RE: Pagey vs the Beatles RE: beck the elder (was "here is...")

["Timothy Mungenast" <mungenast@earthlink.net>]

"I interpreted Lennon's opening line as an homage to Berry's "You 
> Can't Catch Me," and I thought it was bullshit for Berry to make a 
> big deal of it."

What!? You mean Chuck Berry acting like an asshole!? Never! (LOL)
I'm with Dr. Z... if the derivative bit is short and obvious and from
someone well-known, it's a quote, or a tip of the hat, not theft.


> [Original Message]
> From: Richard Zvonar <zvonar@zvonar.com>
> To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
> Date: 5/9/2005 12:47:35 PM
> Subject: RE: Pagey vs the Beatles RE: beck the elder (was "here is...")
>
> At 3:03 PM +0100 5/9/05, goddard.duncan@mtvne.com wrote:
>
> >lennon did come a cropper over a line in "come together" which 
> >resulted in his having to appease chuck berry by recording at least 
> >one of the latter's songs for "rock & roll",
>
> I interpreted Lennon's opening line as an homage to Berry's "You 
> Can't Catch Me," and I thought it was bullshit for Berry to make a 
> big deal of it.
> -- 
>
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