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Any thoughts on writing a song using a title from a song in a completely different genre.

The song that is out there already has over a million You tube views but while its a rock/ hip hop adrenalin track my song will be a country love song.

Lets say for example the title is "life aint a bed of roses" . There is a concept in the title. I don't think I've heard of copyright infringement for a scenario like this.

The lyrics and melody are totally different except for the repetition of the words in the hook.

Thanks.

Lester

Titles are not copyrighted. There are zillions of songs with the same title out there. So if all you are using is the same title/hook line and everything else is different (melody, chords, lyrics, etc), nothing to worry about.

Cool, thanks Casey. I kinda thought as much.

Some song titles are protected by Copyright if they constitute a large portion of the lyrics. For example:

Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey
I've Got Tears in My Ears from Lying on My Back in My Bed While I Cry Over You

But I doubt anyone wants to write a song re-using those titles anyway.
~Bob

Dungbeetle, that's exactly right.

I once had a song featured on MP3.com (yeah, dating myself AGAIN!) called I'll Be There. There were 11 songs with that title out there at the same time. Without breaking a sweat, I'll Be There by the Jackson 5, by the Isley Brothers, totally different songs, both hits a long time ago, same title. It's not a issue.