[CFW]

I'm glad the verdict was for Sheeran. There are just so many notes in music and just so many words in the English language. All music is influenced by music that came before so it's natural that there is going to be overlaps.

[V_TWIN]

So, your a Vanilla Ice fan then? 😏

[BlackAdderess]

I’m glad too, it didn’t sound like it and whereas the one is wedding music, the other is more like last call on Friday night

[TexasGator]

Some musical detail

[shadowlands1960]

As Tiny Tim used to say “It’s only eight notes! Eight notes!.”

[tennmountainman]

I listened to both songs a couple days ago.
I could not hear any similarities.

[escapefromboston]

Even though I agree with the verdict I wish he was found guilty anyways. He sucks

[rktman]

I’ve used many of the same notes Stevie Ray Vaughn used a lot of times. Not the same results though. Close a time or two. 🎸🔊

[skeeter]

Most famous (honest) musicians will admit they routinely riff off other artists.

[lee martell]

Sheeran is a good songwriter, but I don’t care for his singing. His voice usually sounds strained and forced out.
Kind of a “Jackson Brown” situation.
Even Elton John has remarked that he is amazed at Sheerans success as a vocalist.

[Boogieman]

“accused of copying music chords”

Freakin ridiculous. You can’t copyright chords.

[1Old Pro]

Yep

[spankalib]

This Ed Sheeren said he could do any song with 4 chords:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApQzx9PNRQk

[zeugma]

Interesting. Rick Beato had a good commentary about this a couple of days ago. Personally, I’m glad Sheeran won. Eternal copyright is not good for anyone. The song in question should have been in the public domain a decade or more ago.

[LizzieD]

Very happy this grift failed. You can like Ed Sheeran’s music - or not - but he does seem like a genuinely nice guy. If you haven’t seen this YouTube, it is really sweet. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPdm3wh-umc