12749430, Were yall this mad when Sam Smith had to pay Tom Petty?
Posted by legsdiamond, Thu Mar-12-15 11:15 AM
"Recently the publishers for the song 'I Won't Back Down'…contacted the publishers for 'Stay With Me,'…about similarities heard in the melodies of the choruses of the two compositions," Smith's rep said in a statement. "Not previously familiar with the 1989 Petty/Lynne song, the writers of 'Stay With Me' listened to 'I Won’t Back Down' and acknowledged the similarity."
This is why Pharell was lying about yodeling and country music instead of admitting he listened to Marvin Gaye to get a vibe from the 70's...
Everyone can hear similarities between BL and GTGIU and instead of reaching out early or admitting it was used for "inspiration" they lied about it and got caught.
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