No. I think thast means he rang asking permission, and got told they don't accept.
Solicited means they asked for it. Not you asking if they will l8isten to it.
Good one on the cut and all. I can't see for the life of me why not tell us which song it is being as it sems it has been released Ray.
It would be good to know and maybe give uthers a bit of hope.
May even sell a few more records so fo;lks can say they know the writer of that.
As is it is open to being a maybe maybe.
Or a ghost write to get the cut as sometimes does happen, and contract conditions do not allow you to state it was a bought by the publisher/artist song.
It happens
Graham