Radiohead have filed a copy infringement lawsuit against Lana Del Rey.
The band are claiming Lana’s song ‘Get Free’ is a bit too similar to their iconic track ‘Creep’, and want 100% of the publishing.
Tweeting about the news, Del Rey confirmed she’d offered Radiohead 40% of the rights, “but they will only accept 100.”
“Their lawyers have been relentless,” she revealed, “so we will deal with it in court.”
https://twitter.com/LanaDelRey/status/950065789549166592
‘Creep’ itself was the subject of a claim by Albert Hammond and Mike Hazlewood, who sued and received cowriting credits and a percentage of the song’s royalties due to its similarities to the Hollies’ 1972 track ‘The Air That I Breathe’. According to Hammond, “Radiohead agreed that they had actually taken it … Because they were honest they weren’t sued to the point of saying ‘we want the whole thing’. So we ended up just getting a little piece of it.”
Really, they should just combine to form Lana Del Radiohead. Obvious, really. You can compare ‘Creep’ to ‘Get Free’ below.
The band are claiming Lana’s song ‘Get Free’ is a bit too similar to their iconic track ‘Creep’, and want 100% of the publishing.
Tweeting about the news, Del Rey confirmed she’d offered Radiohead 40% of the rights, “but they will only accept 100.”
“Their lawyers have been relentless,” she revealed, “so we will deal with it in court.”
https://twitter.com/LanaDelRey/status/950065789549166592
‘Creep’ itself was the subject of a claim by Albert Hammond and Mike Hazlewood, who sued and received cowriting credits and a percentage of the song’s royalties due to its similarities to the Hollies’ 1972 track ‘The Air That I Breathe’. According to Hammond, “Radiohead agreed that they had actually taken it … Because they were honest they weren’t sued to the point of saying ‘we want the whole thing’. So we ended up just getting a little piece of it.”
Really, they should just combine to form Lana Del Radiohead. Obvious, really. You can compare ‘Creep’ to ‘Get Free’ below.
