Sam Smith and Tom Petty

guscave · Post by **guscave** » Mon Jan 26, 2015 1:31 pm

This is a big oops!

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/ ... t-20150126

shoodBworkin · Post by **shoodBworkin** » Mon Jan 26, 2015 1:52 pm

Interesting. And an amicable settlement is good

themichaelscott · Post by **themichaelscott** » Mon Jan 26, 2015 6:09 pm

I love Tom Petty but maybe I'm missing something.

Are they saying "stay with me, cause you're all I need" and "won't back down, no I won't back down" is the similarity? If so, that is ridiculous. I could make a list a mile long of songs with a few similar notes.

Isn't every other country song some form of GCD?

Michael

jasonrumley · Post by **jasonrumley** » Tue Jan 27, 2015 7:24 am

It wasn't so much the notes as it is the rhythm and stresses in each lyric. They are incredibly similar but I could see how the writers may have unconsciously put that song together like that. Heck maybe they heard 'Won't back down' the day before the writing session and were channeling it that way. Very interesting nonetheless.

jasonrumley · Post by **jasonrumley** » Tue Jan 27, 2015 7:57 am

Side by side of the two: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkcZV97O3pw

guscave · Post by **guscave** » Tue Jan 27, 2015 10:01 am

The writers for "Stay with me" say in the article they had never heard of TP song, but the similarities are very obvious, which I think is why they decided to settle amicably.

jasonrumley · Post by **jasonrumley** » Tue Jan 27, 2015 10:33 am

I don't know if you could get that close by sheer chance though. I guess it's possible but "Won't Back Down" is played so often (in the states) I can imagine even hearing it in a grocery store and pulling it as inspiration.

themichaelscott · Post by **themichaelscott** » Thu Jan 29, 2015 3:10 pm

Add Corinne Bailey Rae to the list of writers. I heard Stay With Me today and found myself substituting lyrics from Put Your Records On.

Stay With Me @ 41 seconds:
http://youtu.be/pB-5XG-DbAA?t=41s

Put Your Records On @ 12 seconds:
http://youtu.be/7gPD7kY1amE?t=12s

I know the writers are young enough to know that song.

Michael

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