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A few weeks ago, I commented on what I termed the "song of the summer 2013" which virtually everyone in the music biz has anointed Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines" - fast forward to today (8/21/13) and the song is STILL doing strong at #1 - for an amazing 10th week in a row.
What's worth noting now is some interesting and newfangled legal action being taken that is related to the song.
Some say the song sounds very similar to Marvin Gaye's 1977 hit "Got to Give It Up" - I commented exactly that a few weeks back in the blog as a matter of fact - and truth be told, 10 seconds into "Blurred Lines" ….I said to myself - Is this the Marvin Gaye song?
Robin Thicke has publicly commented that his song is "inspired" by the Marvin Gaye song - this might have been a mistake.
The family of Marvin Gaye is said to be gearing up to sue Robin Thicke for stealing the "genre, feel, and style" of "Got" - but apparently a lawsuit hasn't been filed yet.
Okay fine - now for the twist. The twist in this case is that Robin Thicke - who might very well have stolen Marvin Gaye's song - is now PROACTIVELY suing Marvin Gaye to protect himself from a counter-lawsuit from Gaye's family!!! The claim by Robin Thicke is that "you can't patent a style" - so my song is fair game". I don't think we've ever seen anything like this before!
Such is the bizarre world of patent laws these days - "blurred lines" indeed.
And if you're interested in listening to both songs yourself - and judge whether or not you think Robin Thicke stole Marvin Gaye's song - here you go - see the links below.
Til next time,
Kevin
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