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Did Nickelback Steal “Rockstar”?

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I never thought I would say this but I think I might agree with Nickleback on this. TLDR some guy/band is suing Nickleback because they had a song called “Rockstar”, knew some label people, had their song circling around, blablabla and suspect Nickelback lifted their tune. I’ve been a bit lazy lately and skimmed through the tracks and I’m not sure there’s a case here. Well, I guess if I were

Here’s some more in depth info written by someone who has invested in this a little more: https://blabbermouth.net/news/nickelback-fires-back-at-texas-singer-over-rockstar-copyright-infringement-lawsuit/

Here are the two songs:

 

 

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Seal vs. Nickelback

Chris Brown Sued for $1.5 Million For “Privacy”

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Chris Brown is at it again (see bottom of post for more Chris Brown).

Chris Brown is being sued for US$1.5 million after he allegedly infringed on the copyright of Tight Up Skirt — a song recorded in 1997 by veteran Dancehall artist Red Rat. The popular American singer had used a vocal interpolation of Red Rat’s hit song in the 2017 mega-hit Privacy. – DancehallMag

The songs “share a similar primary identifying feature,” the plaintiff elaborates, in the form of “a melody containing the lyrics ‘Hey you girl inna di tight upskirt’” (in “Tight Up Skirt” [Red Rat] ) and “‘Hey you girl without a tight up skirt’” (in “Privacy” [Chris Brown]), according to the filing. – Digital Music News

Have a listen!

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will.i.am vs. Arty & Mat Zo

 

 

 

 

Whitney Houston’s “The Greatest Love of All” Lifted From Gordon Lightfoot

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I thought I was going crazy again. But nope. This is why I’m still running this site. Here’s a song by Gordon Lightfoot from 1970 called “If You Could Read My Mind”. The chorus… that chorus… where have I heard that before? Ah, yes. It’s Whitney Houston’s 1985 “The Greatest Love of All”. But wait… that recording is a cover? The original was recorded in 1977 by George Benson for a Muhammad Ali documentary called “The Greatest”. And the song was actually written by composer Michael Masser. And it turns out Lightfoot actually sued Masser in 1987.

In 1987, Lightfoot filed a lawsuit against Michael Masser, the composer of Whitney Houston’s hit “The Greatest Love of All”, alleging plagiarism of 24 bars of “If You Could Read My Mind”; the transitional section that begins “I decided long ago never to walk in anyone’s shadow” of the Masser song has the same melody as “I never thought I could act this way and I got to say that I just don’t get it; I don’t know where we went wrong but the feeling’s gone and I just can’t get it back” of Lightfoot’s song. Lightfoot has stated that he dropped the lawsuit when he felt it was having a negative effect on the singer Houston because the lawsuit was about the writer and not her. He also said that he did not want people to think that he had stolen his melody from Masser. The case was settled out of court, and Masser issued a public apology.
– source: wikipedia

I guess in those days it took a lot longer for a song to make the rounds. These days fans immediately jump to social media to point these things out. Anyway, have a listen!



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Whitney Houston vs. X-Men Theme

Lady Gaga vs. Whitney Houston

Natalie La Rose vs. Whitney Houston vs. LMFAO