Get Free v. Creep v. Air That I Breathe

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Get Free v. Creep v. Air That I Breathe Jan 23, 2018 9:47:22 GMT -5

Post by robeiae on Jan 23, 2018 9:47:22 GMT -5

Interesting piece about song plagiarism: www.realclearlife.com/music/lana-del-rey-radiohead-hell-happen/

By now you probably know that Ms. Del Rey has released a track called “Get Free,” which sounds strikingly like “Creep,” a song recorded by Radiohead back in the day when Radiohead actually wrote and recorded objects recognizable as actual songs.

I didn't know, because for me, "new music" is represented by the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Anyway, there's also this:

Before I explain further, let’s do a wee fact-check: Lest we forget, Radiohead themselves were (successfully) sued for “Creep” due to it’s pronounced resemblance to “The Air That I Breathe,” which was a big hit for the Hollies in 1974. By the way, the Hollies didn’t write “The Air That I Breathe.” It was a cover of a song written by Albert Hammond and Mike Hazelwood, and originally recorded (two years before the Hollies’ version) by Hammond.

So, let's give a listen:

Jeeze. The article explains how this stupidity was allowed, but...jeeze.

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Get Free v. Creep v. Air That I Breathe Jan 23, 2018 21:29:38 GMT -5 Optimus likes this

Post by poetinahat on Jan 23, 2018 21:29:38 GMT -5

I haven't listened to the clips yet, but the article is... well, pertinent to more than just the music industry. *sigh*

The bit about her real name is hilarious.

OTOH, hasn't it always been thus with popular music? Payola wouldn't even raise eyebrows anymore, and TV commercials flash a link to the music and artist used.

David Byrne gives a detailed view of the music industry, from contract types on up, in his comprehensive, yet enjoyable, volume, How Music Works.

Speaking of "new music" and RHCP, I get a kick out of this 'news' item from a favorite satirical news site here in Oz:

Study backs Nick Cave's assessment that the Red Hot Chili Peppers are 'garbage'

“I’m forever near a stereo saying, ‘What the fuck is this GARBAGE? – and the answer is always the Red Hot Chili Peppers.”

“After listening to every piece of music the Chili Peppers have released, we asked the researchers if they thought it was all garbage and they said yes,”

“They were then quickly rushed into a room full of bean bags, Valium and Van Morrison to recover.”

DISCLAIMER: I own albums by both Cave and the RHCP, and have both enjoyed and been fed up with both. But the quote makes me laugh.

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Get Free v. Creep v. Air That I Breathe Feb 5, 2018 22:30:51 GMT -5

Post by poetinahat on Feb 5, 2018 22:30:51 GMT -5

Holy crap. The Radiohead/Hammond similarity is suspicious, and if I were Albert Hammond, I'd have had a bone to pick too. But the Del Rey song is a deadset copy (eta: at least the first verse/chorus; it was so exact I didn't bother listening further). The verse/chorus progression is identical, even as far as the 'weirdo'/'manifesto' near-rhyme.

And then there's the "out of the black/into the blue" line. Oh, but it's an homage to Neil Young? That's all right, then. That's probably the least cliche-ridden line in the whole song.

The comment in the above link points to the issue with Radiohead, and how Del Rey offered 40%, but Radiohead wouldn't budge from 100. Good on them.

FFS.

If this is what she's about, then I can say I feel no regret about having missed her work (or whoever did it) to this point.

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prozyan Cognoscente Posts: 666	Get Free v. Creep v. Air That I Breathe Feb 6, 2018 0:55:39 GMT -5 poetinahat likes this Post by prozyan on Feb 6, 2018 0:55:39 GMT -5 Good artists create. Great artists steal. Wow, guess that means Lana Del Rey is great.....
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Optimus Illuminati Posts: 2,508	Get Free v. Creep v. Air That I Breathe Feb 6, 2018 2:47:36 GMT -5 robeiae and poetinahat like this Post by Optimus on Feb 6, 2018 2:47:36 GMT -5 It's still not as bad as this (which solidifies that modern country is shit):
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robeiae Thaumaturge On a down bound train Posts: 6,692	Get Free v. Creep v. Air That I Breathe Feb 6, 2018 9:22:32 GMT -5 Optimus likes this Post by robeiae on Feb 6, 2018 9:22:32 GMT -5 I love that mash up. I'd put it on my iPod as is, if I could.
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poetinahat Savant Posts: 393	Get Free v. Creep v. Air That I Breathe Feb 6, 2018 23:13:43 GMT -5 Post by poetinahat on Feb 6, 2018 23:13:43 GMT -5 In the end, it all comes back to Cotton Eye Joe.
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