cacs stealing from black artists unappreciation thread

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recently ive really been interested in songs that rip off other songs. obviously theres only so many chord progressions you can make in music, and some songs will sound similar no matter what, but the example im gonna show is absolutely SHAMELESS and upset me

i try to be open minded about music and recognize that there can be good art in every genre. ive wet my toes in country music because it was originally a black art form, but i honestly cannot stand it. and its HUGE where i live.

anyways. this might be one of the most shameless ripoffs ive ever heard. cacs love this cat Chris Stapleton and hes been recommended to me all over the net. i decided to give him a chance, and... this shyt is garbage. and hes a thief. just sit through 90 seconds or so. bear with me.



and now listen to this. its fukking shameless. even the guitar is stolen. :scust:



what do yall think?

ripping off etta. fukking vulture :pacspit:

use this thread to post more examples
 
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In Chris Stapleton's defense, he's been open over the years about Etta James influence in his version of the song. He also wasn't the first nor second person to cover the song.

With that being said, Etta James and the other writers should have been added to the credits for his version of the song and it wouldn't surprise me if we eventually see a lawsuit for that very reason.
 
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Bro!

I swear to god I had the same thought.

My cacette coworker played this song the other day and asked me to guess who it was. I said Etta James, without a second thought. She chuckled and said “no it’s Chris Stapleton”.

I was so confused. Glad I’m not the only one who recognized the similar song structures
 
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I think y’all need to hear the live version. Just pure soul and it’s hard to duplicate because it comes from a real place of pain. It’s easy for blacks to tap into that because just being honest we’re an emotional people and that’s why the cac version will always be inferior.



“I was juuust…I was juuust…”

watch closely and Etta is tapped in at 1:19. Just beautiful.
 
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boogerwolf said:
recently ive really been interested in songs that rip off other songs. obviously theres only so many chord progressions you can make in music, and some songs will sound similar no matter what, but the example im gonna show is absolutely SHAMELESS and upset me

i try to be open minded about music and recognize that there can be good art in every genre. ive wet my toes in country music because it was originally a black art form, but i honestly cannot stand it. and its HUGE where i live.

anyways. this might be one of the most shameless ripoffs ive ever heard. cacs love this cat Chris Stapleton and hes been recommended to me all over the net. i decided to give him a chance, and... this shyt is garbage. and hes a thief. just sit through 90 seconds or so. bear with me.
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Theres a reason for that:

On the surface, there appears to be no relation between “Tennessee Whiskey” and soul and R&B artists such as Etta James and Otis Redding. The songs tell a different story, however. Take James, for example, a singer whose own career spanned R&B, soul, blues, jazz and rock. Listen to “Tennessee Whiskey” and then listen to James’ “I’d Rather Go Blind.” Both songs have the 12/8 rhythmic meter, are in the key of A, and have a chord progression often found in classic gospel and soul music. Stapleton and James have a similar singing style, too. The two are incredibly similar (as has been noted previously). So, if you like “Tennessee Whiskey,” you’re probably going to like “I’d Rather Go Blind,” and vice versa. Pandora knows as much. Nearly as similar is James cover of “Misty Blue” — country singers Wilma Burgess and Eddy Arnold each recorded hit versions the ‘60s — that appeared on her final album, 2011’s The Dreamer.
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