[peel] A new England

[Mike Parker]

i disagree, if bragg had felt a degree of homage he would have contacted paul simon first before using the lyrics without consent and lets be honest profiteering from it allegedly, who`s going to be pleased about that? paul simon might have been amused by it rather like bono was over the u2/negativland saga but ultimately if your not on your own record label then its your management team that call the shots which they did in the case of paul simon..


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 From: John Gray <jt.gray@btinternet.com>
To: peel@yahoogroups.com 
Sent: Sunday, 20 May 2012, 12:16
Subject: Re: [peel] A new England
 

  
Plagiarism? Such a hurtful word!  Tribute, perhaps?  Homage?

John Gray

On 20 May 2012, at 10:30, Mike Parker wrote:

  
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>I remember hearing him explain once how he thought they were great opening lines for a song, and didn't think anyone would mind if he used them - then he got a letter from Paul Simon's lawyers!  He didn't say how things were resolved though.
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>On 19 May 2012, at 22:32, lorcan58 wrote:
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>>I'm sure most of you already know this but I never realised that Billy Bragg's iconic opening lines:
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>>I was 21 years when I wrote this song
>>22 now but I won't be for long
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>>were actually lifted from a 1967 Simon & Garfunkel song "The Leaves That Are Green". You can listen to the original here:
>>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeTMPyLP5YM
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>>Mind you, I always wondered how he aged a year between the first and second lines...
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