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post Jul 9 2019, 3:54 am
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Has Ed Sheeran Ripped Off Live Side-Project with Blow

by Paul Cashmere on July 9, 2019

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Ed Sheeran’s new song ‘Blow’ sounds remarkably like Live side-project The Gracious Few’s ‘Honest Man’.

The Gracious Few was three members of Live, Chad Taylor, Patrick Delheimer and Chad Gracey with two members of Candlebox, Kevin Martin and Sean Henney.

Sheeran created his “new” song ‘Blow’ with Chris Stapleton and Bruno Mars. It sounds blatantly ripped off from the 2010 The Gracious Few song ‘Honest Man’.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s93NCuXt7x4



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2-e9BZZtTM

In 2018 Sheeran found himself in a similar legal predicament over Aussie Jasmine Rae’s ‘When I Found You’ and his ‘The Rest of our Life’. Rae’s songwriters Sean Carey and Beau Golden cited an almost note for note rip-off of their song. The case was settled out of court in November 2018 for an undisclosed amount.

Sheeran has also faced plagiarism charges from the estate of Marvin Gaye for similarities for his ‘Thinking Out Loud’ and Gaye’s ‘Let’s Get It On’ and for copying Matt Cardle’s Amazing’ for his our ‘Photograph’.


http://www.noise11.com/news/has-ed-sheeran...h-blow-20190709
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post Jul 11 2019, 4:23 am
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Does nobody want to talk about this?!?
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post Jul 11 2019, 5:22 pm
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I hope both sides get asked about this. Embarassing to say the least for Sheeran. It could be a common guitar lick. Sheeran finishes the guitar line differently than TGF but still, way too alike to think he didn't hear it before. Some say it's not the first time he has done that.



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post Jul 11 2019, 11:13 pm
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QUOTE(dangum @ Jul 11 2019, 12:23 pm) *

Does nobody want to talk about this?!?

It will settle with accusing TGF of stealing the riff 8byears before Ed composed the song

Mark my word
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It does sound really similar. Also was the rif in Believe.
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post Jul 13 2019, 8:15 am
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Kevin Martin talking about this:

http://www.943theshark.com/2019/07/11/excl...from-candlebox/

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EXCLUSIVE – Orlando chats with Kevin Martin from Candlebox!
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In an almost bizarre turn of events, pop superstar Ed Sheeran is accused of ripping off a song by the Candlebox/Live offshoot band “The Gracious Few” by using a guitar riff for his song “Blow” that appears to be very similar to a the The Gracious Few song “Honest Man”.

Orlando speaks with Candlebox lead singer Kevin Martin to talk about the irony, his opinion on whether the riff is identical and who Kevin thinks came up with the “Blow” version of the guitar riff.


Kevin says TGF sold 20,000 copies of their album.
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post Jul 13 2019, 9:49 am
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Find it hard to believe it was intentional even if Sheeran does have form for this kind of thing. But yeah, very similar.

Just 20,000 copies of TGF? Dang. Such a great record that deserved so much more.
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QUOTE(Merica @ Jul 13 2019, 7:49 am) *

Find it hard to believe it was intentional even if Sheeran does have form for this kind of thing. But yeah, very similar.

Just 20,000 copies of TGF? Dang. Such a great record that deserved so much more.


A lot of people streamed it and it's on YouTube. It's not impossible that he heard it as the some point. Also, I'm not sure if intention matters in a copyright infringement lawsuit. If I never heard Uptown funk but by some miracle wrote the song on my own I couldn't claim authorship.
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Kevin says TGF sold 20,000 copies of their album.


Wow only 20.000? Bizarre! Suddenly I feel quite special and unique for buying it back in 2010
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QUOTE(Merica @ Jul 13 2019, 5:49 pm) *

Find it hard to believe it was intentional even if Sheeran does have form for this kind of thing. But yeah, very similar.

Just 20,000 copies of TGF? Dang. Such a great record that deserved so much more.

Two of those on my shelf.

My grandkids will sell them for zounds of dollars.


Or throw them away.
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post Jul 15 2019, 11:40 pm
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QUOTE(LiveForNow @ Jul 13 2019, 4:01 pm) *

Also, I'm not sure if intention matters in a copyright infringement lawsuit.


No, it doesnt.
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Im happy this happened. Let Honest Man get some mainstream recognition. i hope they sue just for the publicity
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I can only find one news article about it online. Seems like it's being ignored by the music press.
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QUOTE(dangum @ Jul 16 2019, 6:27 am) *
I can only find one news article about it online. Seems like it's being ignored by the music press.



we need a little lawsuit to get the ball rolling
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QUOTE(Bremang @ Jul 16 2019, 11:18 pm) *

we need a little lawsuit to get the ball rolling



The riff is the same and it is this riff that makes Blow interesting and captures attention.
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