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U2 can B a rip off artist!

March 11, 2009 on 12:07 pm | In Musical Bastard | No Comments

So first we heard Coldplay rip off Joe Satriani and an unknown indie band. But now the bloggers are asking and accusing all in one breath if/that U2 is rehashing Escape Club’s one and only hit “Wild Wild West”.

But how can we paint Escape Club is a victim of musical plagiarisms by Bono and his ilk. Didn’t they ripped off “Pump It Up” by Elvis Costello?

And wasn’t Elvis C. the one stole it from “Subterranean Homesick Blues” written by Bobby Dylan?

And didn’t Bob D. get it from Chuck Berry’s song “Too Much Monkey Business”?

Isn’t this proof that here we have it a copy of a copy of a duplicate of an awesome song which may have been ripped off by some artist time forgot. And who is getting rich here? Now I doubt Chucky got any sort of payment from U2 and the rest of the theives…erm I mean artists. So one would assume that the musical ethics watchdog, I speak of the RIAA is going after U2, are they not? No, hrmm. So help me out, if I download the shitty U2 song I am an evil pirate (yarrr!) but if you are a big fancy pants rock star and steal a few riffs that’s ok with the music industry?

Indeed too much monkey business.

So what am I going on about?
Hasn’t it all been done before?
Isn’t everything a rip off of every thing else?

I answer all these questions with a resounding NOPE.

The way I see it music and the way music is created will always be evolving. U2 may have been relevant once, though I am hard pressed to think of a time they were more than pop music schlock in tight leather pants, but now they are a bloated corporation more interested in furthering their bloat then innovating.

So who is innovating and generating new music? Well according to the internet mix-masters like Kutiman, you are (well maybe not you but you as the faceless non-TMZ featured populace). As you post your songs remakes or sound bites on the net, there is someone who sees the bigger picture, past the corporate greed, past the hunger for fame, past the radio hype into playing and making music for the selfless passion of it…

No go out there and make some music!