direct rip off.

oh god! this is a direct rip off it sounds so much like it, the lyrics are similar to!

sounds like a rip-off to me.

although, it’s not like the black crowes are the most original sounding band, either.

Best thing she ever wrote…

The Black Crowes will do anything to get attention,no one cares about them anymore anyway.

There is no doubt that this is a rip off of Jealous Again. Gretchen Wilson needs to go back to waiting tables in a po-dump redneck town, b/c she is a talentless redneck woman.

Rip off

They both have a natural rock/blues scale that has been used in many songs over the years.
I don’t think Gretchen Wilson was trying to copy the Black Crows and I don’t think the Black Crows were trying to rip from the Rolling Stones or the Faces.

To the poser posing as Slash, The Black Crowes are a great band so shut your pie hole. Is it a rip off. The verses are the same. The real crime here is this TV show about a “bad ass” chick cop in white middle America, perpetuating the down home white values of Bush country played by Holly Hunter, no less! What the hell is she thinking? And yes the Gretchen Wilson song just stinks and she should be sued for creating such unlistenable watered down garbage. Jealous Again is just a great tune and the Crowes wrote great songs and while they might have borrowed heavily from the Stones and Faces, they made it sound good and added their own thing. Amen

Yep that’s a rip off. Wilson’s tempo is slightly faster, but everything else is the same.

It’s not whether the sound is original…it’s chord progression and rhythm. It also doesn’t matter how relevant the Black Crowes are. This is like if you do this great presentation at work and someone else takes credit AND gets the commission for the sale. You’d be complaining too “Slash”. Oh, very original name, by the way.

The only thing Gretchen Wilson is guilty of is sucking

Granted “Jealous Again” could probably be considered a rip off of the Stones “Crazy Mama” as much as this Gretchen Wilson song ripping off “Jealous Again”, but what really makes it a legitimate beef by the Crowes is that the song was made for a commercial and commercials and advertising love familiarity, think Huey Lewis refusing to do the Ghostbuster Theme and the movie company, subsequently ripping off “I Want A New Drug” instead. This was blantantly done.

Wow ! That’s close.

It would be nice if all of the alive and dead early Blues musicians sued the Black Crowes for ripping them off !!!

The Crowes definitely have a justifiable grievance…although I’m not surprised considering so many country acts “cover” other genres of music…usually they at least pay the original artist for it.

What’s so funny is there is inevitably always someone who will question the relevance of the musical artist filing a lawsuit. I fucking hate how in this day and age all people seem to do is judge music by numbers. I love the Black Crowes (not to mention countless others not in the top 10) and couldn’t care less what their Billboard 200 number is, great music is great music. They work hard to make it and shouldn’t have it copied without compensation.

I’m afraid, whomever wrote the Wilson tune, should have at least changed the chord progression a little. Even her inflection of the opening lyrics is the same. The timing is identical. Who ever arranged the piece definitely ripped off the Crowes.

Oh ya you can totally Tell that its a Rip-Off!! I hope the Black Crowes get some kind of $$ out of this because its a blatant rip 0ff..

But I’m not Surprised by any of this- MUsic is not ORIGINAL anymore- so Sad

Oh ya you can totally Tell that its a Rip-Off!! I hope the Black Crowes get some kind of $$ out of this because its a blatant rip 0ff..

But I’m not Surprised by any of this- MUsic is not ORIGINAL anymore- so Sad

Then George Clinton should sue the Crowes for completely stealing Parliaments “Thumpasorous People” to make their song “Remedy”. And nothing ‘veers off’, they completely stole the entire guitar line.

Come on, Crowes, you guys have made a nice career of “borrowing” riffs and melodies from everyone under the sun. Nice rootsy rock, but highly, highly derivitave. Luckily, most of your fans were either young enough or superficial enough to not realize it. Karma!

Then Clapton should sue for the “I work hard, I work hard, I work hard…” at the end of the chorus for its similarity to “she’s all right, she’s all right, she’s all right…” in “Cocaine”.

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Then Clapton should sue for the “I work hard, I work hard, I work hard…” at the end of the chorus for its similarity to “she’s all right, she’s all right, she’s all right…” in “Cocaine”.

No not Clapton but JJ Cale who wrote the song

It’s clear that this is a blatant and shameful rip-off. What’s sad is that even after horking a great riff, Wilson couldn’t make a decent song out of it. Bleauck.

All that said, are the Crowes capable of existing without any drama? I love the band, but it seems like there’s always some nonsense going on with them.

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The Black Crowes have made a career of ripping off an ENTIRE ERA of music…fucking hypocrites.

The Crowes are a band whose whole identity is based on other people’s music. Sure the GW song sounds blatantly like theirs…but its not like the Crowes tune was very original in the first place.

I’m surprised at a lot of the comments about the Crowes being hypocrits! All music is derivative, and the Crowes did great justice to “Hard to Handle” by putting a rock groove to it. It made me an Otis Redding fan. Gretchen Wilson is not putting a new spin on anything…she’s just stealing a melody and using it to promote a TV show. They have a right to sue (though I’d prefer they just left it alone). The Crowes may “rip-off” the style of bands like the Stones & Faces, but they’ve done the time and written their own classics…

Sure, it’s true that the Black Crowes are at best a classic rock genre exercise, but this is different. Gretchen Wilson literally stole – as in, used without permission – the EXACT melody of another artist. I’m pretty sure the Black Crowes never went that far.

Exact same melody and rhythm. Didn’t even have the decency to change the key of the song! If you listen closely the guitar riffs are the same too although that wouldn’t necessarily constitute infringement. But melody – That’ll cost you.

The Black Crowes are an amazing band. Their music is the shit. My best friend and I hung out with them for a few days, when they were in Austin, TX last Sept. of 2007 and I had a few smooch sessions with Chris- pretty sweet life story for me. They’re true musicians and put on a great show. Adam, on the keyboard, very talented and Chris is an amazing person.

Arent the Black Crowes still ripping off the Rolling Stones? Hows it feel? WAAAAA!

YOU WOULD THINK SHE COULD FIND A BETTER BAND TO STEAL FROM.

Yes.I agree! Their music is shit.Just another case of a never was ripping off a has been who was stealing from another band (Stones)who played black blues for years before they hit it big. So whats original?

I agree with those who make points about the Crowes not sounding too original… however, the LEGAL definition of “stealing” is all about the melody – not the groove or even the guitar riff. If a melody is the same (or ridiculously close) for two measures or more, case closed.

Yes.The Crowes music is shit.They are such a blatant 70s Stones ripoff.The Stones lifted more than one song too just like Led Zeppelin (Maybe not that bad!).So at the most, Whatshername there is just guilty of ripping off another band who ripped off someone else.Been going on since the beginning of time.

let’s be honest, gretchen wilson is a product not a musical artist.

the crowes has always been the antithesis of cool, playing bluesy, jammy rock when mtv started pimping bad hip hop, boy bands, and forget about real music.

the crowes keep real music alive, and if you don’t get that, you aren’t worth the wiser time.

I don’t think there is room for a lawsuit. Gretchen Wilson’s song does not take money out of Black Crowes pocket nor does the song make me think they ripped the Black Crowes off. The majority of music has the same 3 chords and the lyrics are about love.

What about Kings of Leon (The Bucket)ripping off the vocal line that Pearl Jam (Given to Fly) ripped off of Tori Amos (silent all these years) ripping off Led Zep (Going to California)

The Black Crowes a great band??? Hahaha! Both songs are forgettable garbage!! Even though The Crowes got ripped off, who cares! No one is going to like a song because it sounds like the Crowes! That’d be like ripping off Marilyn Manson or Ratt! Whoever wrote her version must be void of taste and talent to look to the Crowes for inspiration! Black Crowes, a great band… Hahahaha! Hahahahaaa!

Its the same melody, thats for sure! People saying the Crowes suck, is just a shame. They are one of the only bands left that play real music!!

Time for a lesson in vernacular, folks! There is a difference between being influenced by a band or genre, doing a cover tune, sampling with permission, and blatantly stealing. The Crowes have never denied being influenced by the Stones, Sly and the Family Stone (funny how these outspoken NORMAL supporters are influenced by bands with “Stone” in the name!), Zeppelin, and any number of others. They are a southern blues-rock band, like many others, and they are proud of it, and proud of their heritage. After 60 years of rock and roll, there are no true originals anymore, nor could there be. Personally I think the Crowes are the pinnacle of their genre. But regardless of whether or not you like their music, they give credit where credit is due. When they cover the tunes of the artists they admire, they give props. They have even played entire shows with Jimmy Page sitting in and covering Zeppelin tunes.
And as other posts have pointed out, all rock and roll is derivative (as is modern country music), tracing its roots to the blues and the negro spiritual before that.
But what Gretchen Wilson (or more likely the production machine behind her — she probably didn’t even have a clue, just sang what she was told) has done here is blatant theft! There are only so many chord progressions in the world, so sounding similar to another tune is no crime, but when you combine chord progression, rhythm, melody, and even key, now you’re talking infringement. Even lame rap artists who sample other artists’ work know enough to get permission first (most of the time).

OMG!! The Black Crowes are going to win this lawsuit. It is such a blatant rip-off that there is no disputing it. Gretchen and Sony better start emptying their pockets.

the Crowes are great. lots of music snobs here…

Where is my daily Jonas Brothers news? That’s a real band!!!!

Wow, a lot of these comments are “this is a direct rip off,” and how both band are just ripping off all their music and they both suck. Do you really think that a successful country artist would think to herself, “hmmm, I bet I could get away with stealing a black Crows song.” Doubtful. Every new artist is trying to be as original as possible

I don’t see this as copyright infringement. Yes, the first two lines of the melody are almost identical, I hear that. But each song has a clear overall direction, a distinctive sound, and the lyrics are very different. The two lines of melody in question isn’t enough for the Black Crowes to sue. It’s just a very basic melody that could be found in other songs besides this Wilson tune.

Get a life!!!

I guess they have the same Melody … SO WHAT! …. is this going to cost the Crowes any money? … NO! … Do you think someone will go to I-Tunes to buy “Jealous Again” … and then change their mind and buy her record? … NO! … it’s the He’s so Fine/My Sweet Lord BS … every song sounds like some other song. The Crowes are Washed up … this makes them “someone again” Hey! I’m gonna write a song now!

Listen to Warpaint before you insult the Black Crowes.

Whether a band sucks or not should not be considered in the discussion. The Crowes are suing because this Gretchen Wilson song is being soley used for a commercial and instead of paying the Crowes for their song to use, a rip off was written for free. Thats it. Thats the beef, no need to get into a “black crowes suck” fillibuster

And then Chuck Berry sues all Y’all
and gives the proceeds to Willie Dixon, who promptly gives it back to Robert Johnson, who in an act of true graciousness, gives it to The Devil, who invented all this anyway…

This will be like ‘The Verve’s’ copy right infringement case against the Rolling Stones. Wilson will have to pay the royalties and whatever else from this song to Chris Robinson.

Who listen’s to her garbage anyways? The lyrics are lame, but she did steal the entire sounnd, guess she had to try and cover up those lame lyrics with something!

It is a rip off but who cares both of these artist are horrible!!

Total rip off. The Crowes are great. I’m curious to know what all you naysayers listen to. I bet it’s some soulless crap where they try to pass off computers as musical instruments or some indie garbage like that. On a more topical note, it’s bad enough to rip off the Crowes, even worse to use said rip off to sell some crap TV show.

And the winner will get… …the ‘who cares’ cup.

and this is why COUNTRY MUSIC BLOWS GOATS AND A PRIME EXAMPLE OF SOMEONE WHO IS MANUFACTURED AND HAS OTHERS WRITE MUSIC FOR HER! Gretchin Wilson needs to get Jerry Cantrell to write her music, if she wants to sound original.

Stealing a melody in such a brazen fashion is illegal and definitely constitutes copyright infringement….and this is a sickeningly candyass case of it to boot. Bravo to the Crowes for standing up for themselves and for real Rock N’ Roll! And yes, the new Crowes album is fucking great. “There’s Gold In Them Hills” is stunning!

If you think the Crowes suck, I’d be scared to find out what crap you listen to.

When Jimmy Paige needed a band to back him up, he got the Crowes. ‘Nuff said.

So, don’t be a boob….go smoke a doob.

Bottom line: neither artist matters in the grand picture! The Crowes have been around awhile and have left no mark on the music industry in any way! There has been no contribution to the music scene. They’re just there. How they still manage to exist is puzzling! They got ripped off but ripping off a bad band like the Crowes is like ripping off the formula for New Coke! How would you benefit? These lame ducks are looking for an easy way to get their sorry selves in the spotlight. They can’t do it by putting out good music like Journey, John Mellencamp or Judas Priest so the have to try this! Gretchen Wilson probably didn’t know this was happening though, most country music singers are smart enough to write songs, they’re just stage props for agents and recording companies! Black Crowes a great band?!? Hahahahahahah!!

First of all, the Black Crowes are not in the business of “leaving a mark on the music industry”. they make music that they want to make, music that sounds good, feels good, and is enjoyable to listen to, so, if you don’t listen to rock ‘n roll music, fuck off and go comment on the shit you do listen to. The Crowes rock but they may be making too big a deal out of this.
For those who keep accusing the Crowes of not being original, they have seven studio albums worth of songs, three of which are covers, the rest are all original songs written by them and played with real instruments! Just because the style of music they play has been around for a while, doesn’t mean that their music is unoriginal.

Blackie, you’re an idiot. The fact that you bring up Journey to back your argument speaks volumes about your taste.

This is a complete carbon copy of the song. I can’t blame the country start though, whatever her name is. She probably just sings what she is told to. I doubt she wrote the song, so the crows should probably be going after the actual ‘author’ of the tune. And no this isn’t going to decrease sales of the black crows song. But shouldn’t you get compensated for your hard work? This Country singer is no doubt getting paid every time this commercial plays, and she is doing it on the backs of the black crows work which was ripped off. That is wrong. These songs are more similar than some covers. aka that ‘another brick in the wall part2′ that came out in the late 90’s was more un-like the song it was covering than these 2 supposedly ‘different’ songs are. It’s sad that the ‘pop music’ mentality has infected country music. Give me some Willie nelson….

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They should be called the THE “BLACK HOLES” for sucking and stealing a whole host of material and passing it off as their own and getting away with it forever. Of course Gretchen Wilson copied the copy…there are similarities but the song is A RETREAD OF OTHER MATERIAL. Is Chris channeling Memphis Minnie or Big Maybelle?
Just because their idols Led Zep got away with blatant thievery I guess the Crowes thought they could too. There is a reason they call themselves the BLACK Crowes people. I like the fact they are suing TNT for associating ‘their’ “cover” song with some Bushite-Holly Hunter haggard horny cop scag!

Anyone who thinks the Jonas brothers are a better band than the Black Crowes should make like a pervert and go fuck themselves.

this is NOT grounds to SUE Gretchen or her label..because KID ROCK has Song, same melody as Lynrd Skyrd old song, Sweet Home Alabama, so IS this grounds for a Law suit against KID ROCK too..its new song ALL SUMMER LONG..so what the shit!!! GRETCHEN IS A AWESOME SINGER AND She writes all her music or most part..so I say Leave Her the HELL alone!! B.C. has No Lawsuit!!!!!!

Sure she (or whoever wrote it) lifted the hook,but the chorus and the resolve is different, more powerful and directed – it reminds me of the lyric phrasing in “Tumbling Dice” – mabe that’s where the descension in the chorus and resolve came from – some folks on this board are almost as fond of chris robinson as chris robinson – but not quite. kudos, rich.

Sure she (or whoever wrote it) lifted the hook,but the chorus and the resolve is different, more powerful and directed – it reminds me of the lyric phrasing in “Tumbling Dice” – mabe that’s where the descension in the chorus and resolve came from – some folks on this board are almost as fond of chris robinson as chris robinson – but not quite. kudos, rich, for general guitar excellence.

I am not a “B.C.” fan so I had never heard their song before I read this article. I also didn’t know who sang “work hard” untill I searched for it this morning because I liked it after hearing it on my T.V.- I listened to them both, and I feel this law suit is a waste of time and energy. It does not seem like any blatent thievery to me, and I have played music by ear vs note reading for 30 years.

Unless it is a notable riff, chord progression, or rythm I can’t really see a lawsuit…. If it happens and Crowes win, the music industry will never be the same…. obscure artists from all over will be jumping on the band wagon.

rip-off. The Crowes are greatest american band currently out there

Poor Chris need pot moneys?

If they win this, then I guess the Kinks (Gallon of Gas) and others need to watch out for a lawsuit for blatantly ripping of Bo Diddley’s I’m a Man or Manish Boy (Made popular by Muddy Waters and written by Ellas McDaniel, Mel London, and McKinley Morganfield)

Who gives a crap… really.. They both suck. The crowes are old news; washed up has beens. Wilson’s song may sound a little like theirs, but the whole song is different… words and all. All of you who are bitching about this being a ripoff are all tone deaf. The crowes are living up to their song’s title… Jealous again. Grow up crowes. Quit crying and whining like a bunch of schioolgirls!

The Black Crowes are the best rock and roll band out there. It’s so awesome how the nay-sayers don’t know anything more than Jealous Again, She Talks to Angels, and Hard to Handle, too. We Crowes fans don’t want you to know how awesome the last 18 years have been without your whiny, emo asses at our shows. So please, continue to know absolutely nothing about good rock and roll. We like it that way.

this is an obvious rip off. the verses melody is exactly what the BK’s wrote in 91. Just goes to show you that country music sux big ones and they are running out of ideas.. enough about your old girlfreind and your dog…we get it! now they look to rock for some new ideas…go beat yer wife

the crowes song sounds better. plus, they didn’t sell it out to promote a tv show

In response to Willie’s comment about Kid Rock’s song sounding like Lynyrd Skynrd, etc: There is a BIG difference between obvious sampling (which many songs/artists are doing these days) and actually ripping off a song’s entire verse without credit. This song borrows blatantly from Jealous Again and anybody that can’t hear that is either tonedeaf or allowing their anti-Crowes bias to blind their judgement (I suspect it is more of the latter). Trust me, if Jealous Again was YOUR song you’d be wanting a little compensation for every time this thing is featured in that promo spot as well. This isn’t sampling and it’s also nothing akin to other plagiarism suits (such as the Stones suing The Verve Pipe over Bittersweet Symphony) in which the similarities between the two songs were so subtle as to be laughable.
From the first note, this is an obvious case of “Whoa, that’s Jealous Again but with different words.” So what if the chorus is different; that’s like saying it’s okay to rip off the first three chapters of someone’s novel as long as you change up the fourth one a little.

Don’t be so hard on the Crowes, if you were that washed up would you not jump at the chance to sue someone who actually has a hit? For all you stupid people, the lyrics ARE NOT the same. But their title sure fits , huh?

The Croiwes are the most rock n roll, rock n roll band in the world hands down. You tell me another ROCK band that touches them and I will send you money.

The Crowes are the most rock n roll, rock n roll band in the world hands down. You tell me another ROCK band that touches them and I will send you money.

Though I have to agree the choruses are very different, there is absolutely no mistaking the resemblance. I wonder how she could sing that without thinking- Hey, isn’t this “Jealous Again?” In response to BattleCircle, “Unless it is a notable riff, chord progression, or rythm I can’t really see a lawsuit…” I would say that what has been copied is absolutely a notable, and practically trademark, chord and rhythm from the Crowes. And you absolutely cannot compare this situation to an obscure band… songs been played nearly 900 times live. Add that to radio time, etc… I’d hardly compare them to an obscure band. If the Crowes don’t stand up for their work, then what happens? Gretchen Wilson does her next hit to the tune of Walk this Way, or Stairway to Heaven, and calls that her own?

chippy’s a moron

Blatant rip-off of the Black Crowes. The sound and lyrics too.

This is a joke! No rip off. I have heard many more songs that sound more familiar than this. The Black Crowes are just jealous. Gretchen is an awesome singer/songwriter/person. I have and will continue to pay to go to her concert, not ever to the Black Crowes. The Black Crowes are just looking for money, since they obviously can’t make any decent music that is profitable recently.

run a computer program with all melodies and rhythms. blues, etc everything recorded. have at it and start sueing.

Um, How are the Crowes a Stones ripoff. The Stones suck. The Crowes rock. I don’t know if Gretchen stole the song, I don’t even really care, but The Black Crowes are nothing like anyone you have ever heard before. They have created their own genre and no one can hold a candle to them. Nuff said.

she is a rip-off artist, good singer but her an john rich don’t
have a creative bone in their body
she ripped california girls off this kid in texas named Mike Minott , she stole everything

the comment about kicking sony-bmg when they’re down is way off base.
bad editor, no doghnut.
chris, rich, and the boys did not contribute to that.
as far as the song…
very similar.
jealous again.

the two songs sound way, way too similar. There is no way this could be configured as an accident. Music and notes will always repeat one way or the other, there are only so many notes that go well together but this….Jeez, a complete and obvious rip off. way too simliar, could’t have been an accident. Hell F*ckin’ NO

can somebody send me the lyrics from GW Song – I work hard, I play harder – Thanks – here’s my E-Mail Adress in Austria – info@gpmusic.at

Blatant plagarism, to my ears.

Talent or relevance aside, I am baffled by the comments from those who state there is no similarity.

Chippy is very right. and so is dave. anyone who disagreas is just jelous that gretchen knows GOOD music and the black Crows just need to get there money cuz they can’t sell cd’s.

it dosn’t matter if she riped it off or not(which she didn’t) she just knows how to make it sound better and she knows what her fans want to here, unlike the blak crows

the crowes are true to the music…it’s a shame that she can’t write something truly her own

I love the Crows however, there is no way that you can work within the 12 bar blues arrangement that will not be duplicated by someone else! The flavor and the tone of the tune are completely different.
Might as well sue the Black Crowes for using the pentatonic scale…Nuff said.

hang her, redneck hillbilly whore.

you are all a bunch of fucking turkeys

The music is similar yeah but so what? Dozen of songs have similar music. The lyrics and the point of the song are completely different. The Black Crowes are wasting their time. Gretchen ROCKS!

it has some similarity but it´s not a ripoff. Crows used every standard blues riff since the 50 and I don`t see anybody complaining about that(listen to the faces or Rod stewart, and you`ll get the idea). And the melody in the down beat area “stop understand…” is ripoff too.

If the Crows win the lawsuit it will be because parts sound similiar in the tunes of the songs. Most people won’t be smart enough to know that the tune the crows used was borrowed by them from countless songs that came before them. Crows lawsuit is based on nobody remembering anything that came before them. Non-musicians need not respond- you don’t know any better.

Complete rip off! All you have to do is listen to the intro and note for note they are the same. The Black Crowes are completely within their rights to sue her.

I would have to agree about sounding like some other people and you can’t help it sometimes, but I have inside info on this bitch, and she is a rip-off, song stealing ,industry whore. so she stole california girls from Mike minott huh, ya, I guess she pulled another fast one there, but atleast she got caught and she should have to pay, they call it industry standard, in nashville to steal songs and country artist’s are the worst, this has to change.

I have been playing guitar in bands for 30 years, and am and A&R guy w/ the record company-I have seen alt of music. The black crowes captured southern fried, soul, blues/ Their front man is the best rock singer around, Rich, and marc Ford are acclaimed guitarists. I f you like real muic like Stones, traffic, Zepp, Skynrd, CSNy, Who, Beatles, Grahm Parsons-then u like the Crows. This is why all the greats pay with them. The deal is that m80% of people are foolish, and have no real musical taste or inner light to know what is really good. I am sure that most of you don’ even know 2 black Crowes songs. They actually jam and take solos and are masters of their instruments and classic vibe. They are from another time-th best time!

All you fuckings idiots who say this doesn’t sound like jealous again are right! Maybe if she got Rich Robinson to play guitar and could sing anywhere near as good as Chris then it would sound much better than her feeble excuse for a song. She deserves to be fucking garroted with the high E string for TRYING to copy the song. The easy listening pop country Bitch!

Blackie’s a Knob!!

Ignore all other comments apart from the post by ‘Sir Isaac Cockbutt III’… It says it all.

Sue everybody. Copycat humans. Sue everyone. Weeeeeeeee!

Sure the Crowes have had songs which remind us of the greats, that’s because that’s who they’re inspired by. They have not stolen any songs or from The Faces, nor The Rolling Stones, they have captured a sound style that they they were influenced by. Borrowing or imitating a riff or style is not plagiarizing. Gretchen’s songwirters copied and thought no one would notice.

Degrade Gretchen, Degrade BC, get a life! Opinions don’t matter the facts do, Fact: Both artists are talented and the songs are similar but doesn’t constitute infringement. Open your minds and enjoy all genres of music.

Only the melodies are same. With the differing genres, differing lyrics, slight different inflections, and the obvious differing artist a judge will probably not pursue the plaintiffs’ case.

droooopppppped, for stealing songs,I guess master song theive john rich is next,and their rip=off crew is going down cowboytroy = song wrassling, big kenny, tune jacker, muzik mafiosa is on the way out, rip-offs

The Black Crowes would have a strong case. This is no different than The Rolling Stones giving writing credits to KD Lang on “Has Anybody Seen My Baby” when they realized (after recording was complete) the melody in the chorus was the same as “Constant Craving.” There was no direct influence or intent, but she popularized that melody to such a degree that the similarities could not be ignored.

That’s the same situation here. I agree with Pete Angelus that resolution would probably be quick. Considering this was posted July 2008, I wonder what the result was.

Compared with every other song-stealing case I’ve heard about, this accusation seems weak. Not one line of the verse is identical and only the first line is really close. But that melodic riff is quite old, showing up in recorded song going all the way back to the 1920s. So I doubt that there will be any judgement for BC. Whether GW can recover for frivolous legal action likewise seems doubtful.

The partisan comments about this issue here are notable. A lot of fans seem to consider themselves instant experts because of who is in the controversy. The resulting language is beneath contempt. Similarly, there is a rock vs. country theme in the comments. I like both kinds of music and more, so I find most of the comments to be childish.

Neither artist warms my nether region, but GW seems more popular now and BC more passe. GW seems to be doing more headlining and BC more support. GW also seems to have a much greater record of charity work than BC. While the overall sales of the two artists are comparable, BC has been in the business a lot longer than GW. All of this leads to the inescapable conclusion that GW currently is making more money than BC.

The resolution of this matter is today unknown. The merits of the case seem weak.

Might seem like an innocent coincidence if the verses set up a completely original hook, but really that hook bears a striking resemblance to a song Eric Clapton made famous: she don’t lie, she don’t lie, she don’t lie… hmm.