May 21, 201412 yr Author Chuck Berry sued the Beach Boys and was awarded money, royalties, and writing credit for their song "Surfin' USA", which had pretty clearly been directly taken from his song " ".
May 21, 201412 yr Bob Dylan or whoever owns the rights to his tunes sued Hootie and the Blowfish over their song "Only Wanna Be with You."
May 21, 201412 yr Author The Hollies successfully sued Radiohead for using the chord progression and melody from their 1974 song " " when they recorded their 1992 hit "Creep".
May 21, 201412 yr Bob Dylan or whoever owns the rights to his tunes sued Hootie and the Blowfish over their song "Only Wanna Be with You." Just because he said he was "tangled up in blue"? (My absolute favorite Bob Dylan song, btw)
May 21, 201412 yr Author Just because he said he was "tangled up in blue"? (My absolute favorite Bob Dylan song, btw) ...I don't know if I could make that decision even if there was a gun stuck to my head. "Tangled Up In Blue"? "Don't Think Twice, It's Alright"? "Most Of The Time"? "Buckets Of Rain"? Wow...I don't know if I could do it.
May 21, 201412 yr Author How about the Rolling Stones? Their manager Allen Klein (who owns the rights to all of the Stones pre-1970 recordings) successfully sued The Verve for using a sample of an orchestral cover of their song "The Last Time" to make their big hit "Bitter Sweet Symphony". Rolling Stones "The Last Time" (1965) The Andrew Oldham Orchestra "The Last Time - from The Rolling Stones Songbook" (1966) The Verve "Bitter Sweet Symphony" (1997)
May 21, 201412 yr How about the Rolling Stones? Their manager Allen Klein (who owns the rights to all of the Stones pre-1970 recordings) successfully sued The Verve for using a sample of an orchestral cover of their song "The Last Time" to make their big hit "Bitter Sweet Symphony". Rolling Stones "The Last Time" (1965) The Andrew Oldham Orchestra "The Last Time - from The Rolling Stones Songbook" (1966) The Verve "Bitter Sweet Symphony" (1997) I'd heard that before, but have never heard that 1966 orchestra version. Now it makes sense.
May 21, 201412 yr Author John Fogerty had a lawsuit that made it all the way to the US Supreme Court in 1993. He was sued by Fantasy Records, who owns the rights to all of Creedence Clearwater Revival's music. Fogerty ended up settling out of court for "ripping off" a song that he had personally written, but no longer owned the rights to. John Fogerty "The Old Man Down The Road" (1985)
May 21, 201412 yr Lawyers for the band Spiritsay the Led Zeppelin song's introduction sounds a lot like Spirit's 1968 instrumental track Taurus. What do you think? Led Zeppelin accused of stealing 'Stairway to Heaven' intro
May 21, 201412 yr A few similar chords does not a "rip off" make. I'd be embarrassed to claim "rip off" if they did, because the result is heads and shoulders above what was "ripped off."
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