"There's a time in life for Hoagy Carmichael. There's a time in life for Claude Debussy. There's a time in life for Jerry Lee Lewis. There's a time in life for Destiny's Child. All these things have their moment." ~Elvis Costello
28 Feb 2018 Leave a comment
in Video of the Week Tags: billy joel
17 Feb 2018 Leave a comment
in General Posts Tags: taylor swift
image via Getty
A judge has dismissed a copyright case against Taylor Swift for her popular song “Shake It Off,” saying the lyrics within were too banal to be copyrighted. Ouch.
The BBC reports that the suit was brought last year by songwriters Sean Hall and Nathan Butler, who alleged Swift stole her chorus for the hit from their song for girl band 3LW titled “Playas Gon’ Play.” That song asserts “playas, they gonna play, and haters, they gonna hate,” while “Shake It Off” insists “the players gonna play, play, play, play, play and the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate.” You can see the similarities for yourself…
Read more:
https://jezebel.com/judge-dismisses-taylor-swift-lawsuit-while-pouring-the-1823033340
29 Jan 2018 Leave a comment
in Video of the Week Tags: hal blaine
27 Jan 2018 Leave a comment
in Video of the Week Tags: 10cc, i'm not in love
24 Jan 2018 Leave a comment
in On a Lighter Note, Video of the Week Tags: cowz
12 Jan 2018 Leave a comment
in General Posts Tags: a hard days night, beatles
(via ABC Australia) by Joel Werner
It’s probably the most recognisable sound in popular music.
“This is the one chord that everyone around the world knows,” says Randy Bachman, a rock star in his own right from The Guess Who and Bachman Turner Overdrive.
It dates to July 1964 — the height of Beatlemania. The band was about to release its third album.
For the first time, it was all original music. Plus, the Beatles were shifting away from their rock ‘n’ roll roots to a more poppy sound, and this album was to be the soundtrack for their first feature film.
They needed to make a statement…
Read more:
