December 29, 20177 yr Lana posted in instagram behind-the-scenes footage from 'Lust For Life' recording sessions.
January 9, 20187 yr Radiohead were taking legal action against Lana Del Rey for copying “Creep” on her Lust For Life song “Get Free.” <_<
January 9, 20187 yr You can hardly blame Radiohead. There can be few more blatant cases of two songs sounding the same. It's a 21st century equivalent of My Sweet Lord / He's So Fine. Lana DelRey cannot credibly claim the she's never heard Creep (as has happened in cases where the allegation relates to a much more obscure song being copied).
January 9, 20187 yr but come on, creep has universal chords that are used in a million songs, it's a basic chord progression used to death, not something unique and extraordinary that radiohead came up with it's like if oasis sued somebody for their unique chords
January 9, 20187 yr A cut fine. But 100% is the dispute. The song is *so* much more than just a 100% Creep knock off.
January 9, 20187 yr They’ve denied demanding 100%, they say they’re still in negotiations about it but have never asked for 100%. No idea why Lana would say that if it’s not true though. There’s no denying it sounds incredibly similar. Edited January 9, 20187 yr by Cremey
January 9, 20187 yr I don't understand why they're suing, when they got done for plagiarizing on 'Creep' themselves... Lmao. :/
January 10, 20187 yr I don't understand why they're suing, when they got done for plagiarizing on 'Creep' themselves... Lmao. :/ The similarity between part of Creep and The Air That I Breathe was fairly clear from the first time I heard it, long before the song became a hit which might generate enough money for it to be worth taking legal action. I assume the writers of that song (as they are now credited with co-wriitng Creep) would receive a cut of anything Radiohead were paid.
January 10, 20187 yr The similarity between part of Creep and The Air That I Breathe was fairly clear from the first time I heard it, long before the song became a hit which might generate enough money for it to be worth taking legal action. I assume the writers of that song (as they are now credited with co-wriitng Creep) would receive a cut of anything Radiohead were paid. I saw Albert Hammond last year in Wimborne in concert delving into his deep back catalogue of great songs. I'm sure he'll be happy to hear Lana Del Ray is helping subsidise another tour :lol:
January 10, 20187 yr You know I'd never noticed before but it really is almost identical in the verses. It's much more than just the chord progression, the structure of the lyrics and the melody are the same.
January 10, 20187 yr Yeah but it is hardly that noticeable, and it is not anywhere near a massive chart hit - this seems like a huge overreaction by the lawyers on behalf of Radiohead for no reason other than: because they can. I'm getting pretty sick of the growing number lawsuits based on tenuous similarities or even being heavily inspired by the feel or groove of a previously released track like with “Blurred Lines” and more recently “Uptown Funk” that seem to get more and more ridiculous and pretty much based on greed. Let's face it those last two were only brought about because of the huge amount of money the aforementioned tracks have attracted in royalties rather than any apparent injustice or lack of credit for artistry - if you want to massively stifle creativity then this is a way of doing it I guess..
January 10, 20187 yr Not that noticeable? It's almost exactly the same tune. Anyone not listening to the lyrics would think it was a cover version.
January 10, 20187 yr I agree that the "Blurred Lines" case should never have gone the way it did (I feel that lawsuit ended up being a judgement upon Robin Thicke, rather than on the nigh-on-nonexistent musical similarities between the two songs), but in this case I can definitely hear the musical similarities. I do believe that it's unfair to blame Radiohead for starting the lawsuit, if past examples are anything to go by, it is likely that it was Radiohead's publishers that made the claim, rather than Thom Yorke & co.
January 10, 20187 yr Not that noticeable? It's almost exactly the same tune. Anyone not listening to the lyrics would think it was a cover version. Some of Lana Del Rey's singing/notes sound similar to Thom's in the chorus now that I'm DIRECTLY COMPARING THEM, but I didn't notice it when I listened to the album which was why I said 'not that noticeable', admittedly I only listened once but I don't listen to every new song I hear trying to find a similarity in case there is a lawsuit likely. This lawsuit is definitely is over-the-top, and I am not blaming Radiohead for this, just greedy publishers/lawyers. There are a lot more blatant similarities, like Jason Derulo's “In My Head” which was a #1 hit and clearly copies the chorus from Lady Gaga's “Just Dance”. I'm usually pretty sharp with these things, like I noticed how similar George FitzGerald's “Burns” and Adele's “Hometown Glory” were for instance and between Liquid Child's “Diving Faces” and Girls Aloud's “Untouchable” too which makes for a .
January 11, 20187 yr I often find it hard to see the similarities with these kind of things, but this one jumped out at me straight away. I remember listening to the album for the first time and thinking it straight away, before seeing comparisons made elsewhere, which hardly ever happens for me. The verses are so similar.
January 11, 20187 yr I also think many people are suing others without motive, Blurred Lines , Uptown Funk also Sam Smith/Tom Petty, it's just coincidence that you use the same chords the number of chords is finite and there are classic chord progressions that everybody uses if you learn to play C G Am F, you can play a thousand songs that have the same progression like Taylor Swift only knows those 4 chords and all her songs have the same chords
January 11, 20187 yr WHy would you ask for 100% of an album track though? Enjoy your 5k, it won't be enough to pay your lawyer bills.
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