bouche Posted June 8, 2006 Report Share Posted June 8, 2006 How many comparisons can you make between both of these songs. Right off of the bat I can hear the chords, rhythm, tempo, emphasis, and melody is extremely similar.More hereDani CaliforniaMary Jane's Last Dance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diggzz Posted June 8, 2006 Report Share Posted June 8, 2006 That's way dirty pool... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcO Posted June 8, 2006 Report Share Posted June 8, 2006 the article doesn't say Petty is going to sue RHCP, only that he is aware of the similarities and has not made a decision to pursue legal action or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted June 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2006 there are other articles on the net. I just linked that one up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted June 8, 2006 Report Share Posted June 8, 2006 The Jayhawks could have sued Tom years ago for the Petty song in question, which sounds very familiar to their breakthrough hit "Waiting For The Sun". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Wish Posted June 8, 2006 Report Share Posted June 8, 2006 I dunno but it sounds better than that Radiohead tripe!S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted June 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2006 I dunno but it sounds better than that Radiohead tripe!S one more of those and you're BANNED! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcO Posted June 9, 2006 Report Share Posted June 9, 2006 I gotta say, these two songs are certainly *similar* but hardly grounds for a plagiarism case, imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peipunk Posted June 9, 2006 Report Share Posted June 9, 2006 I gotta say, these two songs are certainly *similar* but hardly grounds for a plagiarism case, imo.I agree. You sure as hell can't sue over a chord progression; there would only be one blues song! I am a huge Tom Petty fan so I hope he doesn't follow through with the bone headed advice I am sure a bunch of lawyers are telling him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted June 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2006 it's pretty damn similar though. I don't know how similar something needs to be, but it's bang-on. If anything, they should just be tarred and feathered and laughed at in the town square. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuckholes Posted June 9, 2006 Report Share Posted June 9, 2006 fu*k!!! crack is always gonna have a bad rep... Tom and I are living proof. mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm hookers errrr imean crack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Not Bob Posted June 10, 2006 Report Share Posted June 10, 2006 Everybody should read the short story "Melancholy Elephants" by Spider Robinson and realize that anyone sueing any other musician for plagiarism should be very wary of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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