Greg_Y
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I'm sure someone out there can explain this to me. In 1994, the Hootie & The Blowfish album Cracked Rear View came out of nowhere with a few hit songs for the band. One of those hits was "Only Wanna Be With You". You may remember the video which was shown on VH1 approximately every 7 minutes.
OK, now to the point. The lyrics to "Only Wanna Be With You" included this:
OK, now to the point. The lyrics to "Only Wanna Be With You" included this:
They say I shot a man named Gray and took his wife to Italy,
She inherited a million bucks and when she died it came to me.
I can't help it if I'm lucky.
Wasn't there a court case or a settlement of some type after Hootie's song hit it big? I can't remember what happened, having only heard about it casually. And more importantly, how the heck could Hootie & The Blowfish be so dumb as to steal a lyric and think that no one would notice it? I've wondered about this for a while. Anyone have the straight dope?
NP: Rolling Stones - "Itchy Fingers"