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Mid-South Business Furniture Jingle “Borrowed?”

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The jingle for Mid-South Business Furniture played on WLAC may be catchy, but it is exactly the same melody as the Alan Brady song performed on one of the Christmas episodes of The Dick Van Dyke Show. It’s the one where Dick Van Dyke, Mary Tyler Moore, Richard Deacon, Morey Amsterdam and Rose Marie sing a song with the sole lyrics “Anan Brady, Alan Brady, etc…”

The melody for both songs is identical. Just seems funny they had to “borrow” this existing melody given the fact that there are composers on every corner here in Nashville. Granted, it might have been “unintentionally copied,” like George Harrison with My Sweet Lord and the Chiffons’ song He’s So Fine.

Intentional or not, the original melody may still be under copyright, since you could register a song with the copyright office back in the 60’s (when the original melody was written) for two consecutive terms of 26 years. (Today, the term is even longer.) Like many things back then, it might not have been renewed after the initial 26 year term.

Listen for the jingle on WLAC and, if you’re familiar with the original piece, you’ll see what I mean. It’s virtually note-for-note.
 
LocalRadio said:
The jingle for Mid-South Business Furniture played on WLAC may be catchy, but it is exactly the same melody as the Alan Brady song performed on one of the Christmas episodes of The Dick Van Dyke Show. It’s the one where Dick Van Dyke, Mary Tyler Moore, Richard Deacon, Morey Amsterdam and Rose Marie sing a song with the sole lyrics “Anan Brady, Alan Brady, etc…”

The melody for both songs is identical. Just seems funny they had to “borrow” this existing melody given the fact that there are composers on every corner here in Nashville. Granted, it might have been “unintentionally copied,” like George Harrison with My Sweet Lord and the Chiffons’ song He’s So Fine.

Intentional or not, the original melody may still be under copyright, since you could register a song with the copyright office back in the 60’s (when the original melody was written) for two consecutive terms of 26 years. (Today, the term is even longer.) Like many things back then, it might not have been renewed after the initial 26 year term.

Listen for the jingle on WLAC and, if you’re familiar with the original piece, you’ll see what I mean. It’s virtually note-for-note.
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WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!
 
LocalRadio said:
Listen for the jingle on WLAC and, if you’re familiar with the original piece, you’ll see what I mean. It’s virtually note-for-note.
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actually it's about 99% similiar...and not a note for note match:
and BTW, that jingle has been around on the radio since the early 1980's.

it's not very good...but it certainly sticks in your head...and you know the clients's name: so, it worked, huh?
 
it's a similar as "my sweet lord" is to "he's so fine"..a well documented law suit that george harrison lost as he was accused of using the same melody as the chiffons song..guess the judge never listened to any song cut in the fifties/sixties using the same 3 chord structure 1/4/5.. want a dead ringer for sameness..interchange the lyrics to sweet home alabama with werewolves of london ..same chord progression, same tempo..roughly same melody..just the arrangement that makes it seem different..very little difference in rock/country songs..only 8 chords and their dirivitives, of minors,7th's,suspended's, etc..learn 1/4/5 add a 2 or 6 minor and you can play most any song from the 50's/60's/70's rock or country charts..or todays for that matter..just not much today worth playing..
 
What I don't understand is how many country songs sound alike. There's got to be copyright infringement in country music. When a song becomes a big hit, several more follow it sounding just like the last, so much so, you can predict the "melody" before you hear it. Maybe it's just the "good-ole boy" system, where no one wants to turn anybody in because it would create some bad or hurt feelings in this small town.
 
instead of melody, i think you may mean the familiar chord progressions..pick any song in the key of "C"..when you start in C..the next most often and logical chord change will be F , then followed by G..these three chords have probably made more country songs than any three chord progression in music..the arrangement will determine when you change between the chords, but there are only a few varients and the "sameness" becomes obvious after hearing 40 songs in that key..and key doesn't matter..could be D, E, B, etc..but key choice is chosen because of the singers vocal range.the biggest reason country songs sound the same today is there is little originality with songwriters..go back to the 50's 60's 70's and you'll find the same chord progressions..but the songwriters wrote much better music that was "COUNTRY".. a large part of country music today is lightweight pop fluff, more interested in tight pants,cleavage, and flashy "rock" personnas..but thats the nature of the country beast since the demo for country is much younger than it was 40 year ago. George Jones IS country..Kenny Chesney IS not..and i don't know either one..but i know COUNTRY when i hear it..for the record..i'm an old rock jock, never listened to country growing up, but found my self associated with a lot of country stars in the 80's in the music store business..billy walker, chet,,tillis..so i got a REAL QUICK education of that genre' from REAL country giants..
 
deltas69 said:
it's a similar as "my sweet lord" is to "he's so fine"..a well documented law suit that george harrison lost as he was accused of using the same melody as the chiffons song..guess the judge never listened to any song cut in the fifties/sixties using the same 3 chord structure 1/4/5.. want a dead ringer for sameness..interchange the lyrics to sweet home alabama with werewolves of london ..same chord progression, same tempo..roughly same melody..just the arrangement that makes it seem different..very little difference in rock/country songs..only 8 chords and their dirivitives, of minors,7th's,suspended's, etc..learn 1/4/5 add a 2 or 6 minor and you can play most any song from the 50's/60's/70's rock or country charts..or todays for that matter..just not much today worth playing..
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Nevermind, Kid Rock has already done that! ::)
 
although i've never listened to kid rock..i did hear that song punching through the dial for about half a second..enough for me to go back and..see what it was..my 17 year old came in and wanted me to hear this GREAT new song..TURNED ON WHATEVER IT'S called..i listened for a second..and told him..already been done..in true 17 year old "i know more than you dad" he said..no way it just came out..so i pull up my often mentioned but seldom heard 4000 song playlist..and dial up the skynerd boys for his listening enjoyment..don't doubt me son...i've been 17..you ain't been 57..he left mumbling something under his breath..probably.."boy my father sure is smart" ;D
 
deltas69 said:
instead of melody, i think you may mean the familiar chord progressions..
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No, I mean melody. Granted, you can only do so much within the same chord progression, which ultimately limites the creativity, but few writers seem to have the guts to go outside of that "safe zone", so most country records sound alike.

deltas69 said:
the biggest reason country songs sound the same today is there is little originality with songwriters..
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See first retort...

deltas69 said:
George Jones IS country..Kenny Chesney IS not..
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I understand this sentiment, but music changes with the times. Rock doesn't sound like it did in the 50's, and there are too many variations of it to name. Country hasn't deviated enough to call it anything but Country. And because it took so long to evolve into what it is now, it will always be considered Country, regardless of a crying steel guitar or a fuzz-blown electric 6-string. Add a country-sounding instrument or a rock/pop groove and you've got a crossover, which makes Wall Street happy, and you've got what's killing the industry in the first place: money (or love of money).

But I digress...
 
to clarify my mini rant on country, i'll add that as you stated rock as once known has also split off into so many nisches..it's no longer recognizable..one reason i don't listen to radio at all other than talk..i guess it's a generational thing that comes with old age..lol..but back in the early eighties country was floundering waiting for the next big idea to come along, when up pops randy travis and the traditional "country " sound..so country music goes back to a set of its roots so to speak..and the artists come and go..some last a few albums, other gone in 60 seconds..remember jr brown and his twin guitar? hot for a year or so..now ? not to dis old jr..but that's a good example of fast turnover..dictated by record execs, chart action, and pd feedback from who knows where..used to be an artist signed a record deal, and it would take 2 or 3 albums to find their legs, and make a dent in the biz..now..one album, one shot..thats it..better move over for the next big thang..but there doesn't seem to be any real talent bouncing around music row writing songs..just churn them out til you find a "hit" .."BAM"..write another one that sounds like it,shove a mic in front of some guy with a twisted cowboy hat, or a good looking gal...and tell the gullible public this is it..so be it.....etc..rock did the same thing back in the day to a certain extint..when you write "HIT"..first thing you want to do is write another one..so if this melody worked on "BANG MY DRUM"..lets tweak it a little and call the next one..."BEAT MY DRUM"..you try to milk a good thing til it's dry..and off to find another good thing..i would contend as far as music goes. the 10 year span from 63 through 73 in rock was the most prolific in music..more diversity, and freedom than at any other time..but this is just one mans opinion..and worth no more than what you paid for it .. :eek:
 
Bingo. It's all about the money machine. It's always been that, but now more so than ever. Like you said, 2 or 3 albums to "find their legs" at one time, but now you get one chance. I was interviewed for a radio gig recently, and the PD asked me if I listened to radio much. I told him no. When he asked why, I said, because nobody gives me anything to listen to. I can find the same country songs on every country station in town. And with the less-talk-is-more policies, there's no personality. Needless to say, I didn't get the job.

So I drove home, listening to The Beatles. Again.
 
So I drove home, listening to The Beatles. Again. something i've done is burn several cd's as an unscoped air check from wls, or wmak, or cklw, wabc etc....using those vintage jingles, and commercials from that time period..mr norms grand spaulding dodge, us 30 drag strip, karrols red hanger shops..etc..burn them and edit out the dead air..sounds just like you tuned in 40 years ago..sounds better than anything in town.......even made some for some corporate guys around town that appreciate REAL RADIO...... :eek:
 
Everybody who listens to radio around here knows the Mid-South Business Furniture "jingle." It has even been the subject of feature stories in various publications. In one interview, the guys who sang gave the impression they thought they were really talented. Scary.
 
If we all remember how to sing it, it's effective. Kind of like that Cook's Pest Control song. It does the job.
As for the words talent, good or quality...they don't appear in the radio dictionary anymore.

THE REAL TEST of success, my friends, is if the Mid-South Business Furniture jingles are playing on an
AM station just outside Davidson County during Friday night football games. Talk about branding...

Had to go there, it's been to long of a dry spell. ;D
 
TheEvangelistofNews said:
Everybody who listens to radio around here knows the Mid-South Business Furniture "jingle." It has even been the subject of feature stories in various publications. In one interview, the guys who sang gave the impression they thought they were really talented. Scary.
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The only time I have ever heard this jingle is during Rush Limbaugh. Do they ever advertise at any other time or sponsor any other programming? Or does advertising on Rush eat up their entire advertising budget? :'(
 
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