If anyone was being ripped of it was probably Andy Summers, who probably came up with the riff. But I don't think either of them consider this a ripoff.
Per wiki...
“According to Nicks, the title came from a conversation she had with Tom Petty’s first wife, Jane, about the couple’s first meeting. Jane said they met “at the age of seventeen”, but Jane’s strong Southern accent made it sound like “edge of seventeen” to Nicks. She liked the sound of the phrase so much that she told Jane she would write a song for it and give her credit for the inspiration.[3]”
nick bites the bag.
yoko ono too
She sounds like Jerry Lewis singing to me. Never could stand her.
Not even the same chord progression. ‘Edge’ is just a VI-VII-i. Don’t hear the rip off.
Yeah, that was Andy’s work and Sting, the least talented member of the Police, who nailed the vocals on Bring on the Night.
The Police may have inspired her, but it is not ripped off from the Police.
Musicians all rip each other off. Music lawsuits are stupid. Beethoven, Bach and several other classical composers if reincarnated could sue everybody.
I don’t really notice any similarities between the songs and just listened to the police song for the first time and hopefully the last
The two songs have nothing in common. The hype machine is working overtime.
I am glad I was drawn to art instead of music.
By 1979, I was busy with our new born baby in our apartment overseas and working alternating shifts in the USAF.
I see many of FR's curmudgeons have found this thread to vent their disapproval.
That's OK. When I was a young teen, I had a mad, mad crush on Nicks (who didn't). She was a freakin' smokeshow!
Interesting bit of trivia. During the Bella Donna tour (1981) her father chaperoned her in a herculean effort to keep her away from drugs.
Here he introduces her on stage.
Gold Dust Woman ~ STEVIE NICKS White Wing Dove - 1981
Good job dad!
Just so you might think I have something against the Police, I like these a whole lot.
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
Roxanne
Every Breath You Take
Don't Stand So Close To Me
Speaking of riffs - just watched “The Wrecking Crew” on Prime - lots of good music and things I never knew...
So THAT’s what “defund the police” means.
Yes, the drum intro (hi-hat 16th notes and bass drum on the “and” of 1 and 3) are the same, and the guitar 16th-note intro is very similar. This was intentional and has been known since the song came out, of course. (the great Russ Kunkel on that drum track)