Robin Thicke Pharrell Williams VS Marvin Gaye

**Paul&John** · 03-11-2015, 01:51 PM

BS.. there are some similarities, but its clearly not plagiarized.. the family members were just looking for some extra cash

**BlackCrayon** · 03-11-2015, 02:10 PM

Originally posted by Paul&John

BS.. there are some similarities, but its clearly not plagiarized.. the family members were just looking for some extra cash

agreed. as much as i dislike that song its not a rip off.

**candyflip** · 03-11-2015, 02:12 PM

The funniest thing about that entire episode is that Robin Thicke and Pharell were the ones to initiate the original suit.

**blackmonsters** · 03-11-2015, 02:16 PM

LOL.

I listened to just two seconds of it and heard nothing other than Marvin Gaye.

A clear and hardcore rip off if there ever was one.
It sounds like they sampled the actual track.

**crockett** · 03-11-2015, 02:17 PM

Originally posted by Paul&John

BS.. there are some similarities, but its clearly not plagiarized.. the family members were just looking for some extra cash

It's actually much closer than you might think..

watch this vid

**BlackCrayon** · 03-11-2015, 02:22 PM

Originally posted by crockett

It's actually much closer than you might think..

watch this vid

the only similarity is the cow bell sounding ding da da ding thing. otherwise, nothing.

**Fat Panda** · 03-11-2015, 02:24 PM

thicke + pharrell are unoriginal cocksuckers fucking maggot freeloaders

**blackmonsters** · 03-11-2015, 02:32 PM

Originally posted by BlackCrayon

the only similarity is the cow bell sounding ding da da ding thing. otherwise, nothing.

LOL

Just open both vids in a browser and sync them, it's hilarious.

**dyna mo** · 03-11-2015, 02:33 PM

pharrell went downhill after n.e.r.d.

**Paul&John** · 03-11-2015, 02:52 PM

Originally posted by BlackCrayon

the only similarity is the cow bell sounding ding da da ding thing. otherwise, nothing.

Yap this..
If this song is a rip-off then 99% of the music what is released today is also a rip-off..

**Paul&John** · 03-11-2015, 02:53 PM

Originally posted by dyna mo

pharrell went downhill after n.e.r.d.

I've read somewhere that they are going to release some more n.e.r.d. (hopefully)

**crockett** · 03-11-2015, 03:20 PM

Originally posted by BlackCrayon

the only similarity is the cow bell sounding ding da da ding thing. otherwise, nothing.

Are you trying to say it needs more cowbell?

**blackmonsters** · 03-11-2015, 03:21 PM

Originally posted by Paul&John

Yap this..
If this song is a rip-off then 99% of the music what is released today is also a rip-off..

You would have to be musically deaf to not notice the bass line is almost an exact copy.

And to see how certain you are about it is just amazing.
Trust me you are not musically inclined.

**brassmonkey** · 03-11-2015, 03:30 PM

they paid 5mill already more good money for his kids. man that brotha could jam!

**beerptrol** · 03-11-2015, 03:31 PM

those two numb nuts should have never taken it to court and settled! When I first heard the beginning of the song, it reminded me of Marvin's song.

**brassmonkey** · 03-11-2015, 03:35 PM

Originally posted by beerptrol

those two numb nuts should have never taken it to court and settled! When I first heard the beginning of the song, it reminded me of Marvin's song.

pharrell is a damn thief so is thicke

**NaughtyVisions** · 03-11-2015, 03:59 PM

Originally posted by candyflip

The funniest thing about that entire episode is that Robin Thicke and Pharell were the ones to initiate the original suit.

They tried to land a pre-emptive strike in getting the courts to recognize "Blurred Lines" as an original composition, which in turn would have made it more difficult for Gaye's cash grabbing family to sue. Obviously, ballsy move failed...lol.

**Spunky** · 03-11-2015, 04:27 PM

They still made 17 million off it,it's a win win

**Paul&John** · 03-12-2015, 12:15 AM

Originally posted by blackmonsters

You would have to be musically deaf to not notice the bass line is almost an exact copy.

And to see how certain you are about it is just amazing.
Trust me you are not musically inclined.

Of course i'm not musically inclined.. I went to music school for 9 fucking years, I know shit about music :D

**blackmonsters** · 03-12-2015, 12:30 AM

Originally posted by Paul&John

Of course i'm not musically inclined.. I went to music school for 9 fucking years, I know shit about music :D

Music school?

Which music did you study?

Like I thought, you don't know jack shit about writing a song.

**Paul&John** · 03-12-2015, 01:00 AM

I learned to play on two instruments while studying theory also. But of course you are a well known music producer writing songs for Madonna and others so who am I talking to :D

**EngineCash** · 03-12-2015, 01:06 AM

No way they have to pay anything to the family of Marvin Gaye...

Songs are similar but not the same, so everything is ok...

**candyflip** · 03-12-2015, 03:49 AM

Originally posted by EngineCash

No way they have to pay anything to the family of Marvin Gaye...

Songs are similar but not the same, so everything is ok...

The courts thought otherwise.

**PR_Glen** · 03-12-2015, 06:26 AM

Originally posted by blackmonsters

You would have to be musically deaf to not notice the bass line is almost an exact copy.

And to see how certain you are about it is just amazing.
Trust me you are not musically inclined.

you are reaching... every baseline is almost identical.. there hasn't been an original baseline since bootsy...

If that is the same than every single reggae song in history is also a rip off.

**poncabare** · 03-12-2015, 06:48 AM

how about these two start writing their own shit so its not an issue? not talent mo fos

**blackmonsters** · 03-12-2015, 07:01 AM

Originally posted by PR_Glen

you are reaching... every baseline is almost identical.. there hasn't been an original baseline since bootsy...

If that is the same than every single reggae song in history is also a rip off.

First, I'm going to spell this shit correctly myself before I continue.

Bass.

There!

No, every bass guitar line is not almost identical; that's nonsense.
But in general a bass line is not protected many times because it is part of a genre.
The genre in question here is, depending on who you ask, pop/dance/R&B.
However none of those genres are associated with a particular bass line.

Now consider "12 Bar Blues"; the bass line is not protected because it defines the genre and it has a historical precedent as it was used freely without challenge.
None of that applies to Marvin Gaye's song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPVbWjrU_Zs

The 12 bar progression like in Chuck Berry's "Johnny Be Good" is another example of a
genre being established through a history of free use.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFo8-JqzSCM

**Bryan G** · 03-12-2015, 07:04 AM

they are similar but in no way should have his family been awarded 7million for it.

Robin Thicke Pharrell Williams VS Marvin Gaye

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