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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: HoyaSaxa03 on July 09, 2005, 03:24:00 pm

Title: complete rip-off
Post by: HoyaSaxa03 on July 09, 2005, 03:24:00 pm

"Pictures of Matchstick Men" by The Status Quo
 -- disc 3, track 21 of "Nuggets, Vol. 2: Original Artyfacts From the British Empire & Beyond", released 1968
 
 "Equus" by Blonde Redhead on "Misery Is a Butterfly"
 
 the lead vocal on the chorus of "Equus" ("Allow me to show you, the way which I adore you") is the EXACT same melody as the lead guitar (and lead vocal, towards the end of the track) in "Pictures of Matchstick Men"
 
 I don't know much about IP law, or royalties and the like, but if David Bowie got cash from Vanilla Ice, Status Quo should sue the hell out of Blonde Redhead

Title: Re: complete rip-off
Post by: shoot ur shot on July 09, 2005, 04:58:00 pm

tattle teller

Title: Re: complete rip-off
Post by: ratioci nation on July 09, 2005, 08:02:00 pm

even worse, Camper Van Beethoven copied the entire song, words and music, even the same name!!!!!!!

Title: Re: complete rip-off
Post by: twangirl on July 09, 2005, 09:55:00 pm

Dang! So did the Slickee Boys!