Today, I heard on a local radio a song I wrote almost 2 years ago. Apparently, after my family and I moved away, my former band found a new guitar player, and that song is now the first single of their debut LP. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, my boyfriend of two years, who is a fabulous guitarist and singer, told me he wrote me a song. I was so excited. Turns out it was a break up song. FML
Today, my band informed me that our gig this afternoon was actually a wedding. Whose wedding? My ex-wife's, along with the guy she cheated on me with. For their first dance, I had to sing what used to be our song. FML
Today, I phoned my ex, who I only broke up with a week ago. I then told her about the song I'd written about her. I have written a song, but it's shite and I would die of embarrassment if I ever had to play it to her. I’ll have to play it to her and confess my simpy, wet ways. FML
Today, I finally released my first music album. I dropped out of college to pay for it after my friends who liked my music urged me to. They keep telling me how much they love the CD. I've only sold one copy. Turns out they put it on a sharing site so only one of them would have to buy it. FML
Today, my boyfriend wrote a song for me. As he was singing it to me I realized it was actually a breakup song. FML
Today, I was in a band with some friends and we got our first gig at a local festival, but I'd already agreed to work serving drinks at the festival. My bandmates got really annoyed and kicked me out of the band. They then went ahead and performed the song that I WROTE, without me, at the festival where I was working. FML
Today, I was going to record a song I wrote for my dad, who I haven't spoke to in a couple of years. After getting things together, I called my mom to let her know I'd be doing this. She informed me he died. A year ago. FML
Today, I finally worked up the courage to play my friends the demo CD that I've spent all summer recording. I didn't tell them it was me. Not even 10 seconds into the first song, my best friend asked me to turn it off because it sucked. FML
Today, I found out my ex-boyfriend's band has become quite popular on YouTube. My friends and sister won't stop singing their songs. Most of them were written after I dumped him, and go on to say how much better off he is without me and how horrible I am. FML
Today, after spending months learning how to play the guitar and memorizing the music to my girlfriend's all-time favorite song, I performed it for her. Her response? "Well, you kind of ruined that song for me now." FML
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papaguna 0
you really should sue them or sth, what if they become the next big thing with a song that you wrote?
purgarus 6
What assholes >.>
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jdfml90 0
If you can't sue, you can also take solice in the fact that. They won't make it because YOU wrote the song... when it comes down to it. who writes the next one for the band? Nobody.
PYLrulz 17
wrong. they will, if they make it big enough, get some studio to write them some shit songs
Haha_donkey 0
eat there heads
johnnyexpl0sion 0
dude so what if it was on a local radio station and it's "the first single of their new lp". do you know how many shit bands have lps now? in this age, everyone and their mom is recording music, and my old band was on our local rock station several times. it's not hard to get on local radio. right now you have nothing to worry about, but if the song blows up then you gotta take some legal action. that is if you actually have any way to legally prove the song is yours.
ladyluck82 9
25 - I totally agree! Just relax, let it take it's toll. I was the singer for my old band...then one day I was on iTunes and TWO of my songs popped up!!! With a picture of THEM!!! All I did was call up my old producer and scare him into me taking over the rights. He fell for it! Because he KNEW I had sole rights! There's nothing that he could've done! I'm still on iTunes but because I'm not with them anymore...legally they have to put me on as FEATURED on the song that I WROTE & SANG for them. But I can't bitch bc I get a cut of royalties. :-) Op, I'm sure you have proof of rights and a way to contact them. Just do it the right way.
x_HELLo_tHERE_x 0
Not to sound nosy, but what type of music did you sing in the band?
ladyluck82 9
96 - I'm a blues/rock singer. Think of a pile of shit meeting a box of dead cats, with vocals of Christina the parrot and the lyrics of Champion the Wonder Horse. :-)
lmeads 0
sue for copyright!!!!!
dridri97 0
aww OP get rights on ur song they stole it and it probably wasn't ment to b
imright24 0
If you can show you wrote it, ask for a percentage of profits. If they refuse, sue them for copyright infringement.
ice_rose88 0
OP says he moved, meaning he probably moved far enough away from his band mates that he couldn't play with them anymore, meaning that the song is at least playing on a station in a surrounding local area...possibly further depending on how far away OP moved, not OPs original home where the band stayed. It's highly unlikely he could prove he wrote the song at this point, and it's entirely possible OP had help with the song from his bamdmates, therefore he's not entitled to full rights.
ice_rose88 0
if the band was smart, they'd have gotten a copyright on it before he could come back and say wish I wrote this
ice_rose88 0
*woah not wish. ....stupid iPhone
ladyluck82 9
32, 35 - being a singer/songwriter I do know a thing or two. Regardless if he had "help" with ANYONE in the band, if their name(s) are not on the original or FINAL DRAFT of that copy (wether typed or signed) they have no right. End of story. At the end of the day it's Op's song that he wrote. He deserves just as much as the band is getting. Whatever that may be. Now of course, there are always two sides of a story...so I'm just going with the assumption that op is correct and crossed all his T's & dotted his I's.
ladyluck82 9
penatik - your welcome! Just here to help if I can! And I understand what you wrote now. lol
TheIrishJaneDoe 9
FFR, lots of US screenwriters mail a copy of each draft to themselves and file it away unopened. If there's ever an authorship dispute, they then have an original copy that's sealed and officially dated, with the postmark as proof. It isn't foolproof, but it's cheaper than copyrighting everything. The same idea could work here.
jdfml90 0
23 I doubt being on a local radio station with 1 good song will get you big enough
ladyluck82 9
33 - they can if they play their circuit well enough (i.e. gigging & merchandise, website & radio promos and events) ...they have a great chance, in that matter which is why op just can't stand around.
idodrugs 2
buh-buh-bu-bullsit!
Djsv87 0
What is the name of the song and the band
ladyluck82 9
42 - yeah I'd like to know that, as well.
jjmjenni 0
dude that is great for u even tho u r not in the band u still get paid off ur work
randomlettrrs 8
or get you laid either one