kelly campbell Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 while on this subject does anyone know when the voting is actually complete? This is only interesting to me because the big winner of the night was Sam Smith and I found that to be curious given the recent court ruling in favor of Tom Petty...I was just curious if it was more of people voting in support of him to thumb their nose at the ruling?? I would assume the voting had already been completed but not sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Searcy Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 That con that Tom Perry pulled on Sam Smith was a first class shake down. Just goes to show that even if you can't write hits anymore you can still make a buck off the top 40 pop charts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted February 9, 2015 Author Share Posted February 9, 2015 I missed it. Was Katy Perry there? She was. She was downright terrible. Shoulda stayed home. rct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly campbell Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 That con that Tom Perry pulled on Sam Smith was a first class shake down. Just goes to show that even if you can't write hits anymore you can still make a buck off the top 40 pop charts. So you don't hear a similarity? I do and it is really strong and I would say much more so than what George Harrison was sued and lost for. I guess also you kind of make a point to which I was eluding that some of the voters may have said "we will show them" and voted for Smith in support. I don't know but I can certainly hear it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tman Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 i was gonna say i'd like to punch Kanye in his face, but it would be more fun to pick Mayer up and beat Kanye with him. Now that's funny right there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaiser Bill Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Tman...I didn't see the show, but I did catch some "highlights" today. Whats wrong with Kanye?? The man has a Beyonce fixation. Somebody needs to slap him. He is entitled to his opinion, but keep it to yourself or amongst your friends. Being an ignorant ***-hat on television doesn't change who won the award. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Searcy Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 So you don't hear a similarity? I do and it is really strong and I would say much more so than what George Harrison was sued and lost for. I guess also you kind of make a point to which I was eluding that some of the voters may have said "we will show them" and voted for Smith in support. I don't know but I can certainly hear it. No, I didn't hear anything even close with the two songs. The complaint seem to be that you could sing the Tom Petty song over the Sam Smith song. Well damn, I can do that with half the songs out there.I mean, does Jimmy Dean get to Sue every rapper out there because you can sing "big bad John" over every rap song that ever was? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPguitarman Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Didn't see it. Awards shows are lame. Who cares what other people think is good. I like what I like. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPguitarman Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 I quit watching many years ago. It's just the pop music industry fingering itself. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tman Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Tman...I didn't see the show, but I did catch some "highlights" today. Whats wrong with Kanye?? The man has a Beyonce fixation. Somebody needs to slap him. He is entitled to his opinion, but keep it to yourself or amongst your friends. Being an ignorant ***-hat on television doesn't change who won the award. That's what's wrong with Kanye, exactly. Like the President called him when he pulled the same stunt on Taylor Swift, a jackass. Maybe it'll work to Beck's favor though, Who knows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPguitarman Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 not when I have to sit through the shenanigans of buffoons Kayne West, and Pop Diddy, Fiddy Cent, Beyonce, and the other bus loads of A$$-Clowns that weasel their way to their 15 minutes of fame.. Seriously... no thanks.. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Farnsbarns Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 I'm with Searcy. When I watch my dog squeeze one out I expect to see dogsh1t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Searcy Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Ha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly campbell Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Ha Ha Thats good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly campbell Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 No, I didn't hear anything even close with the two songs. The complaint seem to be that you could sing the Tom Petty song over the Sam Smith song. Well damn, I can do that with half the songs out there.I mean, does Jimmy Dean get to Sue every rapper out there because you can sing "big bad John" over every rap song that ever was? I can easily hear it but if you write a song and it has a catchy hook and some else used that say like Vanilla Ice and Queen for example why should they profit from you hard work and creativity to come up with an original tune?? it is not right and it is becoming more and more prevalent because of the severe lack of talent in the industry today...I can understand some times you may let it slide but there becomes a point where you have to send the message that hey enough is enough or more and more artist do it. As far as Petty I think he is not hurting too much for the money as his new album has done pretty well and it too was even nominated for the album of the year. I don't think it is a greed issue on his behalf but it is when artists copy others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Searcy Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 I can easily hear it but if you write a song and it has a catchy hook and some else used that say like Vanilla Ice and Queen for example why should they profit from you hard work and creativity to come up with an original tune?? it is not right and it is becoming more and more prevalent because of the severe lack of talent in the industry today...I can understand some times you may let it slide but there becomes a point where you have to send the message that hey enough is enough or more and more artist do it. As far as Petty I think he is not hurting too much for the money as his new album has done pretty well and it too was even nominated for the album of the year. I don't think it is a greed issue on his behalf but it is when artists copy others. This song sounds nothing at all like "Learning to Fly". Not in a million years. Not even close. Petty should be ashamed of himself for bulling a young kid into writing him a check. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxson50 Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Just say no to awards shows! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 This song sounds nothing at all like "Learning to Fly". Not in a million years. Not even close. Petty should be ashamed of himself for bulling a young kid into writing him a check. "Learning To Fly" isn't the song in question. It's "Won't Back Down". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Searcy Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 It dosnt sound like "won't back down" either. I hope TP is forwarding these checks to Roger McGuin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tman Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 It's funny but I almost wrote that I agree that it doesn't sound like Learning to Fly, sounds instead like I Wont Back Down. First time I'd ever heard it. John Lennon once said everyone borrows, it's just how you rephrase it ( to paraphrase the songwriting master) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 It's funny but I almost wrote that I agree that it doesn't sound like Learning to Fly, sounds instead like I Wont Back Down. First time I'd ever heard it. John Lennon once said everyone borrows, it's just how you rephrase it ( to paraphrase the songwriting master) I immediately recognized "Won't Back Down" the first time I heard that Sam Smith song. But I didn't even know there was a lawsuit until I read Searcy's post. But there are so many songs you can do that with. Remember that Lady Antebellum song "Need You Now" a few years ago? That's same as "Eye In The Sky" by Alan Parsons Project. Remember Two Non Blondes "What's Going On"? That's just "Don't Worry Be Happy". I haven't heard of any lawsuits there, and there are plenty more I could list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tman Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 I didn't know about the suit either. Then there is "My Sweet Lord" and "He's so Fine". I thought that was a stretch. Yes you can see similarity but man, as you said, there are so many examples. Speaking of, I wonder why Tom didn't sue the Dixie Chicks over the similarity of Taking the Long Way to Learning to Fly. Talk about similarity, more than Sam I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Californiaman Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 I just want to say that Annie Lenox killed it! She was incredible. That's all. Carry on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L8_4thesh0w Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Tman...I didn't see the show, but I did catch some "highlights" today. Whats wrong with Kanye?? The man has a Beyonce fixation. Somebody needs to slap him. He is entitled to his opinion, but keep it to yourself or amongst your friends. Being an ignorant ***-hat on television doesn't change who won the award. He's a spoiled brat of a hypocrite who likes to come off as "spiritual, deep down" but it is painfully obvious that he worships the creature more than the Creator. Her performance reminded me of a clip of the little dude singing at church on America's Funniest Videos. Bending and sliding into notes is okay but it shouldn't take up multiple measures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly campbell Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Well I can hear it plain as day to me and I agree there are songs that small parts remind me of other songs. Maybe he just had had enough but I guess the person's opinion that really mattered was the judge. and as I stated before you have so many low talent musicians now days that can not do the work on their own so you are gonna see more and more of this. it is just like movies now that they have so much more special effect capabilities the acting and storytelling abilities continues to decrease. thus less and less really great movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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