I wrote a song in 2001, one of my very first songs...well, my Mom just loved it. And no one in my home town OR my online songwriting friends would tell me that I had stolen my melody from a hit record. When I came to Nashville, thankfully, one of my new friends pulled me aside and suggested I listen to the other song, and see if maybe I had subconsciously lifted the melody. It only took me a couple of measures to realize what I had done. I haven't played my song since. We all must be cautious that when we share a new song, that it is, in fact, new.
BTW, Cal, Jewel's song was not the same song as the Gene Kelly song. She wrote her song with another writer, Steve Poltz, another example of multiple usage of a title, which of course cannot be copyrighted.

Last edited by CowboySlim; 03/22/13 05:58 AM.
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