I see Stormzy has been trending on twitter because of

[Burney]

It's no good being all sensitive and precious about that sort of thing though. After all, there's more to music than copyright, isn't there. And if "artists" don't like it and want to make money, they should invest in small, local businesses like dear old Duff McKagan did.

It's just irritating when no-one mentions it, though. Like The Dandy Warhols and 'Bohemian Like You'. Nobody* seemed remotely bothered that they'd simply stolen the music from Brown Sugar.


*With the possible exception of m'learned friends working for whoever owns the Stones' back catalogue these days.

[SWv2]

It's just irritating when no-one mentions it, though. Like The Dandy Warhols and 'Bohemian Like You'. Nobody* seemed remotely bothered that they'd simply stolen the music from Brown Sugar.


*With the possible exception of m'learned friends working for whoever owns the Stones' back catalogue these days.

Was any action taken?

I recall they were very much on the case of The Verve with Bittersweet Symphony.

[Burney]

Was any action taken?

I recall they were very much on the case of The Verve with Bittersweet Symphony.

I don't know, actually. I can't imagine they wouldn't have sued if they could have.

[redgunamo]

It's just irritating when no-one mentions it, though. Like The Dandy Warhols and 'Bohemian Like You'. Nobody* seemed remotely bothered that they'd simply stolen the music from Brown Sugar.


*With the possible exception of m'learned friends working for whoever owns the Stones' back catalogue these days.

Oh, I was through the whole Rare Groove and early Hip-Hop eras; long since weary pointing these things out. Thing is, my siblings were my age about fifteen years earlier than me, if you follow, so I had grown up with the radio on all the time playing the "originals".

[SWv2]

Oh, I was through the whole Rare Groove and early Hip-Hop eras; long since weary pointing these things out. Thing is, my siblings were my age about fifteen years earlier than me, if you follow, so I had grown up with the radio on all the time playing the "originals".

Easy. Nice.

[redgunamo]

Easy. Nice.

And the Beatles should've stung Weller for "Start" an' all

[Burney]

And the Beatles should've stung Weller for "Start" an' all

Taxman

[Ash]

And the Beatles should've stung Weller for "Start" an' all

They actually borrowed the Taxman riff for three songs, and 'She loves You' once as well.

[redgunamo]

They actually borrowed the Taxman riff for three songs, and 'She loves You' once as well.

Ah, an old school quiz. Great fun.

No, no idea, I'm afraid

[Ash]

Ah, an old school quiz. Great fun.

No, no idea, I'm afraid

So apart from Start,
To Be Someone is also powered by the Taxman bass groove.
It's Too Bad uses She Loves You on the bridge between chorus and verse.
Non-stop Dancing uses a slightly modified version of the Taxman bassline. What a song that is btw!

Of course, the way to make the Jam sound twice as good is to listen very intently to the bass guitar all the way through.