Reply to thread

Message: [QUOTE="Husky25, post: 3180495, member: 2839"] Was [I]Stairway to Heaven[/I] ripped off? Sounds like Paige "borrowed" the key and maybe a progression or two, but to me it's not sufficiently similar. Composers borrow. It is what it is, but this is not a case of Ray Parker Jr. and Huey Lewis, where [I]Ghostbusters[/I] was virtually the same as [I]I Want a New Drug, [/I]except for the underlying tempo. The original composer of [I]Taurus [/I]passed in 1997, but had 26 years to file suit. From 30,000 feet, I feel the owner of the song's rights is taking on the characteristics of a patent troll. [URL='https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/court-agrees-to-listen-to-led-zeppelin-in-stairway-appeal/ar-AACG827?ocid=spartandhp']Court agrees to listen to Led Zeppelin in 'Stairway' appeal[/URL] Separate link... [URL='https://www.songfacts.com/facts/spirit/taurus']This guitar instrumental is famous for its association with the Led Zeppelin song "Stairway To Heaven." The beginning of the Led Zeppelin song contains many musical elements found in "Taurus," which was released three years earlier. When Led Zeppelin toured the US for the first time in 1968, it was with Spirit and Vanilla Fudge. "Taurus" was part of Spirit's set, and Jimmy Page likely heard the song at some point - he admitted to owning the album. "Taurus" was written by the group's guitarist, Randy California (birth name: Randy Wolfe), so he is the only member who could make a claim against Led Zeppelin, but he never did. California died in 1997 at age 45 when he drowned in Hawaii, but in 2009, Michael Skidmore, described by the New York Times as a "customs consultant and former music journalist," came into control of California's trust, and in 2014 filed a lawsuit against Led Zeppelin. The case went to trial, and in 2016 Jimmy Page took the stand, testifying that he never heard the song "Taurus."[/URL] [MEDIA=youtube]ye7hCIWwhGE[/MEDIA] [/QUOTE]

Verification: First name of men's bb coach

Forum statistics

Threads: 164,421

Messages: 4,395,657

Members: 10,208

Latest member: jskwrite