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Post by rockysigman on Jun 5, 2006 16:59:46 GMT -5
When I heard them talking about this on the radio, they had to speed up the Petty track to make the similarities obvious enough. Yeah, there's something similar, but there are a million rock songs out there that resemble another in some way. It's not plagiarism.
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Post by kool on Jun 5, 2006 17:04:29 GMT -5
Aren't they both Rick Rubin produced? It's all his fault I say!  Anyway, I like 'em both [although I will admit Petty's is a bit better] and never even noticed the 'similarity' between them. Like I said, the first time I heard Dani California's verses I thought of that Skynyrd song, not Petty. |
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Post by kool on Jun 16, 2006 21:50:02 GMT -5
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Post by kool on Jun 28, 2006 17:27:48 GMT -5
Is Tom Petty one of the coolest dudes in rock or what?
Tom Petty to Chili Peppers: We're Cool
Forget all that stuff about Tom Petty suing the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Earlier this month the New York Post reported that the remarkable similarities between the Chili Peppers’ “Dani California” and “Last Dance With Mary Jane” could turn into a lawsuit. “Tom Petty was made aware of this and is looking into legal ramifications,” the item stated. “The Chili Peppers could be facing a huge plagiarism lawsuit.”
But Petty set the record straight himself in the July 14th issue of Rolling Stone, on newstands today. Here’s an excerpt:
RS: Have you heard the Red Hot Chili Peppers song “Dani California” yet, because obviously it sounds a lot like “Mary Jane’s Last Dance.”
Petty: Yes, I have. Everyone everywhere is stopping me. The truth is, I seriously doubt that there is any negative intent there. And a lot of rock & roll songs sound alike. Ask Chuck Berry. The Strokes took “American Girl” [for their song “Last Nite”], and I saw an interview with them where they actually admitted it. That made me laugh out loud. I was like, “OK, good for you.” It doesn’t bother me.
RS: There have been news reports that you were going to sue the Chili Peppers.
Petty: If someone took my song note for note and stole it maliciously, then maybe. But I don’t believe in lawsuits much. I think there are enough frivolous lawsuits in this country without people fighting over pop songs.
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Post by skvorisdeadsorta on Jun 29, 2006 16:26:30 GMT -5
That's a pretty classy response right there.
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