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episode date - June 14, 2006
Songwriters sure can be a litigious bunch. Somebody a lot smarter than me once described rock and roll as “three chords and an attitude”, and I’ve never really been able to improve on that pithy definition. If that is true, then it stands to reason that ideas overlap. History has also proven that pre-existing songs often provide inspiration for subsequent songwriters, so why do some writers believe that they own a three-chord progression supporting a four-note melody, simply because they published it first? In my opinion, the notion is ludicrous, so I have decided to dedicate this show to a few of the most famous and/or infamous lawsuits concerning popular music.
If you have an opinion of your own on these issues, please post your response or write me directly at americanhitnetwork.com. I will take on all comers!
Here’s a list of the litigants vs. the defendants;
LITIGANT
- Tom Petty
Mary Jane’s Last Dance
- The Chiffons
He’s So Fine
- Chuck Berry
You Can’t Catch Me
- Chuck Berry
Sweet Little Sixteen
- Huey Lewis
I Need a New Drug
- The Kinks
All Day and All of the Night
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DEFENDANT
- Red Hot Chili Peppers
Dani, California
- George Harrison
My Sweet Lord
- The Beatles
Come Together
- The Beach Boys
Surfin’ USA
- Ray Parker Jr.
Ghostbusters
- The Doors
Hello I Love You
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Now, those who DESERVED it;
And the ULTIMATE injustice;
 
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