Don’t these performers have actual names?
He may have bought the rights to the song.
because it’s Sting’s singing on P Ditty’s recording.
That’s what sold the record, not that it was written by these song writers that the public doesn’t hear of.
“Excuse me, would you mind from now on if you called me ‘Sting’”
“F___ You! Yeah, my name’s ‘Bite’ and this is my buddy ‘Scratch’, now get me a beer, Gordy!”
“Sorry, two Coors Lights coming right up, I’m gonna grow up and be a rock star, you’ll see. Wherever you go, I’ll be watching you, I’ll be watching you!”
-Dana Carvey
They so dumb
Why doesn’t he write his own diddy? Is that too difficult for an “artist?”
Meanwhile, Maroon 5 obviously ripped off “Every Breath You Take”, but since they changed a couple notes and didn’t sample it, they pay nothing.
“Todd Gaither and Faith Evans are the only credited songwriters, so why would Diddy be paying Sting?”
The Police had 2 songwriters, Sting, and to a lesser extent, the drummer Stewart Copeland. They didn’t record any songs from outside songwriters.
So if someone else is credited, it’s because Sting or Copeland chose to use them as a proxy, or a pseudonym, both of which are sometimes done for various reasons in the music business.
Rap music overall lacks originality, and is highly derivative. Its nearly all borrowed riffs, with a different, simplistic beat overlain on top.
Reminds me of two pro athletes who signed contracts to get paid far into the future. Quarterback Steve Young signed a personal services contract with the USFL owner. He will receive over $1 million each year, until 2027. Baseball player Bobby Bonilla signed a contract with the New York Mets that will pay him over a million each year until 2035. Should he pass away before 2035, the contract is such that his heirs will receive the annual payment until 2035. Not bad, not bad at all.
Sting did the same thing to Dire Straights on “Money for Nothing”.
All he did was quote workers in his house to the band members. (”Look at that faggot” “yeah that’s his own hair”)
As part of the settlement, they recut it and Sting sang backup vocals.