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Sam Smith has to pay Tom Petty

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By *hyllyphylly OP   Man
over a year ago

Bradford

Turns out, Sam Smith's "Stay With Me" sounds oddly similar to Petty's "I Won't Back Down," and Smith will now have to pay him royalties for the song.

In an out of court settlement, he has to pay a 12.5 percent writing credit was given to Petty and singer-composer Jeff Lynne. The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers now lists Smith, Petty, Lynne and Jimmy Napes as chief songwriters of the song.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Quite right too.

Is it as blatant as Marc Boaln's T Rex's "I Love To Boogie" being a rip-off of this song by Webb Pierce :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWMvxfTe7h4

Spot any similarity?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It's a small victory but the similarities are there, good that artists have protection

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Never heard of Sam Smith but fair enough. When is Noel Gallagher going to be ordered to pay royalties for all the songs he's ripped of.

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