Robin Thicke vs. Marvin Gaye's Estate
Robin Thicke Sues Marvin Gaye's Family
Have you heard about this? Marvin Gaye's Estate believes that "Blurred Lines" sounds too similar to "Got To Give It Up". Apparently they were going to claim copyright infringement unless a settlement was made. So, Thicke and the other writers sued Gaye's Estate to protect them from said suit.
Yeah, it's crazy. But let's be honest. Thicke's song may sound like Gaye's but they are not the same song. You have to listen closely to figure this out.
And besides, what type of precedent would this become if Gaye won this suit? Would anyone who's song sounded the same as another be able to sue? The roots of "He's So Fine" vs. "My Sweet Lord" are alive and well.
There are plenty of songs that sound alike but aren't really alike, if you catch my drift. I was just thinking of the Hollies "Long Cool Woman" which could be any CCR song. But not really.
So, I'm reluctantly siding with Thicke on this one, even though I feel the Gaye Estate's pain.
But this is the strangest musical lawsuit I've seen in ages. At least since Saul Zaentz sued John Fogerty because he said "Old Man Down The Road" sounded like "Run Through The Jungle". Fogerty had to take the stand to defend his own songs. And he won. Now in 2013 that case and the Harrison one are back in my thoughts. Odd.
Have you heard about this? Marvin Gaye's Estate believes that "Blurred Lines" sounds too similar to "Got To Give It Up". Apparently they were going to claim copyright infringement unless a settlement was made. So, Thicke and the other writers sued Gaye's Estate to protect them from said suit.
Yeah, it's crazy. But let's be honest. Thicke's song may sound like Gaye's but they are not the same song. You have to listen closely to figure this out.
And besides, what type of precedent would this become if Gaye won this suit? Would anyone who's song sounded the same as another be able to sue? The roots of "He's So Fine" vs. "My Sweet Lord" are alive and well.
There are plenty of songs that sound alike but aren't really alike, if you catch my drift. I was just thinking of the Hollies "Long Cool Woman" which could be any CCR song. But not really.
So, I'm reluctantly siding with Thicke on this one, even though I feel the Gaye Estate's pain.
But this is the strangest musical lawsuit I've seen in ages. At least since Saul Zaentz sued John Fogerty because he said "Old Man Down The Road" sounded like "Run Through The Jungle". Fogerty had to take the stand to defend his own songs. And he won. Now in 2013 that case and the Harrison one are back in my thoughts. Odd.
posted by Tom Lane at 4:14 AM
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