"Blurred Lines" Appeal Gets Support From More Than 200 Musicians

[Isaiah Bradley]

Nikkas acting like Marvin's song was an example of a genre of music that had that "sound" and "feeling"
If P and Robin don't have other works from artist within that "genre," then you're clearly ripping off that Marvin's song

 

[R-Typ3]

Anyone who actually has an ear or is a musician/producer would side with pharrell and robin thicke on this one.

Because If that classifies as being suable, every song ever recorded can be sued by someone.

Marvin made that shyt so straight forward u could play it in a lower key and a slower pace and it'll still scream I used to go out to parties and staand around/'Cause I was too neervoous to really get down... If Aaliyah's people payed up for her to cover the tune when she did it I don't see what the issue is today

 

[Ol’Otis]

Bet you if this was a black artist who tried to pull this shyt with the Beatles or Rolling Stones they'll be on his ass

 

[Doobie Doo]

Geez I hate when casual music fans weigh in on this shyt because they just don't get it and don't know what the fukk they are talking about half the time.


"I like Marvin Gaye more than Robin Thicke's music so I side with his estate because of it."


That's not what this is about. It's not about sample clearance because Marvin was NOT SAMPLED in this song and this was not a note for note reproduction of the song. Different notes. In fact Marvin's song was written in one key and BL was written in another key.

The argument is this song sounds similar to another song, which is true, but that's not a sue able offense. Songs can be similar. There are only so many notes on a instrument you can play. If it was a note for note rehash that's plagiarism, if it is was an uncleared sampled, then sue the shyt out of them but saying this song sounds similar to this song so we should get money is not right.

Plus this opens the door for tons of musicians to be unfairly targeted and sued. Every musician has influences you can hear in their music they shouldn't be sued for it.

 

[R-Typ3]

Geez I hate when casual music fans weigh in on this shyt because they just don't get it and don't know what the fukk they are talking about half the time.


"I like Marvin Gaye more than Robin Thicke's music so I side with his estate because of it."


That's not what this is about. It's not about sample clearance because Marvin was NOT SAMPLED in this song and this was not a note for note reproduction of the song. Different notes. In fact Marvin's song was written in one key and BL was written in another key.

The argument is this song sounds similar to another song, which is true, but that's not a sue able offense. Songs can be similar. There are only so many notes on a instrument you can play. If it was a note for note rehash that's plagiarism, if it is was an uncleared sampled, then sue the shyt out of them but saying this song sounds similar to this song so we should get money is not right.

Plus this opens the door for tons of musicians to be unfairly targeted and sued. Every musician has influences you can hear in their music they shouldn't be sued for it.

Bruh.. Blurred Lines is Got To Give It Up period just like Fantasia's Greens & Cornbread is Marvin's Your Precious Love... Just like Meth N Mary's You're All I Need is Marvin's Your All I Need To Get By.... And we wonder why Prince was choosy about his shyt being sampled/ replayed/looped *sheesh*

 

[D-NICE]

Bruh.. Blurred Lines is Got To Give It Up period just like Fantasia's Greens & Cornbread is Marvin's Your Precious Love... Just like Meth N Mary's You're All I Need is Marvin's Your All I Need To Get By.... And we wonder why Prince was choosy about his shyt being sampled/ replayed/looped *sheesh*

 

[Doobie Doo]

Bruh.. Blurred Lines is Got To Give It Up period just like Fantasia's Greens & Cornbread is Marvin's Your Precious Love... Just like Meth N Mary's You're All I Need is Marvin's Your All I Need To Get By.... And we wonder why Prince was choosy about his shyt being sampled/ replayed/looped *sheesh*

Yeah, there's just one problem, It isn't and you have no fukking idea what you are talking about because you are a fan of music trying to be a lawyer. I know this shyt because I work with the music producers and entertainment lawyers involved in some of these situations .Method man's song SAMPLED Marvin Gaye's joint. They paid for sample clearance and a mechanical license so Mary was allowed to re-sing the chorus and all collaborators on both songs received their just credit. You are comparing a sampled track to an original composition.


I'm a music producer and classically trained pianist. It's not the same notes ON BL and it's not a sample and it's not written in the same key. It has all the similar elements (particular the percussion which used empty coca cola bottles on the Marvin Gaye song) but again, it's not the same song. You can't sue because Your song reminds me of my song when it its not a note for note reinterpretation nor contains samples of the original and that's that.

 

[cartierhoe]

Anyone who actually has an ear or is a musician/producer would side with pharrell and robin thicke on this one.

Because If that classifies as being suable, every song ever recorded can be sued by someone.

Yep, nikkas in here basing their opinions on who they like more but don't know anything about music

 

[R-Typ3]

Yeah, there's just one problem, It isn't and you have no fukking idea what you are talking about because you are a fan of music trying to be a lawyer. I know this shyt because I work with the music producers and entertainment lawyers involved in some of these situations .Method man's song SAMPLED Marvin Gaye's joint. They paid for sample clearance and a mechanical license so Mary was allowed to re-sing the chorus and all collaborators on both songs received their just credit. You are comparing a sampled track to an original composition.


I'm a music producer and classically trained pianist. It's not the same notes ON BL and it's not a sample and it's not written in the same key. It has all the similar elements (particular the percussion which used empty coca cola bottles on the Marvin Gaye song) but again, it's not the same song. You can't sue because Your song reminds me of my song when it its not a note for note reinterpretation nor contains samples of the original and that's that.

Woah relax bro... That beat is world famous and u should know that is so bare bones in it's construction that nothin u could do to it even a key change or some production bells & whistles won't hide it being Got To Give It Up...And I've been around musicians and heads all my life and play guitar/bass/percussion and any one who plays knows exactly who it is...P & Thicke took the track point blank period and like anyone else who reworked an old song over the years they need to give credit where it's due, pay the family/estate and move on

 

[R-Typ3]

Looked at that fool like u tone deaf muthafukka that's 7 bars of Bowie & Queen's Under Pressure

 

[Scottie Drippin]

Nah man pay the family, they clearly bit Gayes style and that's that. These musicians just need to be more original instead of sampling other people's shyt and putting a spin on it.

That is literally hip-hop. What you just described is hip-hop. You realize if this goes through, it's hip-hop that will suffer the most, right?

 

[NoGutsNoGLory]

Yeah, there's just one problem, It isn't and you have no fukking idea what you are talking about because you are a fan of music trying to be a lawyer. I know this shyt because I work with the music producers and entertainment lawyers involved in some of these situations .Method man's song SAMPLED Marvin Gaye's joint. They paid for sample clearance and a mechanical license so Mary was allowed to re-sing the chorus and all collaborators on both songs received their just credit. You are comparing a sampled track to an original composition.


I'm a music producer and classically trained pianist. It's not the same notes ON BL and it's not a sample and it's not written in the same key. It has all the similar elements (particular the percussion which used empty coca cola bottles on the Marvin Gaye song) but again, it's not the same song. You can't sue because Your song reminds me of my song when it its not a note for note reinterpretation nor contains samples of the original and that's that.

Let it go breh, you should realize that 3/4 of the nikkas in here are clinically retarded its best not waste ur energy.

 

[DoomzdayzV]

any real hip hop head would tell Marvin Gayes estate to gobble up a fat dikk...I dont need to tell yall why

the song was dope......it was a great pop record.......this precedent being set = MUCH more boring ass 808 drums with bloopity bleepity keyboard noises....fukk YALL

 

[Doobie Doo]

Let it go breh, you should realize that 3/4 of the nikkas in here are clinically retarded its best not waste ur energy.

Then let me educate the 1/4 that give a fukk. You know how many lurkers learn from me everytime I post?

 

[Scottie Drippin]

There should be a lot of back law suits toward White artists and their estates for the sounds they took from Black artists

Except you know full well it will be white artists and their estates coming for hip-hop for the decades worth of interpolations and interpretations hip-hop has used to get around paying for clearances.

And let's not even get into the REAL slippery slope of suing because a rapper uses the flow or melody from some old song to spit some bars and they didn't get a cut.