Shane,

I was reading back over this and we have just had a "Title" situation that might be interesting to you.

Two of the people I have been working with for a while, Steel Magnolia, a duo who just won the "Can You Duet" television show, are getting ready to release their first single, "Keep on Loving You." Now apart from that being a huge hit for REO Speedwagon in the 70's, it is also the title of Reba McCentires new CD.

So what happens? Well, Scott Borchetta, head of their label, Big Machine records, has to make a decision based upon test marketing. If Reba gets more attention, they will drop that as a single and move on to the next one. So it is not always a copyright thing. It is often who gets there first.

I had a song with a title "My Wish." I wrote it about 9 years ago and did it as a close to my shows. Really a love song to songwriters. About three years ago, Rascal Flatts came out with a song, My Wish, written by Jeffery Steele, who I am friends with and had played with on several shows. It doesn't mean either of us stole the title. I know it has been written before both of us and will be written after us.
But his was the hit. So mine is unpitchable, at least for now. That is the nature of the music industry.


MAB