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stonesnow
But isn't The Last Time under ABKCO's control? I don't think the suit originated from Mick and Keith themselves. After all, it was Keith who advised Mick to put kd lang's name as cowriter on Anybody Seen My Baby so that they wouldn't be sued. And this was a couple of years after that Verve business, wasn't it?
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stonesnow
But isn't The Last Time under ABKCO's control? I don't think the suit originated from Mick and Keith themselves. After all, it was Keith who advised Mick to put kd lang's name as cowriter on Anybody Seen My Baby so that they wouldn't be sued. And this was a couple of years after that Verve business, wasn't it?
It is, and Alan Klein initiated the suit, however Mick & Keith were beneficiaries of the lawsuit. They still get songwriting royalties from ABKCO, as I understand it.
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ryanpow
Maybe the money should go to the Staple Singers?
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ryanpow
Maybe the money should go to the Staple Singers?
For a short phrase?
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The only thing that doesn't really have some connection to the stones or ALO's version is the lyrics.
The vocal melody on BS is taken from the string line from the ALO version, which is just a slightly re-worked, slowed down version of the stones Last Time melody. The guitar parts on both the ALO version and BS are slightly re-worked, slowed down versions of Brians riff.
One could argue the skipping string motif on BS is original, but it does have some connections to Brians riff. Regardless, it's a great motif.
The Verve were some what shafted though cos Klein moved the goal posts when he knew it was going to be something special/saw another chance to make more money... even with the obvious borrowing Bittersweet Symphony is most definitely special!
Essentially, what the Verve did is no different to what the stones and loads of other bands have done many times... they re-wrote something they liked and threw in some original ideas, but kept a whole lot of borrowed stuff too.
The whole mess is all about greed and business, greed and business which is killing creativity.