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Music Trivia -> Song Lawsuits -> R
Songs that have resulted in lawsuits, either for lyrics or for borrowing too much of the music.
Entries Beginning with R
"Return To Innocence," Enigma
The chanting was stolen from a Tawainese couple. They got sued for it.
Mads
""Run 2"," New Order
John Denver sued the group, proclaiming the guitar break sounded to similar to his composition "Leaving on a Jet Plane". The case was settled out of court, but as such, the single was pulled out of print and has never appeared on any album. The versions on the compilations "The Best of New Order" and "Singles" that proclaim to be "Run 2" are actually "Run" a song found on their album "Technique" which "Run 2" was a remix of for single release.
Ryan
"The Rutles 1," Neil Innes
Neil Innes was sued by the Beatles' Apple Corps. to have Lennon/McCartney added as a credit toward the "sound-alike" Rutles/Beatles songs.
Bobbe Miller
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