tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post7489298185078815929..comments2024-02-13T10:20:04.888+00:00Comments on David Hepworth's blog: Why musicians are always bitterDavid Hepworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05973053694541321308noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-2649175709820723692014-01-03T09:24:16.996+00:002014-01-03T09:24:16.996+00:00"Bowie refitted Luther Vandross' Funky Mu..."Bowie refitted Luther Vandross' Funky Music as Fascination on Young Americans, but at least had the decency to include Vandross in the publishing"<br /><br />...which Blur didn't when photocopying <i>Boys Keep Swinging</i> for <i>M.O.R.</i>, although a quiet word from Bowie and Eno's representatives soon changed that...<br /><br />I take Gopnik's point but would he (Gopnik) be impressed if, say, Greil Marcus used that point as his own?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-81261372120577449332014-01-02T18:15:58.789+00:002014-01-02T18:15:58.789+00:00You can transpose this to rock artists. The Stones...You can transpose this to rock artists. The Stones supposedly lifted a Bill Wyman riff for Jumping Jack Flash, whereas Only Rock 'n' Roll - was a wholesale Ronnie Wood offering - both tracks being eventually credited to Jagger/Richards..<br /><br />Bowie refitted Luther Vandross' Funky Music as Fascination on Young Americans, but at least had the decency to include Vandross in the publishingMondohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11199468951602465556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-61470543421820737362014-01-02T09:12:51.915+00:002014-01-02T09:12:51.915+00:00Gene Roddenberry did an Ellington when he put lyr...Gene Roddenberry did an <i>Ellington</i> when he put <a href="http://www.snopes.com/radiotv/tv/trek.asp" rel="nofollow"> lyrics </a> to the Star Trek theme.John Meddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10547777949324509522noreply@blogger.com