tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post1997192896744654237..comments2024-03-28T22:15:17.067-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/29/24: Songs about Lawyers #2: "This Song."Neil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-65533408620854754172022-05-24T10:30:30.236-05:002022-05-24T10:30:30.236-05:00There's a host of these "sorta the same, ...There's a host of these "sorta the same, but not quite" songs. Most don't get pulled into courts, but Harrison's song is the odd duck where it's pretty evident he was subconsciously eating from someone else's tree. I'm both fascinated by the legal aspects of copyright infringement on what must be a series of musical chords, and distrustful of courts to award multi-million $ verdicts. I like the play of it, though. Zeppelin won their case (listen to "Stairway To Heaven", then Taurus' "Spirit".) Put on Steve Winwood's "Back In The High Life Again" and tell me you can't sing Petty's "she's a good girl, loves her mama, loves Jesus and America too" right over it.<br />Sometimes there might occur some serendipitous overlap. For a more recent observation...The Lumineers "Brightside". The chord progression/riff is a slowed-down, yet strikingly precise version of "Louie Louie". <br />I like it anyway. Sue me.Mattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-47228267891006357172022-05-24T08:13:46.210-05:002022-05-24T08:13:46.210-05:00Harrison did have a song with the word lawyer in i...Harrison did have a song with the word lawyer in it. "Sue Me, Sue You Blues"<br />"When you serve me and I serve you<br />Swing your partners, all get screwed<br />Bring your lawyer and I'll bring mine<br />Get together, and we could have a bad time<br />We're gonna play the sue me, sue you blues<br />We're gonna play the sue me, sue you blues<br />I'm tired of playing the sue me, sue you blues."<br />George HarrisonLesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-22729827450249756922022-05-24T08:09:27.804-05:002022-05-24T08:09:27.804-05:00Made my day, especially Wierd Al's contributio...Made my day, especially Wierd Al's contribution. <br /><br />johntatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088632798195131329noreply@blogger.com