Miley Cyrus' X-rated MTV VMA performance

[mandrill]

The beat and bassline is the basis for the entire song. The only thing that is different from Gaye's version is the melody. It's obviously a much more commercial melody which is guaranteed to sell to the peons. But there is no song with just the melody and it's not as difficult to write a pop melody over a plagiarized track as it is to write a brand new song from top to bottom .

It's a strong case since there are numerous precedents in the music industry already. Artists and/or their estates are compensated on less "reminiscent" grooves all the time, hence Thicke's settlement offer to Gaye's estate.

OK. It will be interesting to see what happens.

 

[ultistar]

A lot's been written about her VMA perf, but pictures say a 1000 words.

http://www.news.com.au/entertainmen...-vma-performance/story-e6frfn09-1226704142661

 

[dirk076]

A lot's been written about her VMA perf, but pictures say a 1000 words.

That picture was apparenty taken while they were watching Gaga sing Applause not during the Cyrus performance. Great media spin eh?

 

[danmand]

Did we really have to see this picture???

 

[canada-man]

 

[IM469]

I am not a fan of Miley Cyrus - she looks like Justin Beiber dressed in drag. I didn't find her performance sexy - her dancing is far from sensuous or erotic. If she was dancing at the CA, I'd be looking at the TV even if there was just a test pattern up.

However, learning that her behavior on stage has the ability to degrade the moral fiber of our society and propel a whole new generation of young women into a life of sexual depravity ..... okay, maybe Miley Cyrus isn't so bad after all.

 

[fun-guy]

Also - anyone who puts this girl topless in a video ......

will always get my support.

But of all the photographs in the world she looks like she stuck her finger into an electrical outlet.

I disagree, I think the above pic is hot, hot, hot. I didn't see her as sticking her finger into an outlet, what I saw was what she looked like after going a few rounds with me, lol.

 

[Insidious Von]

The more you watch Mr Soul Man the more you hate Robin Thicke.

 

[Insidious Von]

Marvin foretold his life story in one of his earliest hits. In spite of his magnificent talent he was a flawed man. This song was released in 1962, Paul Young sings it like Marvin would have done if he re-recorded it in the late 70's.

 

[richaceg]

 

[bobistheowl]

I saw most of the awards show, (I waited until Kanye West performed to take a dump), and every song sounded like, as Charles Barkley would put it, "the afternoon shift in a titty bar".

 

[GameBoy27]

Don't really care what she did. Shock value, get twitter buzzing... It's all the same. Who's turn is it next?

She is kinda cute though, at least in this pic.

 

[mjg1]

I am a Marvin Gay fan but there is no way Thicke's Blurred Lines shares anything but the genre (cow bells - the beat similar but Thicke's is faster and catchy. The pitch of the voice during the chorus is pitched the same but it isn't sustained and the words are different).

Also - anyone who puts this girl topless in a video ......

will always get my support.

Amen brother!

 

[harryass]

bad music yes but X rated? gotta be kidding me.

 

[dr tongue]

In pop music shock value gets the attention. Adam Lambert suffered the same derision when he kissed another dude on the VMA's, and his career skyrocketed afterwards. Regardless of what people say every move and every twerk was calculated and approved by agents, managers, network execs and a ton of suits. I would bet that that photo of Will Smith's family with their mouths agape was a planned photo op for his sinking career.

 

[dr tongue]

The more you watch Mr Soul Man the more you hate Robin Thicke.

So Robin Thicke is channelling Marvin in "Blurred Lines". I fail to see the similarities. It's like comparing a diamond to a cubic zirconia. They both look similar and can fool some people, but I'll take the real thing, thank you.