Charlotte woman considering suit against Marvin Gaye's estate
Posted: Mar 19, 2015 11:34 PM CDT Updated: Mar 20, 2015 5:43 AM CDT- Share on facebook
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CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - A Charlotte woman says she plans to go after the the estate of the legendary Marvin Gaye, who recently won a multi-million dollar lawsuit against the writers of last summer's mega hit "Blurred Lines."
Fonda Bryant is the daughter of soul singer, Johnnie Taylor. She never had a relationship with her father, but is a heir to the Taylor estate.
Taylor had a number one hit in 1976, the year before Marvin Gaye's "Got to give it up" came out. But Bryant believes Taylor's song inspired Marvin Gaye.
Thursday, Bryant tells WBTV she was online and found a column written by Howard King, the the attorney ofPharrell l Williams, Robin Thicke and T.I.
Tuesday, a judge ordered the trio to hand over 7.4 million dollars to Gaye's family for copyright infringement.
So how does this involve Johnnie Taylor?
According to a column in the Hollywood Reporter, King plans to appeal the verdict because he says Gaye's inspiration was actually Byant's father's hit "Disco Lady".
"Obviously, he took our fathers song, twisted it, made a lot of money off it and didn't give my father credit," Bryant said.
The column states that Gaye's own biography talks about the influence the words of "Disco Lady" had on "Got To Give it Up".
"It's nothing personal against them, but at the same token, if they feel likePharrelll and them ripped them off, then how do you think we feel? It's like okay, you ripped our father off," Bryant said.
One can debate if the two songs sound alike, but Bryant is now determined to fight for the credit she believes her father deserves.
"He would probably tell us to go get our you know what money. That's what he would say," Bryant said.
Bryant plans on contacting King first thing Friday morning.
Fonda Bryant is the daughter of soul singer, Johnnie Taylor. She never had a relationship with her father, but is a heir to the Taylor estate.
Taylor had a number one hit in 1976, the year before Marvin Gaye's "Got to give it up" came out. But Bryant believes Taylor's song inspired Marvin Gaye.
Thursday, Bryant tells WBTV she was online and found a column written by Howard King, the the attorney ofPharrell l Williams, Robin Thicke and T.I.
Tuesday, a judge ordered the trio to hand over 7.4 million dollars to Gaye's family for copyright infringement.
So how does this involve Johnnie Taylor?
According to a column in the Hollywood Reporter, King plans to appeal the verdict because he says Gaye's inspiration was actually Byant's father's hit "Disco Lady".
"Obviously, he took our fathers song, twisted it, made a lot of money off it and didn't give my father credit," Bryant said.
The column states that Gaye's own biography talks about the influence the words of "Disco Lady" had on "Got To Give it Up".
"It's nothing personal against them, but at the same token, if they feel likePharrelll and them ripped them off, then how do you think we feel? It's like okay, you ripped our father off," Bryant said.
One can debate if the two songs sound alike, but Bryant is now determined to fight for the credit she believes her father deserves.
"He would probably tell us to go get our you know what money. That's what he would say," Bryant said.
Bryant plans on contacting King first thing Friday morning.
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