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Legal Dispute Between Marvin Gaye’s Family, Robin Thicke, Pharrell Just Got Weird

I Love Old School Music — Sat, 27 Sep 2014 07:00:38 +0000

Robin and Pharrell are now saying don’t blame them for jacking Marvin Gaye’s “Got To Give It Up,” blame Beethoven! This legal battle over Marvin Gaye’s kids alleging that Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams jacked their dad’s song, “Got To Give It Up” is getting weirder by the minute. Now Beethoven is thrown into the mix…LOL. Confused? Yeah, we were too, but here’s the latest defense claim by Robin and Pharrell…via TMZ:

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If you’re gonna throw the book at Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams for stealing music … you gotta take down none other than Ludwig van Beethoven too — that’s Robin and Pharrell’s argument anyway.

The “Blurred Lines” duo just filed new court docs in their fight to prove the song is not a rip-off of Marvin Gaye’s, “Got to Give It Up” — pointing out several differences between notes in the songs … and also backing up the bus over LvB.

In the docs, they admit ‘Blurred’ starts with repeated notes, just like Marvin’s song does — but also like Beethoven does in his famous 5th Symphony. All together now … da-da-da-dum!

Their point — musicians have been using repeating tones since the dawn of time … or at least since 200 years ago when Beethoven was doing his thing.
They also say ‘Blurred’ is more similar to the ’60s song, “Working In a Coal Mine” … than it is to ‘Give It Up.'” Countdown to Allen Toussaint’s lawsuit.

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Do you think this new claim by Robin and Pharrell stands a chance in court? Only time will tell, so in the meantime, we can all just get our popcorn ready and watch how this thing plays out.

In case you haven’t heard about the original lawsuit Marvin Gaye’s children filed you can read about it here.

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Marvin Gaye’s Children Suing Robin Thicke, Pharrell For “Blurred Lines” Rip-Off

I Love Old School Music — Wed, 30 Oct 2013 11:35:46 +0000

Everybody and their Mommas now know Robin Thicke’s song, “Blurred Lines” after hearing it played on the radio every hour on the hour. So now what you need to know is that Marvin Gaye’s children don’t play that! Marvin’s daughter, Nona Gaye and his son, Frankie Christian Gaye are trying to make Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams cough up what they say is rightfully their Father’s. Anyone with ears can hear the similarities between the “Blurred Lines” and Marvin Gaye’s “GotTo Give It Up,” but Robin and Pharell say that is purely a coincidence and was not intentionally done.

Via TMZ:
[quote_box_center]Two of Marvin Gaye‘s kids are shooting down Robin Thicke‘s claims that “Blurred Lines” is NOT a rip-off of their father’s music … filing a countersuit that accuses Robin of changing his tune about the origin of the song.

Nona Gaye and Frankie Christian Gaye filed the docs today … pointing to Robin’s interviews with “Billboard” and “GQ” — where he admitted Marvin’s “Got to Give It Up” was one of his fave songs of all time, and he wanted to “make something like that, something with that groove.”
Nona and Frankie’s suit is a response to Robin’s — filed back in August — in which he sought to preemptively get a court to rule ‘Blurred’ was not a carbon copy.
The Gaye kids also cite a clip TMZ shot with Robin after his lawsuit … where Robin denied thinking of Marvin Gaye when he wrote ‘Blurred.'[/quote_box_center]

Marvin’s kids are seeking damages, including profits from the songs — which could easily top millions. What do you think ILOSM family? After hearing “Blurred Lines” do you think Marvin Gaye’s children have a good case on their hands? If so, Robin and Pharrell better get ready to break bread!

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