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James Garrard
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Posted on Saturday, October 14, 2017 - 11:38 am:   

I am just trying to settle a debate and was wondering if anyone can tell me if the go-betweens received royalties for the milky song "Just the way you are"?
The opening bars are uncannily similar.
Thanks
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Pádraig Collins
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Username: Pádraig_collins

Post Number: 8355
Registered: 05-2005
Posted on Wednesday, October 18, 2017 - 11:19 pm:   

Hi James, as far as I know, no, they didn't. It's a complete rip-off, but Milky tweaked it enough that it was not considered to be a direct steal/borrow.
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Pádraig Collins
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Username: Pádraig_collins

Post Number: 8378
Registered: 05-2005
Posted on Thursday, November 16, 2017 - 08:32 pm:   

James, I hope you see this, because I was wrong. It turns out The Go-Betweens fought that case and won. Robert and Grant's estate get a percentage of the publishing on the Milky song.

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