Just a thought about; Mat MacQuarrie Jul 21st, 2010 at 9:26 am Bahhhhh, the Huey Lewis song is somewhat similar. But if I were to hear it on the radio I would never have compared the two songs.
When the two songs in question were on the radio all the time, and my friends and I would be out crusin', it was common for us to sing along with whatever was playing. In this case it NEVER failed that when the intro of one of the songs would start, some would sing the right song while others would sing the wrong one. This happened no matter which song would start first!
I remember when this thing went to court, it was revealed that Huey Lewis had been originally asked to write the theme, (he was the most popular singer at the time) but he declined. Ray Parker Jr. ,who was working in the same recording studio as Huey Lewis at the time, was then asked if he could write the theme, and if he could make it sound "like a Huey Lewis song". Ray Parker was walking down the hall, past Huey Lewis recording, a few times a day. "I want a new drug" was being recorded at the time! I don't think Ray Parker was copying the song, but was a victim of "Subconscious Plagerism" Has happened to the best!
Mat MacQuarrie
Jul 21st, 2010 at 9:26 am
Bahhhhh, the Huey Lewis song is somewhat similar. But if I were to hear it on the radio I would never have compared the two songs.
When the two songs in question were on the radio all the time, and my friends and I would be out crusin', it was common for us to sing along with whatever was playing. In this case it NEVER failed that when the intro of one of the songs would start, some would sing the right song while others would sing the wrong one. This happened no matter which song would start first!
I remember when this thing went to court, it was revealed that Huey Lewis had been originally asked to write the theme, (he was the most popular singer at the time) but he declined. Ray Parker Jr. ,who was working in the same recording studio as Huey Lewis at the time, was then asked if he could write the theme, and if he could make it sound "like a Huey Lewis song". Ray Parker was walking down the hall, past Huey Lewis recording, a few times a day. "I want a new drug" was being recorded at the time! I don't think Ray Parker was copying the song, but was a victim of "Subconscious Plagerism" Has happened to the best!