I see Stormzy has been trending on twitter because of

[SWv2]

He pinched that one from Simple Minds.

One can hear both Belfast Child and When you go away (The Waterboys) in there.

[Burney]

One can hear both Belfast Child and When you go away (The Waterboys) in there.

Well that would be because Belfast Child nakedly stole the melody of the beautiful 'She Moves Through The Fair' and turned it into that heap of shíte.

[redgunamo]

Well that would be because Belfast Child nakedly stole the melody of the beautiful 'She Moves Through The Fair' and turned it into that heap of shíte.

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.

[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

[Peter]

One can hear both Belfast Child and When you go away (The Waterboys) in there.

YE!

When YE Go Away.

YE!