by admin | Jun 4, 2021 | Copyright, Forensic Musicology, Plagiarism, Popular Music, Songwriting
The case against Childish Gambino is the latest in a run of copyright claims Article + interview with Joe Bennett. Words: Tom Wainwright. Originally published in The Economist, 15 May 2021. “You motherfuckers owe me!” raps Donald Glover, better known as...
by Joe Bennett | Nov 26, 2012 | Songwriting, Total Guitar
This article originally appeared in Total Guitar magazine issue 227, May 2012. Reproduced by permission. Words: Joe Bennett. Illustration: Naomi Hocking. Click the image to download a pdf. ——————— Here’s a psychology...
by Joe Bennett | Oct 18, 2012 | Songwriting, Total Guitar
This article originally appeared in Total Guitar magazine issue 225, March 2012. Reproduced by permission. Words: Joe Bennett. Illustration: Naomi Hocking. Click the image to download a pdf. Lyrics are not poetry. And a poem is not a lyric. Poems have their own...
by Joe Bennett | May 18, 2012 | Plagiarism, Songwriting, Total Guitar
This article originally appeared in Total Guitar magazine issue 219, October 2011. Reproduced by permission. Words: Joe Bennett. Illustration: Christian Ward. Click the image to download a pdf of the article. Do you have a favourite song? Do you know why you like it?...
by Joe Bennett | Jan 10, 2012 | Songwriting, Total Guitar
This article originally appeared in Total Guitar magazine issue 216, July 2011. Reproduced by permission. Words: Joe Bennett. Illustration: Christian Ward. Click the image to download a pdf. If you build it, they will come Most songs consist of a small number of basic...
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