Same 'ol Song...

Bill Cutright · Post by **Bill Cutright** » 27 Mar 2002 8:58 pm

Was lissnen to my favorite possum cut, "Goodyear fir the Roses" and it suddenly kurred to me that this is the same song as Cal Smiths' "Kuntry Bumkin" (same writer?) No matter, but, have ya ever noticed (and I can't believe DDillon ever gotta way with this) that "The Chair" is EXACTLY a rip-o of "Crazy"? So, It got me wundrin...(and we're all familiar with the record company ritual-tradition of cloning and "riding the coat-tails of a hit" by, essentially, copying a prior, mega-successful song syndrome-but, that's different, in that it's always the same artist) but, what other, non-related artist/song rip-offs you can think of????

Dennis Detweiler · Post by **Dennis Detweiler** » 27 Mar 2002 10:47 pm

Great Speckled Bird tune has been used a few times with different words and title....like, Hony Tonk Angels....

Donny Hinson · Post by **Donny Hinson** » 27 Mar 2002 11:54 pm

Bill...check out this old thread for a lot of 'em!
http://steelguitarforum.com/Archives/Archive-000003/HTML/20011227-1-008443.html

Richard Sinkler · Post by **Richard Sinkler** » 28 Mar 2002 11:02 am

Bill.. If you're referring to the George Strait song "The Chair", it is not an exact copy of "Crazy". Crazy goes from a 1 chord to a 6 to 2minor to 5, whereas The Chair goes from a 1 to 2minor to a 5 in the first part of the verse.

If there is another song called "The Chair" that I don't know about, then pardon my ignorance.

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Bill Cutright · Post by **Bill Cutright** » 28 Mar 2002 4:55 pm

I stand corrected, verses are different, but the hook line is the same.
Thanks, Rich

Cory Brown · Post by **Cory Brown** » 29 Mar 2002 3:52 pm

Well I turned on the radio the other day and low and behold every song I heard sounded just like the one before. Cory

Emmett Roch · Post by **Emmett Roch** » 30 Mar 2002 12:39 am

".....and it's all just public domain..."

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