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Post subject: The most stolen song in the history of music
Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2014 6:42 pm
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this is mind a wrecker

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Post subject: Re: The most stolen song in the history of music
Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2014 7:08 pm
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Well, I think the lesson is that, if you're writing a song and want to be original don't use the E-B-C#-A chord progression, but if you want a hit song you should
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Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2014 7:26 pm
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That's hilarious, in a cynical sort of way. :?

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Post subject: Re: The most stolen song in the history of music
Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2014 7:49 pm
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The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Led Zep, Cream and so many others all covered American blues and rock and roll performers to hone their chops so to speak. But, it has got to be pretty embarrassing when any artist gets caught using another artist work without their approval, wait, they ripped off other artists, they can't be embarrassed, too greedy :lol:

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Post subject: Re: The most stolen song in the history of music
Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2014 8:13 pm
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Well there are millions of songs out there, unless you do something really unorthodox, there's a big chance you have the same chord progressions as thousands of others ;)


This is more interesting I think..
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Post subject: Re: The most stolen song in the history of music
Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2014 9:40 pm
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I'm gonna go with Patty Hill and Mildred J. Hill's 'Happy Birthday' song (1893)...

I was gonna go with 'White Christmas', but even Muslims and Jews sing Happy Birthday... :lol: :lol:

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Post subject: Re: The most stolen song in the history of music
Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2014 11:38 pm
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Solid Body Love Songs wrote:
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Hmm, so the Beatles ripped off Journey to write & record Let it Be?
I know it's got tongue in cheek to a degree--but why not say that the other songs ripped off the oldest song?
(I didn't watch the whole thing so I don't know if there's an older song.)

This is the same idea, and funnier...

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Post subject: Re: The most stolen song in the history of music
Posted: Wed Jan 15, 2014 1:59 am
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The Pachabel rant vid was a good one.

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Post subject: Re: The most stolen song in the history of music
Posted: Wed Jan 15, 2014 9:46 am
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Actually, George Harrison was sued over the song "My Sweet Lord" because it was a total ripoff of "He's So Fine". He lost.


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Post subject: Re: The most stolen song in the history of music
Posted: Wed Jan 15, 2014 3:51 pm
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I remember the Rolling Stones in the 1990's being sued by k.d. lang for "Anybody Seen My Baby". I think the Stones just gave in on the case.

"Stairway to Heaven" sounds like a Spirit song, for a couple bars.

There's a zillion songs that sound like Chuck Berry. Chuck must have heard Willie Dixon at some time, which might have come from Ray Brown or Charles Mingus. Maybe the whole thing goes back to Louis Armstrong.

That pic of Ah Ha! is so bad.


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Post subject: Re: The most stolen song in the history of music
Posted: Wed Jan 15, 2014 4:01 pm
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zontar wrote:
Solid Body Love Songs wrote:
this is mind a wrecker


Hmm, so the Beatles ripped off Journey to write & record Let it Be?
I know it's got tongue in cheek to a degree--but why not say that the other songs ripped off the oldest song?
(I didn't watch the whole thing so I don't know if there's an older song.)


The guys who actually recorded that never actually implied that any song was stealing from another, but they've had their compilation used on this persons video. It was just a cool demonstration of that common chord progression we all know so well. In fact even this persons video doesn't actually imply that any one song is stealing from the other and it's obvious that they are not anywhere near chronological order. No one is trying to accuse The Beatles of ripping anyone else off here.

Incidentally this is a great party trick, chopping and changing between lots of famous songs, people who don't understand music really love it :lol:


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Post subject: Re: The most stolen song in the history of music
Posted: Wed Jan 15, 2014 6:26 pm
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WildintheStreets wrote:
I remember the Rolling Stones in the 1990's being sued by k.d. lang for "Anybody Seen My Baby". I think the Stones just gave in on the case.

"Stairway to Heaven" sounds like a Spirit song, for a couple bars.

There's a zillion songs that sound like Chuck Berry. Chuck must have heard Willie Dixon at some time, which might have come from Ray Brown or Charles Mingus. Maybe the whole thing goes back to Louis Armstrong.

That pic of Ah Ha! is so bad.


Hey, most of the Chuck Berry's songs start in the same way as well :lol: The other day while I was listening to an album of his I go - "oooh yeah Johnny Be Good.. wait..nah..". Next song "ok this is it, GO JOHNNY GO..erm..ok..still not the one". After a couple more times it was Johnny time at last :lol:

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Post subject: Re: The most stolen song in the history of music
Posted: Wed Jan 15, 2014 10:04 pm
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zontar wrote:
Hmm, so the Beatles ripped off Journey to write & record Let it Be?
I know it's got tongue in cheek to a degree--but why not say that the other songs ripped off the oldest song?
(I didn't watch the whole thing so I don't know if there's an older song.)

In that video, Waltzing Matilda.
Of course, Pachebel's Canon in D is also a I-V-vi-IV chord progression.
Clearly plagiarizing Miley Cyrus' Wrecking Ball.


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Post subject: Re: The most stolen song in the history of music
Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2014 3:57 pm
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That's pretty cool.

The chord progression doesn't always mean you
need to have the same melodies either.

Makes one wonder how many songs like 'Johnny B Goode' are around using the basic I-IV-V progression.

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Post subject: Re: The most stolen song in the history of music
Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2014 1:15 am
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modwiz wrote:
The Pachabel rant vid was a good one.


+1 :lol:

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