Comments by "0x777" (@0x777) on "Rick Beato" channel.

  1. There is a difference between a chord progression, of which there are only so many different ones that work in a song (seriously, watch Axis of Awesome's four chord songs, they made a medley of the various songs that use the I V vi IV progression, with ever changing lineup because there are simply SO many in pop music, or simply ponder why mashups actually work) and melody. And let's be honest here, Lana Del Rey used virtually the same melody that Radiohead uses, while Radiohead uses not even quite the same progression the Hollies used (Creep uses two bars of each chord while TATIB goes 2 I, 2 III, 1 IV, 1 iv, 2 I). TIMC uses exactly the same chord progression as Creep, along with a melody that is practically identical for the first 4 bars, even including the trail in "weirdo" or "manifesto", respectively. I mean, if the Hollies suit against Radiohead was successful, this should be an open-shut case. I don't think suing her for all her proceedings was a smart move, as you said we're not talking about a huge number 1 platinum hit, and probably demanding something like co-writer credits and some token sum would have been more suitable, because the PR looks really crappy for them now, but I can understand why their legal team wants to make sure that this ain't going to "inspire" more people to do the same.
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