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whatchamacallit

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70. Unintentional plagiarism at best

Mon Feb 9, 2015, 02:01 PM

Feb 2015

It's pretty easy to get into "trouble territory" when your chorus is a three chord phrase (IV, V, I) and your melody is a 6 note motif of chord tones. That said, close enough for rock and roll was a little too close in this case.

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Really? This won the Grammy for best song [View all] Miigwech Feb 2015 OP

Because it's a great song. JaneyVee Feb 2015 #1

Yup!nt bravenak Feb 2015 #3

Yup! Agschmid Feb 2015 #6

Yep. TDale313 Feb 2015 #7

Tom Petty thinks so, too Electric Monk Feb 2015 #9

Wow. Agschmid Feb 2015 #16

Wow. Just wow. n/t DebJ Feb 2015 #25

Nearly note for note plagiarism. hifiguy Feb 2015 #71

Holy Moly! nt Mojorabbit Feb 2015 #22

Exactly what I always thought world wide wally Feb 2015 #26

pretty blatant steal ND-Dem Feb 2015 #29

All art is derivative, especially music. Warpy Feb 2015 #32

that's more than derivative. ND-Dem Feb 2015 #34

Everything's a Remix joshcryer Feb 2015 #55

note for note rip-off ND-Dem Feb 2015 #75

I do think it's possible to write a "rip-off" song without realizing it Arugula Latte Feb 2015 #74

Amazing! mimi85 Feb 2015 #33

THEY GAVE A GRAMMY TO A RIPPED-OFF SONG??? rocktivity Feb 2015 #37

Girl Orrex Feb 2015 #73

Well, it certainly was an amicable settlement.. Tom Petty gets 12.5% Profits and Cha Feb 2015 #49

Glad to see Tom Petty won't back down. Historic NY Feb 2015 #56

Tom Petty has actually been pretty cool about it. ScreamingMeemie Feb 2015 #64

Barf n2doc Feb 2015 #63

Unintentional plagiarism at best whatchamacallit Feb 2015 #70

Aww, you beat me to it. louis-t Feb 2015 #76

Wow...that's what's considered a "great song" these days? Atman Feb 2015 #41

Yes indeed it is!!!! giftedgirl77 Feb 2015 #60

Damn. I love that song, lol! bravenak Feb 2015 #2

Then you are gonna hate this remix... Agschmid Feb 2015 #4

Really! Sam Smith won a lot tonight lunasun Feb 2015 #5

I'm not watching, but I'd advise a SPOILER alert on your subject line... countryjake Feb 2015 #8

Oh my favorite gay bear version... PLEASE GO HOME! Agschmid Feb 2015 #10

I like this version better. Kalidurga Feb 2015 #14

Yup, its pretty true to real life haha. Agschmid Feb 2015 #17

Offensive? SMC22307 Feb 2015 #24

That's perfect. :D ..nt TeeYiYi Feb 2015 #40

+1 Or love it !! HA lunasun Feb 2015 #69

LOL... that's better than the original! (n/t) WorseBeforeBetter Feb 2015 #81

He should sue Tom Petty! :) napkinz Feb 2015 #11

same song ... theft alright ... Miigwech Feb 2015 #21

While we're at it, check out Fleetwood Mac's "Over My Head" with a song done by Irish singer world wide wally Feb 2015 #27

Here they are. Straw Man Feb 2015 #35

WOW! Thanks world wide wally Feb 2015 #43

Y'r welcome! Straw Man Feb 2015 #53

Petty sued and won Beaverhausen Feb 2015 #52

Petty did not "win" in court, it was amicably resolved out of court. SunSeeker Feb 2015 #54

Love the song - always turn it up on my car radio. mia Feb 2015 #12

His voice, I love it. herding cats Feb 2015 #13

Well - little bit of self disclosure here Mira Feb 2015 #15

Wow! He got Best New Artist, too? countryjake Feb 2015 #19

As it all started tonight it was the first award and Mira Feb 2015 #30

Thanks for that recommendation! countryjake Feb 2015 #46

Good singer. Not my style. Congrats, but really couldn't care less. :) tridim Feb 2015 #18

Nice song. Good vocals. First I've heard it, but I like it . . . Journeyman Feb 2015 #20

I thought the entire Grammy's were awful yeoman6987 Feb 2015 #23

Exactly! Paulie Feb 2015 #31

Take that back! Beck won two Grammies! Not all of it was awful... Violet_Crumble Feb 2015 #44

Well, at least this kid has the good taste to copy a real artist like Tom Petty dissentient Feb 2015 #28

All this song does for me rocktivity Feb 2015 #36

the Brits seem excited over it JI7 Feb 2015 #38

I'm not T_i_B Feb 2015 #48

at least he is better than third direction JI7 Feb 2015 #50

That's like saying something is better then gangrene! T_i_B Feb 2015 #51

How does such an obvious rip-off win best song? TwilightGardener Feb 2015 #39

hey these kids with their tight hair and long pants olddots Feb 2015 #42

"And their Eddie Van Heflin....." louis-t Feb 2015 #77

Ugh. Exhibit A Feb 2015 #45

Late 80s radio/MTV hits were the worst cemaphonic Feb 2015 #79

Yeah, he was a little over represented tonight laundry_queen Feb 2015 #47

Sucky song sucks. nt Bonobo Feb 2015 #57

Winning a Grammy is like winning Student Council President in Middle School egold2604 Feb 2015 #58

The Grammy's, Oscars, SAG's, etc.. are nothing but a popularity contest ChosenUnWisely Feb 2015 #59

Trite. GeorgeGist Feb 2015 #61

Two words: Christopher Cross. alarimer Feb 2015 #62

"When you think of Laura, laugh don't cry... I know she'd want it that way... ScreamingMeemie Feb 2015 #65

I like the the song, and love the guy's voice. HappyMe Feb 2015 #66

You folks in here are tripping Catherine Vincent Feb 2015 #67

I'm getting old, too. LWolf Feb 2015 #68

Same here Catherine Vincent Feb 2015 #72

Bad haircut, but really nice coat. immoderate Feb 2015 #78

I listened to it yesterday and have already forgotten it. WorseBeforeBetter Feb 2015 #80

He wrote that song about a man he fell in love with. eom MohRokTah Feb 2015 #82

Jeff Lynne, co-author of "I Won't Back Down" performed on the Grammys last night ... kwassa Feb 2015 #83