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Music Appreciation

ProudToronto

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3. I was just reading where

Reply to rsdsharp (Reply #2)

Sun Jun 15, 2025, 07:55 PM

Jun 15

Kid Rock stole the “werewolves” riff from Zevon, but Zevon stole it from Sweet Home Alabama, but Dexey’s Midnight Riders also stole it from Zevon. Though Kid Rock was the only one who cited Zevon as “co-writer” for his song.
With all that stealing, I can’t see how the hell George got screwed for that.
I heard McCartney say that he wouldn’t record Yesterday for quite a while because it was so perfect and familiar, that he was sure he took it subconsciously from someone else. The lads had to convince him that it wasn’t so.

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My Sweet Lord---tribute [View all] pbmus Jun 15 OP

'Always loved the song and I do love this tribute... hlthe2b Jun 15 #1

What I find odd is that during the Beatle days, the others often rejected songs Ringo wrote rsdsharp Jun 15 #2

I was just reading where ProudToronto Jun 15 #3

I think George may have written ProudToronto Jun 15 #4

Then Geoge turned that into lemonade.. 3Hotdogs Jun 15 #5