Members Minibucker Posted January 25, 2007 Members Share Posted January 25, 2007 Back in the early 90's Don Henley put out the song "How bad do you want it". It wasn't a major hit, but it's somewhat known. I've always liked the lyrics of that song, and I looked it up on Google... only to find that there's also a Tim McGraw song of the same name, which I never knew about (presumably it came after Don Henley's song). Does anyone think it's strange to put out a song with a title that a fair amount of people already associate with another song? Or is there some unwritten rule in this business that's it's OK to do this as long as the other song was not within your genre? IE: Tim McGraw could safely put out a country song with that title because the Don Henley song was from the rock genre, and the 2 songs would likely never get played on the same radio station, or the audiences wouldn't likely overlap? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ido1957 Posted January 25, 2007 Members Share Posted January 25, 2007 Back in the early 90's Don Henley put out the song "How bad do you want it". It wasn't a major hit, but it's somewhat known. I've always liked the lyrics of that song, and I looked it up on Google... only to find that there's also a Tim McGraw song of the same name, which I never knew about (presumably it came after Don Henley's song). Does anyone think it's strange to put out a song with a title that a fair amount of people already associate with another song? Or is there some unwritten rule in this business that's it's OK to do this as long as the other song was not within your genre? IE: Tim McGraw could safely put out a country song with that title because the Don Henley song was from the rock genre, and the 2 songs would likely never get played on the same radio station, or the audiences wouldn't likely overlap? There's a few exact same titles out there. The songs are usually miles apart as you mentioned, so I'm pretty sure it wouldn't cause copyright infringement. I might re-use a title, if I felt it was a unique piece of work and felt strong about keeping the same title. 1. Photograph Def Leppard, Ringo Starr is the correct answer. 2. Rio Duran Duran, Mike Nesmith is the correct answer. 3. Rise Herb Alpert, Daryl Braithwaite is the correct answer. 4. Sara Starship, Bob Dylan is the correct answer. 5. Saturday Night Bay City Rollers, Cold Chisel, Skyhooks is the correct answer. 6. Shout Johnny O'Keefe, Tears For Fears is the correct answer. 7. Simple Man Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, Lynyrd Skynyrd is the correct answer. 8. Slipstream Jethro Tull, Sherbet is the correct answer. 9. So Far Away Dire Straits, Carole King is the correct answer. 10. Somebody To Love Jefferson Airplane, Queen is the correct answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chicken Monkey Posted January 25, 2007 Members Share Posted January 25, 2007 I don't think it's a big deal. Titles should be something familiar, and there's only so many phrases out there. I wouldn't name a song My Funny Valentine or Happy XMas (War Is Over), but most titles are fair game. The guy above me forgot Reason To Beleive--Tim Hardin/Bruce Springsteen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Minibucker Posted January 25, 2007 Author Members Share Posted January 25, 2007 OK, I did a little digging, and it turns out the Don Henley and Tim McGraw songs were further apart than I first thought... one is from '89 the other from '04... that's 15 years. And separate genres. Looking at ido's list above, that seems a consistant thing.... the songs are separated by a lot of years and separate genres. OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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