I just played both videos (The current uncensored “Blurred Lines” and Marvin doing “Gotta Give it Up” on Soul Train.
TOTAL Theft and plagiarism, IMHO.
And I am a songwriter. I struggle with every song I write to make sure that I didn’t somehow hear the melody somewhere.
Totally wrong, there were no naked girls in the Marvin Gaye song.
I could write somr lyrics but i would have to steal the music. Lol
Are you kidding me? Marvin Gaye’s song had NO melody to speak of. It’s not even close...
It was a similar rhythm, at best...but, Blurred Lines is a FAR BETTER song.. Different words, different melody..
If THIS is an infringement, then... OMG... virtually EVERY song is a copy of some other song.
I simply cannot believe this ruling...
I really have to do what you did. I loved that song, blurred lines (yeah, yeah, I know it’s real fresh and the vid is not safe for work, or mom, or children but I still loved it) but I don’t know (or don’t think I know) the Marvin Gaye tune.
But I do love Marvin Gaye, he did some iconic work that will never be topped.
So, I’ll remember what you said and watch it soonest.
To me they seem to have more of a similar feel than being a note for note copy, different melody and chords. That Ed Sheerhan song “Thinking out loud” though, my God, why isn’t that dork getting his arse sued off? That’s almost an identical copy of Marvin Gayes song “What’s going on”. First time I heard it I was wondering if this kid was simply rapping lyrics over a recording of “What’s going on” I couldn’t believe it was actually being considered an original song of his. What is it anyway with plagiarism and Marvin Gaye anyway? The sad part about all this is Gayes daughter Nona is a complete jerk, never worked a single day in her life because of daddy and compared Pharrel to a slave master “holding her in chains”. Holding her in chains? Because he wrote a song that sounds slightly like her daddys? Amazing how nobody says anything when a rich black woman says crap like that. She makes another $7 million for doing absolutely nothing, and she is held in bondage by chains. Look at this crap...
“Gaye’s daughter, Nona Gaye, wept as the verdict was read and later told reporters, “Right now, I feel free. Free from ... Pharrell Williams’ and Robin Thicke’s chains and what they tried to keep on us and the lies that were told.”
Oh boo hoo hoo hoo!! Can you imagine if someone like Lisa Marie Presley said something like that?
Oh wait duh...I meant Gayes song “Lets get it on” not “Whats going on”.....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj4UkXRlJBw
The only reason I can think of why he got away with this is he already has Gaye credited/paid.
Wow Gaye isn’t credited. I can’t believe this, how is this kid not getting his butt sued off?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thinking_Out_Loud_%28Ed_Sheeran_song%29