Forensic Musicologist Prof Joe Bennett (Berklee College of Music) spoke to Channel 4 News (UK) on October 1st 2022 about the ongoing copyright lawsuit against Ed Sheeran relating to the basslines of “Thinking Out Loud” and “Let’s Get It On”. Interviewer: Jackie Long.
Other songs that use the same half-bar 1-3-4-5 bassline include:
- Pages Of Life: Desert Rose Band, 1990
- Wolves: Garth Brooks, 1990
- Unanswered Prayers: Garth Brooks, 1991
- You Know My Name (Look Up the Number): The Beatles, 1970
- Stuck On You: Lionel Richie, 1984
- You’re Still The One: Shania Twain, 1998
(and here’s an extra one that didn’t make the edit)
- Man In The Mirror: Michael Jackson, 1988
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