Anton Savage discussed musical plagiarism on Savage Sunday - listen back here:
As Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines" continues to dominate the charts, war continues between Thicke and Marvin Gaye’s family over a possible copyright infringement.
Does Thicke's "Blurred Lines" ‘borrow’ too much from Gaye's "Got To Give It Up"? Have a listen below and let us know your thoughts:
Copyright infringement disputes are not uncommon in the music industry. A lot of songs sound like other songs.
Here are a few of our picks:
The Chiffons ‘He’s So Fine’ vs George Harrison ‘My Sweet Lord’
George Harrison was found guilty of ‘subconscious plagiarism’ after court action was taken by The Chiffons’ record label.
Joe Satriani ‘If I Could Fly’ vs Coldplay ‘Viva La Vida’
Coldplay are believed to have paid an undisclosed sum of money to Joe Satriani after the guitarist claimed Coldplay had ripped off significant portions of his song "If I Could Fly" in "Viva La Vida”.
Queen & Bowie "Under Pressure” vs Vanilla Ice “Ice Ice Baby”
Vanilla Ice settled out of court with Queen and David Bowie for an undisclosed sum after it came to light that he had sampled Queen and David Bowie’s “Under Pressure”, without consent or license, for his number one hit, “Ice Ice Baby”
What other songs sound like something else? Let us know.
