rah
| | Posted: May 10, 2005 - 11:48 | |
KevinM wrote: WHO GIVES A CRAP WHETHER THIS SOUNDS LIKE A MY SWEET LORD RIP-OFF OR NOT.
Please everybody - get over it.
Is it a good song or not?
well, firstly, i care that it sounds like "My Sweet Lord" because i think that's kind of the whole point of the song.
secondly, i think it's good. but since when are these boards nothing but a place to register your up-or-down vote? isn't that what the rating box is for?
thirdly, quit shouting, eh? |
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KevinM
(Long Beach, Ca) | | Posted: May 10, 2005 - 11:43 | |
WHO GIVES A CRAP WHETHER THIS SOUNDS LIKE A MY SWEET LORD RIP-OFF OR NOT.
Please everybody - get over it.
Is it a good song or not?
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rah
| | Posted: May 10, 2005 - 11:43 | |
here's something to ponder:
if you use someone else's art to create art of your own, and you do it willfully, willingly, and completely on purpose, is that still plagerism? is it satire? is it art in its own right?
personally, i think this song fits pretty neatly into the latter two categories, but your milage may vary.
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melissab
(Green Country, Oklahoma) | | Posted: May 10, 2005 - 11:38 | |
pdjpirate wrote:
YOU CLEARLY DO NOT GET IT DO YOU MAN!! THAT'S TOO BAD!!
Take an angry pill and chill |
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WonderLizard
(2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise) | | Posted: Apr 25, 2005 - 20:49 | |
skhooly wrote:Who cares if it's a rip off of George Harrison - I certainly don't.
There's not a lot of originality in many rock/pop these days anyway
I've never heard the one that George Harrison ripped off - who knows I might even like it if I ever get to hear it - but I wonder who did they rip off?
My point is I liked My Sweet Lord by George Harrison, and I love the Dandy's and Godless for what it is - a brilliant pop song that makes me feel good.
A court found Harrison guilty of plagiarizing The Chiffons' "He's So Fine". The first two chords, repeated, are the same. Oh, if that simple construction constituted plagiarism in all of rock'n'roll, we'd all be in a heap of trouble--think "Louie, Louie" and "Magical Mystery Tour": identical chord progressions. Logically, then, the Warhols are ripping off The Chiffons. But Harrison didn't and IMHO neither have the Warhols. Neat song. |
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pdjpirate
(Near the Graveyard of the Atlantic!) | | Posted: Mar 27, 2005 - 12:05 | |
bluedot wrote:stupid derivative crap.
get your own song ideas, you song-sucking idiots,
this is is a crime against the estate of george harrison.
what is the point of this plagiarizing?
stupid stupid WRONG.
i don't understand why we can't be moving music forward instead of being republicans and imitating yesterday's paradigms.
this is just WRONG.
andy would be appalled.
YOU CLEARLY DO NOT GET IT DO YOU MAN!! THAT'S TOO BAD!! |
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(former member)
(Right Here) | | Posted: Mar 04, 2005 - 11:53 | |
I noticed that "Not If You Were the Last Junkie on Earth" was not on the playlist anywhere - I hereby request!
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steeler
(teetering on the abyss) | | Posted: Feb 17, 2005 - 16:12 | |
jean-louis wrote:
blablablablablabla...nonsense
Yes, you do, and, yes, your comment is that. |
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NiceGuy2005
(Denver, CO) | | Posted: Feb 17, 2005 - 16:09 | |
Skeletor wrote:
Doubt it. Warhol was derivative in many ways and would probably be happy to see someone else who got the message.
Can't agree more. Somewhere Andy is shakin' his booty! :D/ |
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jean-louis
(Alexandria, VA) | | Posted: Feb 11, 2005 - 06:19 | |
steeler wrote:
Interesting take. Thanks.
blablablablablabla...nonsense |
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skooney
(road to redemption) | | Posted: Jan 27, 2005 - 13:00 | |
The horns have a real 60s sound to them - adds to the effect
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Skeletor
(2005) | | Posted: Jan 04, 2005 - 11:40 | |
bluedot wrote:this is just WRONG.
andy would be appalled.
Doubt it. Warhol was derivative in many ways and would probably be happy to see someone else who got the message.
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trekhead
| | Posted: Jan 04, 2005 - 11:34 | |
bluedot wrote:stupid derivative crap.
i don't understand why we can't be moving music forward instead of being republicans and imitating yesterday's paradigms.
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Nice how he slips REPUBLICANS in there... Oh, and BTW those pesky PARADIGMS are pronounced' traditional values.' I shudder to think where we'd be without THOSE. |
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crowhog2000
(Cincinnati, OH) | | Posted: Dec 14, 2004 - 06:27 | |
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Darkmatter
(Sweden) | | Posted: Nov 21, 2004 - 03:23 | |
Great opening track from the Dandy's best album. I love the mood of this song. Just a pity they dropped the ball so miserably with their latest album effort though. :(
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crowhog2000
(Cincinnati, Ohio) | | Posted: Nov 13, 2004 - 19:16 | |
I love this song, keep it in the mix  |
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artmarcia
(Derby, KS) | | Posted: Oct 22, 2004 - 14:15 | |
I have a new appreciation for the Dandy Warhols after seeing the documentary "Dig"
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rah
| | Posted: Oct 01, 2004 - 16:41 | |
bluedot wrote:
what is the point of this plagiarizing?
andy would be appalled.
have you listened to any of the dandy's other stuff? have you ever seen any of their patron-saint andy's artwork?
clearly you've missed the point, mate. you ought to educate yourself a little about warhol himself and the philosophy behind pop-art.
"Everything is beautiful. Pop is everything."
Andy Warhol |
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rah
| | Posted: Oct 01, 2004 - 16:26 | |
excellent segue from DJ Shadow
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steeler
(teetering on the abyss) | | Posted: Aug 18, 2004 - 09:18 | |
megaptera wrote:
I don't see this as plagiarism. "Godless" is basically a song about being burned, finding your trust in someone completely misplaced. Using part of the melody of "My Sweet Lord", a song about unending fidelity and love, seems more to me like a way to emphasize the disappointment. You hear the opening notes, you think you know what you're in for, and then whoops, it's a whole different song. It's a metaphor for the song's message, in my opinion -- definitely not a tribute to George, but it's in a whole different class than those songs that commit blatent grand larceny against the classics (that psuedo-Kashmir from Godzilla is the first one that comes to mind). If you know "My Sweet Lord" is all about, you'll hear "Godless" differently than someone who doesn't, and that justifies it to me.
Interesting take. Thanks. |
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lotus_65
(here, in somebody else's paradise...) | | Posted: Aug 03, 2004 - 23:19 | |
Thanks again, RP. Now I'm officially a Dandy Fan!
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RichardPrins
(z³) | | Posted: Aug 03, 2004 - 23:13 | |
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skhooly
(Nairn, Scotland) | | Posted: Jun 29, 2004 - 13:29 | |
Who cares if it's a rip off of George Harrison - I certainly don't.
There's not a lot of originality in many rock/pop these days anyway
I've never heard the one that George Harrison ripped off - who knows I might even like it if I ever get to hear it - but I wonder who did they rip off?
My point is I liked My Sweet Lord by George Harrison, and I love the Dandy's and Godless for what it is - a brilliant pop song that makes me feel good.
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veegez
(Burnsville, mn) | | Posted: Jun 29, 2004 - 13:10 | |
Gregorama wrote:
Apparently you missed the news item in the 70s or 80s where George Harrison was sued by the writers of the soul classic, "He's So Fine" for stealing the song and using the melody in "My Sweet Lord."
George lost that one and had to pay them, if memory serves.
Well, bluedot is very expressive, if not analytical.
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Gregorama
(Austin, TX) | | Posted: Jun 16, 2004 - 07:57 | |
bluedot wrote:stupid derivative crap.
get your own song ideas, you song-sucking idiots,
this is is a crime against the estate of george harrison.
what is the point of this plagiarizing?
stupid stupid WRONG.
i don't understand why we can't be moving music forward instead of being republicans and imitating yesterday's paradigms.
this is just WRONG.
andy would be appalled.
Apparently you missed the news item in the 70s or 80s where George Harrison was sued by the writers of the soul classic, "He's So Fine" for stealing the song and using the melody in "My Sweet Lord."
George lost that one and had to pay them, if memory serves.
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megaptera
(Boston, MA) | | Posted: Jun 10, 2004 - 17:29 | |
bluedot wrote:
get your own song ideas, you song-sucking idiots,
I don't see this as plagiarism. "Godless" is basically a song about being burned, finding your trust in someone completely misplaced. Using part of the melody of "My Sweet Lord", a song about unending fidelity and love, seems more to me like a way to emphasize the disappointment. You hear the opening notes, you think you know what you're in for, and then whoops, it's a whole different song. It's a metaphor for the song's message, in my opinion -- definitely not a tribute to George, but it's in a whole different class than those songs that commit blatent grand larceny against the classics (that psuedo-Kashmir from Godzilla is the first one that comes to mind). If you know "My Sweet Lord" is all about, you'll hear "Godless" differently than someone who doesn't, and that justifies it to me.
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bluedot
(Long Beach, CA) | | Posted: Jun 03, 2004 - 02:42 | |
stupid derivative crap.
get your own song ideas, you song-sucking idiots,
this is is a crime against the estate of george harrison.
what is the point of this plagiarizing?
stupid stupid WRONG.
i don't understand why we can't be moving music forward instead of being republicans and imitating yesterday's paradigms.
this is just WRONG.
andy would be appalled.
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masterhead
| | Posted: May 28, 2004 - 11:40 | |
Hare Krshna....Rama yana....la la la...
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rulebritannia
(Sussex countryside, England) | | Posted: May 28, 2004 - 11:40 | |
ksb wrote: Doubly ironic, as George Harrison was sued and lost because of "My Sweet Lord"s similarity to "He's So Fine" (a 50's doo waa hit) Good for you ksb. I'm surprised it wasn't widely known among the RP hipsters that GH paid major bucks for ripping off the tune for his biggest ever hit.
Dig the the Warhols. Dig this tune!!! |
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DD joe1
| | Posted: Mar 12, 2004 - 16:12 | |
Weh-hey!!
Best post I have ever seen on here...from ksb!
Brilliant....
Soory?...Sans...you were saying.....
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