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Topic: Two Different Songs - Same Title |
Frank Welsh
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Upstate New York, USA
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 Posted 28 Mar 2018 11:46 am |
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Perhaps some member(s) can shed light on something that always puzzled me.
The song "Senza Perdono"("Without Forgiveness") was recorded in 1919 on Victor records by Neapolitan immigrant Nina de Charny:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nh8V5jicGME
Santo & Johnny then recorded an instrumental version of this tune in the 1970's:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTAFfQVE2CA
Then Italian pop stars Alessio and Stefania Lay recorded a completely different tune also called "Senza Perdono" in 2008:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HApg-7CIUiA
Does anyone know what gives here? Was this illegal or a rip off of the original song's title by Alessio and Stefania and whoever wrote the 2008 tune? |
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Mitch Drumm
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Frostbite Falls, hard by Veronica Lake
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| Posted 28 Mar 2018 12:08 pm |
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If I understand you correctly, there is no legal issue.
You can't copyright a title.
There are hundreds of examples of 2 unrelated songs with the same title.
Thousands in fact:
http://www.amiright.com/music-trivia/same-title-different-song/
I can write a song called "Night Life" today and there's nothing Willie Nelson or anybody else can do about it.
It's another story if two songs have a lot in common, even though they may have different titles. That can get you into trouble. |
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Frank Welsh
From:
Upstate New York, USA
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| Posted 28 Mar 2018 12:26 pm |
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Thanks for the info. Still it's strange that Alessio would use a title that was probably already well-known in Italy and was even recorded in the '70's by Santo & Johnny who were quite popular there.
It's like the Rolling Stones recording a modern rock tune titled "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Clause."
Your response does clear the mystery up...I didn't know that titles are copyright protected. |
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Frank Welsh
From:
Upstate New York, USA
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| Posted 28 Mar 2018 2:15 pm |
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Your response does clear the mystery up...I didn't know that titles are copyright protected.[/quote]
I meant to say "not" protected. |
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scott murray
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Asheville, NC
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| Posted 1 Apr 2018 11:49 am |
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I've been playing Burt Bacharach's 'A House Is Not A Home' on C6 lately. trying to figure out a way to connect it with the Roger Miller song of the same name.
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Barry Blackwood
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| Posted 2 Apr 2018 7:54 am |
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| Thematically the songs are similar, but Bacharach's song was released three years prior to Millers which was actually titled, "When your house is not a home." Two iconic songwriters for sure, but IMO these two songs are like the proverbial "apples and oranges." Good luck. |
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Bill Cunningham
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Atlanta, Ga. USA
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| Posted 2 Apr 2018 4:15 pm |
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| scott murray wrote: |
| I've been playing Burt Bacharach's 'A House Is Not A Home' on C6 lately. trying to figure out a way to connect it with the Roger Miller song of the same name. |
Here's a challenge for you, Scott, after you figure that one out. Mash up the Jazz standard "Body and Soul" with the bluegrass standard by the same name.  
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Rich Upright
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Florida, USA
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| Posted 7 May 2018 6:53 pm |
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The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, & Grand Funk Railroad all have different songs called "Heartbreaker".
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scott murray
From:
Asheville, NC
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| Posted 8 May 2018 10:47 pm |
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and The Bee Gees! also recorded by Dionne Warwick
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJule_2mx3I
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Joachim Kettner
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Germany
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| Posted 9 May 2018 2:32 am |
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and Gene Pitney.
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