So Sam Smith rips off Tom Petty and nobody really cares?

Apr 28, 2015
6:58:03am

Iman23

Yeah, I know this is old news, but just seems weird that his song was so big...

He's gotten more play out of 3 chords than anyone I know since Hootie and Blowfish.

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So Sam Smith rips off Tom Petty and nobody really cares?

Iman23

4/28/15 6:58am

A more handsome "Tom Petty" could be a blockbuster

Busiturtle

4/28/15 7:02am

A Tom Petty that can sound like something other than a seasick moose

Indy Coug

4/28/15 7:06am

Tom Petty is a blockbuster

ZooBlue

4/28/15 7:15am

Deservedly so

Busiturtle

4/28/15 7:23am

how does Tom Petty end up with a writing credit on that song but not this one:

The Shazad

4/28/15 7:12am

chord progression and style of accompaniment are the same. Melody is different.

fulano

4/28/15 7:27am

yeah, the melody is mostly different

The Shazad

4/28/15 7:51am

I think the Sam Smith one is much closer melodically than the other one

fulano

4/28/15 9:55am

certainly the melody in the chorus, but otherwise the LA song is much closer

The Shazad

4/28/15 10:08am

Caring would be a hate crime.

ChubbyChaser

4/28/15 7:25am

When I hear "Stay with Me" I don't really think to myself that it sounds like

RC Vikings

4/28/15 7:33am

Here, listen to this, particularly from :50 on. "Stay With Me" is basically a

hansel

4/28/15 7:38am

It's basically identical.

Iman23

4/28/15 7:39am

Petty's songs are the epitome of "simple". Big reason they are good. Also...

fulano

4/28/15 7:41am

My comment is more in general, not specific to the Smith song

fulano

4/28/15 7:44am

good points

The Shazad

4/28/15 7:51am

a good song is a good song. I don't care if it was copied or not.

thebruce

4/28/15 7:40am

I like the fact that Petty is cool about it and that Smith gave him credit

fulano

4/28/15 7:43am

I suspect it may have been the record company driving the conversation

hansel

4/28/15 7:59am

If you use a common three chord progression, odds are your work will be replicat

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