While "Stay With Me" was nominated for three Grammys, Petty and Lynne will not be eligible to receive the award as "they did not do any new text for this work, we consider their original works were interpolated" Senior Vice President Bill Freimuth Awards said.
The Sun the first to report that Smith and Petty quietly agreed to their similar-sounding songs in October. "In recent years, the publishers for the song" I will not give up "... contacting the publisher" Stay With Me ", ... about the similarity can be heard in the melodies choirs two tracks," said a spokesman for Smith in a statement. "Not familiar with the earlier 1989 Petty / Lynne song writers "Stay With Me" listened to "I will not fail," and recognized the resemblance. "
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Boston East
I still think it was harsh on Sam, but Tom did the right thing by releasing the statement. If it hadn't leaked no one would be any the wiser.
Tom Rathbun
Always a classy guy. And yes, Chris Robinson would have taken him to court and made an example of him. That’s because he is a douchebag.
Earth1
An epidemic is occurring in the music industry.Melodies/riffs and vocals being ripped off to make music for plastic artists,they make money and fake smiles to win awards and appear proud.No acknowledgement to the original artist whatsoever.Someone else's work should be a tribute,not a rip off.
