Posted on 10/14/2023 10:41:18 AM PDT by nickcarraway
LOL, no. It was sampled in a song that his friends made about Biggy Smalls/Notorious BIG AFTER he died. So it wasn't his song, it was about him.
That song was on TV commercial recently for a internet search engine.
Drake just sampled something from the PetShop Boys. West End girls. They are mad
Sting - Shaggy
That's disingenuous. Sting had great jazz musicians on his solo albums, as well as collaborating with Eric Clapton, Charles Azvanour, Cheb Mami, Herbie Hancock, and many others.
Sting sold off his rights, so I doubt he could control that.
Who is mad, Pet Shop Boys, or the West End Girls.
Drake should respond to them: "But you don't even like girls."
It’s after the 2 minute mark. I keep seeing people say that Drake’s use is “fair use” but I don’t think it works that way. It is clear with no doubt that he was copying Petshop Boys
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPdLz75ds4Q
Here is the original. Should Drake pay Petshop Boys ? Absolutely.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3j2NYZ8FKs
Rolling Stone made millions off The Verve’s Bittersweet Symphony because of The Last Time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdFQtbXAWdc
There’s 1000s of songs that use that same 1-6-4-5 pattern.
Stand By Me is just one of them.
I’d tell Copeland that the groove IS the relentless steady- ness of the bear. It develops an intensity that underscores the stalker like fixation in the song. A hell of a lot of pro and amateur recording engineers consider it a near perfect recording.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.