Yes I think both those songs are really completely different. The only thing that is similar is the falsetto singing. Just what exactly are they saying is similar? The melodies are completely different, the chords are different, Gayes song uses an A-D-E chord structure, “Blurred lines” on the other hand is using two chords G and D with a descending bass riff after the D, this is a completely ridiculous ruling. I mean I can think of a million songs that sound more like “Got to give it up” than this, first and foremost being “Emotional rescue” by the Rolling stones. What gets me is why isn’t Ed Sheerhan being sued for BLATANTLY copying “Let’s get it on”? by Gaye? Sheerhans song “Thinking out loud” is so identical that it fits perfectly with “Let’s get it on” when you play them on top of each other. I looked up his writing credits and he doesn’t credit Gaye at all so where is the lawsuit? This is an open and shut case, it’s like someone taking a Stevie Wonder song and replacing the lyrics.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Gd1I3DmEd4
Whoa, going to go listen to Sheerhan now.
I didn’t know about the six note rule but if it’s the six+ boring notes before that compelling descending bass riff, who cares? The part on both songs that is sung is absolutely different.
Maybe the Gaye family will wait til the $7 million is spent and then go sue Sheerhan.
Omg. You are not kidding. That Sheerhan song IS “Let’s Get It On.” The vocals are quite different but if you could hear the karaoke version it would be identical. I was just listening (ok, a little singing) in my mind to Gaye’s iconic track while playing Sheerhan’s video and I became embarrassed for him (or whoever wrote it). Did they plagiarize, or just think they came up themselves with that??? Because it IS “Let’s Get It On.”
And that song = sex. So using the whole of that song will make your own new vocal sound subliminally sexy. Not fair!