[78-L] Radio-influenced recordings

[David Lennick]

Taylor Bowie wrote:
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "David Lennick" <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
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> Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2009 11:48 AM
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Radio-influenced recordings
> 
> 
>> What...The Great One didn't come up with that melody himself? For shame!
>>
>> I just listened..it's very close but not note-for note. First and second 
>> lines
>> go up to the tonic, not the leading tone, and the third and fourth lines 
>> have
>> the same chords but not the same notes. Toast of New York put together a
>> complete Himber collection some years ago.
>>
>> dl
> 
> Zat is why I said "almost note-for-note."   At the very least,  the 
> similarity is striking!
> 
> Taylor
> 

Yup..I've heard far less convincing "steals" that were considered plagiarism. 
By the way, I didn't know about The Three Suns' "Valse Triste" (correct 
spelling) adaptation mentioned yesteday..which was probably on both Hit and 
Majestic, probably Varsity as well.

dl