basis for a lawsuit I suppose
only when Haywood gets out of court with Blood Sweat & Tears
― Dominique, Tuesday, 15 September 2015 16:43 (eight years ago) link
This song is so many other songs it could single handedly clog the courts. Reminds me of the DJ Shadow frustration/surrender that you can only split a song's royalties 50/50 once.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 15 September 2015 17:13 (eight years ago) link
MJ's "Jam" more than anything else imo... same hook.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbHI1yI1Ndk
And anyone defending it hasn't had enough James Brown in their lives to recognize utter vanillatude when it's staring them square in the face.
― Adam J Duncan, Wednesday, 16 September 2015 17:06 (eight years ago) link
(sorry, combined... nickB's otm for overall structure)
― Adam J Duncan, Wednesday, 16 September 2015 17:16 (eight years ago) link
It's a better song than "Living in America"
― best beloved george benson (The Reverend), Wednesday, 16 September 2015 19:42 (eight years ago) link
what became of that whole "suing songs for being vague soundalikes" thing? I wasn't really following. Was the decision upheld? Have loads of people followed suit? Could massive attack sue over this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhc7Gqr1SwM
― the siteban for the hilarious 'lbzc' dom ips (wins), Wednesday, 16 September 2015 20:13 (eight years ago) link