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How John Lennon Packed 10 Complex Chords Into 8 Bars
John Lennon's (Just Like) Starting Over is a masterpiece in melody and harmony. He wrote it as a tribute to his heroes like ...
MusicRadar2d
Was John Lennon a good guitarist? And does it really matter?
Lennon’s guitar ability has been the topic of heated fan discussion, but the real question is does virtuosity matter when you ...
‘Billy Preston: That’s the Way God Planned It’ Review: Eye-Opening Look at the Organ Prodigy Who Fused with the Beatles and Helped to Forge Funk
Was he a sideman or a star? The only way you become a star is to chase it forcefully enough, and there was a lingering part ...
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Let’s Not Get It On: Battle of the Greatest Hits
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed a district court ruling that Ed Sheeran’s 2014 hit “Thinking Out Loud” does not infringe ...
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Ed Sheeran Prevails in Copyright Appeal Over ‘Let’s Get It On’
They also rejected arguments from Structured Asset Sales, a music investment company that owns an 11.11 percent interest in “Let’s Get It On,” that the song’s four-chord pattern was ...
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“It became a wedding song. ‘Hey, did you listen to the lyrics?’”: The hit with a sting in its tail
In 1981, Illinois-based rock band REO Speedwagon hit the top of the US chart with the power ballad Keep On Loving You. But if ...
Guitar Player on MSN4d
“I took a bass string, put it on the guitar, and tuned it in unison an octave lower than the A string so I'd still be able to play with all six strings.” Joe Perry reveals ...
The guitarist shares stories on the making of "Walk This Way," "Back in the Saddle." "Same Old Song and Dance" and more ...
Rolling Stone27d
Ed Sheeran Wins Marvin Gaye Copyright Case Appeal: ‘Ubiquitous’ Chord Progression
The original case — filed by Structured Asset Sales, a company that owns a small stake over Gaye’s song — argued that Sheeran copied a chord ... lyrics” bore “any resemblance” to ...
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Ed Sheeran Beats ‘Let’s Get It On’ Copyright Case at Appeals Court: ‘Basic Musical Building Blocks’
The case argued that Sheeran’s song copied a chord progression ... “Neither the melody nor the lyrics of ‘Thinking Out Loud’ bears any resemblance to those in ‘Let’s Get It On.’ ...
Why Fantasia’s 2007 hit ‘When I See U’ seems to always be on our minds in 2024
Nearly two decades later, a track from Fantasia’s 2006 album feels as fresh and relevant as ever. Here’s how it happened.
‘Wicked: The Soundtrack’ Album Review: Stephen Schwartz’s World-Beating Song Score Gets Its Due, and So Do the Divas Who Deliver It
When the sing-along screenings of “Wicked” go down beginning Christmas Day, I’ll be there — but not because I have any ...
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Ed Sheeran beats copyright appeal over claim Thinking Out Loud ripped off Marvin Gaye's Let's Get It On
The appeals court has now agreed, saying Thinking Out Loud and Let's Get It On are not ... songs with dramatically different lyrics, melodies and four chords which are also different and used ...