswell certainly heard the similarities and lodged a lawsuit against Sony/ATV (his publisher) seeking unpaid royalties. Caswell lost the lawsuit.

The following passage is taken from http://tasteofcountry.com/alabama-christmas-in-dixie-lawsuit/
- - - Here's the sticky part: Caswell and Alabama are both signed to Sony labels. That means if Sony were to come after the honky tonk supergroup for royalties, it would essentially be suing itself.

"That's the problem," Caswell said. "I'm signed to Sony ATV. Alabama is signed to Sony Music. So it's all in-house. There's no incentive for them to take action. They basically can't take action because they'd be suing themselves." - - -