Radiohead sue Lana Del Rey over a song’s similarity to Creep and people are confused
Music news, now, and Radiohead are said to be suing Lana Del Rey over her song Get Free’s alleged similarity to Creep.
https://twitter.com/LanaDelRey/status/950065789549166592
That’s the same Creep which, er, now co-credits The Hollies’ Albert Hammond and Mike Hazlewood who took legal action against Radiohead because it was so similar to The Air That I Breathe.
Lana Del Rey’s song Get Free is extremely similar to Creep, so Radiohead are suing.
Presumably on behalf of Albert Hammond and Mike Hazlewood, who wrote The Air That I Breathe.— Mitch Benn (@MitchBenn) January 7, 2018
Which has got people more than a bit confused.
Radiohead got sued by The Hollies, because creep was a rip off of the air that I breathe. Now Radiohead are suing Lana Del Rey for ripping off creep.
It's like suing someone for breaking the window of the house you're squatting in.
— Gareth Icke (@garethicke) January 7, 2018
so Radiohead is suing Lana Del Rey for "copying" their song Creep WHICH IS A RIP OFF FROM A SONG CALLED THE AIR I BREATHE BY THE HOLLIES WHICH THEY GOT SUED FOR pic.twitter.com/o5CgFutBM6
— Ana?! (@rotcoregirl) January 7, 2018
What do you think?
Just heard Lana Del Rey's song vs Radiohead's. She says hers isn't influenced by Creep.
Really.
She's going to need a bigger chequebook.
And new ears.https://t.co/WpL9117jw1— Richard Littler (@richard_littler) January 7, 2018
It can’t get any more complicated, right? Oh.
https://twitter.com/lionheartdelrey/status/950086513416486913
Maybe Daft Limmy’s got the solution.
https://twitter.com/DaftLimmy/status/950137948409823238
Radiohead say they want 100% of the royalties. Imagine Lana handed it over, then The Hollies came along and wanted another 100%.
"But I gave Thom all my money"
"Fuck you. Pay me"— Limmy's Vines TOUR (@DaftLimmy) January 7, 2018
I might arrange a meeting with Lana Del Ray, pretend that I'm Thom Yorke. Shouldnae be too hard. Tell her "Listen, if you give me ten grand right now, we'll just call it that"
— Limmy's Vines TOUR (@DaftLimmy) January 7, 2018
As if anyone 'owns' sound. It's like saying you own the air that I breathe. Which reminds of a story about a certain Radiohead being sued by The Hollies for some song whose title escapes me… https://t.co/CXxFannDqV
— Edward Philips (@1755Dictionary) January 8, 2018
Last word to this bloke from Blur.
We are running out of chord sequences… https://t.co/ueE9GTdZp2
— graham coxon (@grahamcoxon) January 8, 2018