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Apr 28, 2015
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fulano
I like the fact that Petty is cool about it and that Smith gave him credit
unlike that Marvin Gaye family controversy over some other lame pop song several months ago.
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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
TaiJuan
4/28/15 7:44am
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