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I really hope that barely-disguised copy of an LCD sound system song in there involved royalties being paid to the band.


It's turtles all the way down. I love LCD, but here are examples of things James Murphy lifted:

the fall telephone thing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEOtckaZtLg#t=0m36s pretty distinctive way to say "i'm tapped" used in movement: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6MIChyCBAU#t=0m43s

in general his vocal style and delivery alternate between mark e smith from the fall and brian eno. really not a bad thing in my book, but still not entirely original.

homosapien by peter shelley: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HwmO_GZfzI sounds like the basis of north american scum: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jmm14g4cAFc

there's also the more than passing similarity between somebody's calling me: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRCAuao67F4 and iggy pop's nightclubbing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3OaMZojJRg

all i want http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6BYCcy5aeo is pretty much bowie's heroes.


I understand it's just culture, appropriation is how culture develops. That being said, that piece of music used in this is obviously just a rip off of Dance Yrself Clean, with a small modality change.


Based on past occurrences, it would seem that DFA Records would not mind it too much:

https://twitter.com/dfarecords/status/205708411344666625 http://boilerroom.tv/james-murphys-red-bull-music-academy-le...




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