There have been some notable lawsuits over music copyrights. The Chiffons sued George Harrison over ‘My Sweet Lord’. The Hollies claimed Radiohead’s 'Creep' ripped off their song ‘The Air that I Breathe’ and most recently Ed Sheeran has been accused of ripping off Let’s Get it On by Marvin Gaye in his song ‘Thinking Out Loud’...I think this might be the third lawsuit over songs sounding like ‘Let’s Get it On’ but none of these even come close to the crazy story of the Verve’s ‘Bittersweet Symphony’. This song has been involved in a 22 year old legal controversy resulting in no royalties to the band because they used a 5 note sample from a song inspired by the Rolling Stones. Songs used in this episode: Bittersweet Symphony by the Verve, The Last Time by The Rolling Stones, The Last time by the Andrew Oldham Orchestra, The Last Time by The Staple Singers. Coffee of the week is Cafe Fair and it is bird friendly. Find out what that means in this episode. Contact me at
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