Paul Simon's alleged plagiarisms (and song plagiarizing in general)

Ed Sheeran talking to Howard Stern about what he told the jury in his court case.

You hum it, I’ll play it. :icon_wink:

I only watched half of this. He spent a lot of time in this selling his books and programs. He then complicated the issue instead of simplifying as he did in the previous video. In the previous video, he spoke with confident pronouncements.

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He does, indeed, bang on a bit. An expert may notice subtle differences between similar-sounding songs - a “sus” chord here, a “dim” chord there, a “I” chord vs a “vi” chord - but most listeners won’t. In the end, it’s a matter of opinion and taste … :man_shrugging:

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Professor of musicology predicted that Ed Sheeran should win the copyright case, filmed before the win. He explains about chord progression and why Ed Sheeran should win