Tag: 1969

  • Sounds Familiar: Chuck Berry v. The Beatles

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    New post series: Sounds Familiar. Homages, rip-offs, lawsuits, and the songs that have lived to tell. Exhibit A: Chuck Berry’s “You Can’t Catch Me” and some Beatles tune you may know. From Wikipedia: In 1973, “Come Together” was the subject of a lawsuit brought against Lennon by Big Seven Music Corp. (owned by Morris Levy)…

  • Isolated: “Come Together” Comes Apart

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    Groovin’ up slowly, piece by piece: Vox: Keys here. Everything else linked from there. And here’s everything you wanted to know about the song @Wikipedia.