Robin Thicke Sues to Protect 'Blurred Lines' from Marvin Gaye's Family

[Kemyran]

The anger in this thread is hilarious.

The shyt is obviously Marvin-inspired but you can't "steal" a beat (not unless it's the exact original copy from the sound recording). You can't "steal" a style, either

It would be like Michael Jackson suing Billy Ocean for Caribbean Queen. That song obviously used a beat similar to Billie Jean, had a bassline and everything, but nearly everything else was different

Let them nikkas cook

Another example is the beat for Tears for Fears' Everybody Wants to Rule the World vs MJ's The Way You Make Me Feel.

 

[Illuminatos]

Wanna know how I know you're white?

No

 

[50CentStan]

Kia shine got credit for best I ever had, anythings possible

 

[Field Marshall Bradley]

If its an interpolation as opposed to a sample, he's in the clear....Not mad at Marvin's estate going after that guap tho

 

[keond]

If its an interpolation as opposed to a sample, he's in the clear....Not mad at Marvin's estate going after that guap tho

Dont matter, they didnt credit it period

 

[mozichrome]

this thread went how i expected

 

[Field Marshall Bradley]

Dont matter, they didnt credit it period

So what you're saying is that even if it's an interpolation, they would have to credit the original artist\owner somehow......Does that credit result in some type of financial compensation?

 

[Chris.B]

It's not a rip off...similar chord progressions but its not a rip off.

There are only 12 keys in music obviously some shyt will sound similar

 

[bangedher_wholesquad]

Y'all got wack ears.

Similar sounding like every pop star has a similar beat to mj.

Listen to it closely.

They are not the same. If u think they are u do not have a good ear.

 

[L&HH]

The only similarity is the drum beat, but if you could sue for that, music as we know it wouldnt be what it is.

 

[Y2Dre]

I knew this devil would show his true colors sooner or later.


this is what happens when you c00ns let CAC's into our culture. they just want to suck the culture dry and not pay their dues. These clear's think they are above everyone.

 

[godkiller]

Overrated garbage song anyway. The beat isn't that close to Thicke's.

I knew this devil would show his true colors sooner or later.


this is what happens when you c00ns let CAC's into our culture. they just want to suck the culture dry and not pay their dues. These clear's think they are above everyone.

Cacs have always been part of the culture. Pay closer attention the idols you worship and from whence they come.

 

[Mac071415]

The song is trash. Change the station every time I hear that shyt. Annoying as fukk.

 

[Box Cutta]

I've never given this cac a pass. This dude stole a beautiful sister and niccas actually *supported* him because of it, ridiculous.

Now he's suing MARVIN GAYE of all people....one of our all time great artist. This cac, suing him for stealing HIS song...KNOWING the history of white artist stealing from black musicians. I hope that he is called out publically for this shyt. Dude wants to talk about his daughter being black in magazine interviews...lets hear what he would tell his daughter when she ask him about why he stole from Marvin Gaye.

Regardless of how similar the songs sound...it's the AUDACITY to preemptively sue MG's estate that has me riled up.

And don't even get me started on the Blurred Lines video. And how only white men can be shown doing that kind of mess and be given a fukking TELEVISION COMMERCIAL based on the fukking misogynistic video. It's a fukking joke. Modeling agencies wouldn't even supply the models if a black dude tried to pull that off.

 

[Nintendough]

It wasn't different sounding enough, you could still hear it. Stop trying to cheat the system and pay what you owe.



TimberGOAT can actually afford his production. Robin Brick out here trying to use soundclick ripoff beats.