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(46,327 posts) Mon Oct 6, 2014, 12:47 PM Oct 2014

Four famous music moments that are ripoffs...

Chuck Berry ripped off "Johnny Be Goode," Johnny Cash ripped off "Folsom Prison Blues," Dick Dale ripped off "Miser Lou," and Michael Jackson ripped off Bob Fosse.

http://www.cracked.com/blog/4-great-moments-in-music-you-didnt-realize-were-ripoffs/?wa_user1=4&wa_user2=Music&wa_user3=blog&wa_user4=feature_module

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Four famous music moments that are ripoffs... (Original Post) Archae Oct 2014 OP

Bob Fosse's moves in that dance scene are incredible. Aristus Oct 2014 #1

Blurred Lines was a Marvin Gaye ripoff. KamaAina Oct 2014 #2

Thicke also admitted that he didn't really co-write it with Pharrell rocktivity Oct 2014 #3

I believe... tonedevil Oct 2014 #4

Which he will no doubt attribute to booze and Vicodin rocktivity Oct 2014 #5

DUzy! KamaAina Oct 2014 #8

Chuck Berry wrote "Johnny Be Goode" panader0 Oct 2014 #6

In the article it shows who Chuck Berry ripped off. Archae Oct 2014 #7

Obviously NewJeffCT Oct 2014 #13

from this to that orleans Oct 2014 #9

Flash Gordon vs Big O sakabatou Oct 2014 #10

Bill Kirchen ripped 'em all off OakCliffDem Oct 2014 #11

Canned Heat ripped off Henry Thomas hobbit709 Oct 2014 #12

OK, what's the difference between a rip off and a homage? nt MrScorpio Oct 2014 #14

A few hundred clicks, at least. jobycom Oct 2014 #15

I think it's a matter of honesty of the artist. progressoid Oct 2014 #16

Aristus

(66,369 posts)

1. Bob Fosse's moves in that dance scene are incredible.

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Mon Oct 6, 2014, 01:18 PM

Oct 2014

Michael Jackson ripped him off, but he ripped Fosse off accurately, at least.

My parents took me to see "The Little Prince" when I was five or so. I didn't understand why he was calling himself a snake when he was actually a kinda creepy guy. Not all kids are able to suspend disbelief...

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)

2. Blurred Lines was a Marvin Gaye ripoff.

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Mon Oct 6, 2014, 04:45 PM

Oct 2014

Robin Thicke has basically admitted as much.

rocktivity

(44,576 posts)

3. Thicke also admitted that he didn't really co-write it with Pharrell

Reply to KamaAina (Reply #2)

Mon Oct 6, 2014, 08:22 PM

Oct 2014

once Gaye's estate filed suit:

“I was high on vicodin and alcohol when I showed up at the studio. So my recollection is when we made the song, I thought I wanted — I — I wanted to be more involved than I actually was by the time, nine months later, it became a huge hit and I wanted credit. So I started kind of convincing myself that I was a little more part of it than I was and I — because I didn’t want him — I wanted some credit for this big hit. But the reality is, is that Pharrell had the beat and he wrote almost every single part of the song...

“Pharrell and I were in the studio and I told him that one of my favorite songs of all time was Marvin Gaye’s Got to Give It Up. I was like, ‘Damn, we should make something like that, something with that groove.’ Then he started playing a little something and we literally wrote the song in about a half hour and recorded it...”

rocktivity

tonedevil

(3,022 posts)

4. I believe...

Reply to rocktivity (Reply #3)

Mon Oct 6, 2014, 09:56 PM

Oct 2014

he has signed up to play both Milli and Vanilli in the made for TV movie.

rocktivity

(44,576 posts)

5. Which he will no doubt attribute to booze and Vicodin

Reply to tonedevil (Reply #4)

Mon Oct 6, 2014, 10:03 PM

Oct 2014

when their estates file suit.

rocktivity

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)

8. DUzy!

Reply to tonedevil (Reply #4)

Mon Oct 6, 2014, 11:15 PM

Oct 2014

Welcome to DU!

panader0

(25,816 posts)

6. Chuck Berry wrote "Johnny Be Goode"

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Mon Oct 6, 2014, 10:05 PM

Oct 2014

So why is it a rip-off? Serious question.
Also, Led Zep is being sued by the band Spirit for ripping off "Stairway to Heaven"
Don't forget George Harrison got sued and lost for "my Sweet Lord", a "He's so Fine" rip-off.

Archae

(46,327 posts)

7. In the article it shows who Chuck Berry ripped off.

Reply to panader0 (Reply #6)

Mon Oct 6, 2014, 10:15 PM

Oct 2014

This guy:

Cracked.com in other articles showed how Led Zeppelin ripped off people, and so on.

http://www.cracked.com/article_18500_the-5-most-famous-musicians-who-are-thieving-bastards.html

http://www.cracked.com/article_19848_7-famous-musicians-who-stole-some-their-biggest-hits.html

NewJeffCT

(56,828 posts)

13. Obviously

Reply to panader0 (Reply #6)

Tue Oct 7, 2014, 08:51 AM

Oct 2014

Chuck Berry stole it from Marty McFly and his cousin, Marvin Berry.

orleans

(34,051 posts)

9. from this to that

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Mon Oct 6, 2014, 11:22 PM

Oct 2014

from this

to that

sakabatou

(42,152 posts)

10. Flash Gordon vs Big O

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Tue Oct 7, 2014, 05:39 AM

Oct 2014

OakCliffDem

(1,274 posts)

11. Bill Kirchen ripped 'em all off

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Tue Oct 7, 2014, 06:18 AM

Oct 2014

hobbit709

(41,694 posts)

12. Canned Heat ripped off Henry Thomas

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Tue Oct 7, 2014, 07:58 AM

Oct 2014

MrScorpio

(73,631 posts)

14. OK, what's the difference between a rip off and a homage? nt

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Tue Oct 7, 2014, 10:40 AM

Oct 2014

jobycom

(49,038 posts)

15. A few hundred clicks, at least.

Reply to MrScorpio (Reply #14)

Tue Oct 7, 2014, 11:20 AM

Oct 2014

No one clicks on a link where an artist is accused of honoring another artist. But claim a popular star ripped off someone, and the clicks are endless.

progressoid

(49,990 posts)

16. I think it's a matter of honesty of the artist.

Reply to MrScorpio (Reply #14)

Tue Oct 7, 2014, 01:19 PM

Oct 2014

Of course, people want to believe that creating art, music etc is a solo act. But there is far more complex than that.

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