原文:http://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MzA4MDYyMTcxOA==&mid=205241245&idx=1&sn=c32669d445c0d3ea3fa0749fc1cfee8a&chksm=166e62642119eb7215aaff326545918dcca5481e15bfa03ba7168cebbb086a27604599a4d95c#rd
有没有听过Sam Smith的 “Stay with me”? 这首热单涉嫌抄袭老牌歌手Tom Petty的 “I won’t back down”. 在Tom Petty团队与Sam Smith经纪人取得沟通后, Sam 把 Petty 列为歌曲创作者之一, 并且对其支付版税(royalties)。
Of the four phrases, three are virtually identical. The pitches are the same; the rhythms are the same; the chords are pretty much the same, with Petty’s D subbed out for Smith’s C (a change that doesn’t really affect the harmony). Even the structure of the lyrics is similar — the songs’ titles both arrive on the same notes in the first full bar and are repeated in the last phrase.
和你分享的是双方的statements, 学点儿英文。双方都很爽快, 和气为贵才是啊。
Petty’s full statement:
“About the Sam Smith thing. Let me say I have never had any hard feelings toward Sam. All my years of songwriting have shown me these things can happen. Most times you catch it before it gets out the studio door but in this case it got by. Sam's people were very understanding of our predicament and we easily came to an agreement. The word lawsuit was never even said and was never my intention. And no more was to be said about it. How it got out to the press is beyond Sam or myself. Sam did the right thing and I have thought no more about this. A musical accident no more no less. In these times we live in this is hardly news. I wish Sam all the best for his ongoing career. Peace and love to all.”
Sam Smith’s representative:
“Not previously familiar with the 1989 Petty/Lynne song, the writers of 'Stay With Me' listened to 'I Won't Back Down' and acknowledged the similarity. Although the likeness was a complete coincidence, all involved came to an immediate and amicable agreement in which Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne are now credited as co-writers of 'Stay With Me' along with Sam Smith, James Napier and William Phillips.”
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Youtube上有一个对比视频, 有兴趣你可以看一下。
In this video, the Tom Petty song is slightly rearranged to go along the Sam Smith song. There are actualy pieces missing from the Petty song. They do not exactly line up like this. However aside from the tempo and pitch, no alterations have been made to what you hear.
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