3 Jul
2003
3 Jul
'03
5:23 p.m.
Daniel,
On Thu, 2003-07-03 at 04:46, Daniel James wrote:
In particular, I have a problem on this latter point
with the UK's
rock aristocracy, who made most of their money from ripping off black
American music and selling it to white Americans in a more acceptable
format. So for Mick Jagger or Eric Clapton to say I owe *them* money
because they own 'their' music, I find particularly distasteful.
OK, I had to comment on this one. Eric Clapton pays royalties to the
writer on everything he covers - just ask J. J. Cale (After Midnight,
Cocaine). The Stones didn't cover much music, theirs was mostly
original. When they covered, they paid (Harlem Shuffle). If you're
trying to say that writing a blues tune is stealing just because it's 12
bar you're in pretty deep. If that's the case who "owns" 12 bar blues?
If you really want to nail those who stole verbatim and put their name
on it why not try Led Zeppelin (Killin' Floor and a cast of thousands).
Jan