Wow,Marvin’s influence extended far and wide.
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Wow,Marvin’s influence extended far and wide.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-46754883
Interesting, isn't it, that it's always those greedy, griftin' Gayes who find these ... situations. Wonder how many people of Sheeran's age have ever even heard of Marvin Gaye?
Ed Sheeran, if he were a truly talented "artist" should have known better....... Looks like he is just another pretender.
Again this is stupid. Please show exactly where in the song [[melody and chord structure ONLY) was copied from "Let's Get It On." If one of you say "listen to the bass, tempo, rhythm track, the feeling, etc." you have no argument with any merit.
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Originally Posted by bradsupremes
OK Watch! LOL!!!
Make the comparison for me, please. Using specific examples. And while you're at it, please show me where in "Blurred Lines" using the melody and chord structure only that was stolen from "Got To Give It Up."Quote:
Originally Posted by marv2
Actually, in the eyes of the law, it is an argument with merit, thanks to the ridiculous Blurred Lines decision, which saw Thicke and Pharrell losing for appropriating the feel of Got To Give It Up.
And there are closer musical similarities between Thinking Out Loud and Let's Get It On. It's clearly a nod to the Gaye song, but with an alteration of the 2nd chord in the chord progression.
Ed was also often performing Thinking Out Loud and seguing into Let's Get It On. That's how this lawsuit has come about. He effectively acknowledged its influence on his song. A stupid move.
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Originally Posted by bradsupremes
Ed Sheeran's song sounds almost just like Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get it On". When I first heard it a year ago, that was the first thought I had. Same thing happened when I heard "Blurred Lines" initially.Quote:
Originally Posted by bradsupremes
Ed Sheeran's song/video has over 2 billion views. This should be taken into account when they get to the award/settlement phase.
Some interesting facts here as it relates to Ed Sheeran:
Comparisons between songs
Mr Townsend's family were looking forward to the case being heard in court, their lawyer Pat Frank told Reuters.
They say that Sheeran and the record companies "copied the heart of Let's and repeated it continuously throughout Thinking", according to court papers filed in 2016.
In 2017 Sheeran settled a $20m copyright infringement claim against him in the US, over his hit song Photograph.
Songwriters Thomas Leonard and Martin Harrington had sued the singer in 2016, claiming his hit ballad had a similar structure to their song Amazing.
Also in 2017, the team behind TLC's 1999 single No Scrubs were given writing credits on Ed Sheeran's Shape of You. It came after critics and fans made comparisons between elements of the songs.
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Anybody who listens to "Thinking Out Loud" knows it cribs the hell out of "Let's Get It On". Even with changes in chord structure. For the record, I like both songs.Quote:
Originally Posted by marv2
But you never know how these things will turn out. If Tom Petty beat Sam Smith over "Stay With Me" sounding like "I Won't Back Down" and Phil Spector beat George Harrison over "He's So Fine" and "My Sweet Lord" [[both of which I thought were generous jury verdicts), I can see the Gayes winning this.
I'm still wondering how Chris Stapleton absolutely stole the music for his "Tennessee Whiskey" cover from Etta James' "I'd Rather Go Blind" without attribution to Billy Foster & Ellington Jordan. Surprised that hasn't been in court yet.
I called it when I said "I wonder who the Gaye's will sue next?"
It may someday come to court. These guys need to stop stealing and come up with their own stuff! How stupid is it to steal from extremely well known classic material and think you'll get away with it. I don't find people that do this talented or honest at all! They make all the money can off of someone else creation and give no credit to the originator whatsoever!Quote:
Originally Posted by Jerry Oz
It is actually Ed Townsend's family. Remember him?Quote:
Originally Posted by marybrewster
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6qAUpN2ge8
Ed Townsend's family is suing... Ed Townsend's family.
Marvin's family ain't said sh*t.
You have Phil Spector on the wrong side as he had nothing to do with "He's so Fine" by The Chiffons. He did, however, produce George Harrison's "My Sweet Lord" [[a song which was first recorded by Billy Preston).Quote:
Originally Posted by Jerry Oz
Thanks for the correction, mysterysinger.Quote:
Originally Posted by mysterysinger
I think that it is really evil that these young punks wait until these men have died and then go and steal their work and make millions from it! I don't like it.Quote:
Originally Posted by midnightman
As usual when dealing with those greedy, griftin' Gayes most of the comments are from posters I ignore. SCORE! #savingtime. Anyhoo, it's pretty much impossible that, 50 years on, a young songwriter sat down, thought "I'm gonna rip off Marvin Gaye!!!" and proceeded to do so. It's utterly absurd. And damaging to Gaye's honor. Get jobs, Gayes. Do something positive in the world. Be gracious and thankful when your imaginations lead you to think a contemporary songwriter echoes your moneymaker. Ask Diana Ross for advice if you need. Will they sue me for copying an MG song with this post? Probably. Let's get it on!!
You'd be crying and wetting yourself if someone was stealing from Diana Ross. That will never happen because she has never written anything. She is not creative, so no worries. I applaud the Gayes and the Townsends for doing the right thing!Quote:
Originally Posted by PeaceNHarmony
Ed Sheehan called Diana Ross the Queen once [[like John Legend)Quote:
Originally Posted by marv2
That did it for Marv.
2 billion views on YouTube turns into about $10
Aretha Franklin was the one and only Queen of Music, so go back to sleep and trying dreaming of something snarky and clever to say next time.Quote:
Originally Posted by jobeterob
I have yet to be provided with specific examples in "Thinking Out Loud" and "Blurred Lines" that were direct, note-for-note, same chord structure copies from the two Marvin Gaye songs...
Bingo! You got that right.Quote:
Originally Posted by marybrewster
lol!! . Can you imagine a song emulating LOVE HANGOVER or UPSIDE DOWN to this degree being received with just a shrug. :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by marv2
I did not know that George Harrison had provided Billy Preston with this tune
https://www.youtube.com
/watch?v=mabaEff0s-E
Interesting . I see why George said if anything it's based on OH HAPPY DAY.
My final message to everyone in this thread:
https://media.giphy.com/media/hdCVcfA6YOTKg/giphy.gif
Lol! :) :)Quote:
Originally Posted by midnightman
Well I Don’t wanna start up any war again, but I don’t hear anything of let’s get it on in that song! To me that song sounds almost like country rock but with the usual meandering vocal which is the style nowadays.
That's because there aren't any. But, as I said earlier, the chord progression in the former is pretty much the same as Let's Get It On with one exception. The rhythmic movement of the backing music is similar too. Considering his live performances of the song often incorporating Let's Get It On, you've got a pretty strong case for a lawsuit.Quote:
Originally Posted by bradsupremes
Robin and Pharrell got done for stealing a vibe. That's a precedent, and a very dangerous one. But I can tell you why Robin and Pharrell lost the Blurred Lines case. From what I read about the case at the time, both came across as arrogrant in their testimonies. Not something that's going to endear you to a dury.
As a slight aside, Ed Sheeran has become a very derivative songwriter. Pretty easy to reference the songs he's nicking.
One thing that might be worth noting. Many of the great composers, Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, Rossini, copied Works from their own and others’ compositions many many times. The great film composer Enio Moriconne has plagiarized himself a number of times though I don’t think he’s ever been accused of plagiarizing copyright works, he has lifted melodies from classical music such as Wagner and Beethoven and included it in his spaghetti western soundtracks. There is a line somewhere where they say you have to be a genius to know how to copy things the right way and get away with it. I don’t remember the exact quote but it’s something like that.
Aretha will go down in history as one of the greats. She was a writer, producer and one of the great voices of our lifetime. Diane is none of those things. Def not a threat.Quote:
Originally Posted by marv2