Miller 64

[Frank Ferreri]

Is it me? or does the Miller 64 jingle sound like the Popeye theme song?

 

[FreddyE1977]

Is it me? or does the Miller 64 jingle sound like the Popeye theme song?

I'm smelling lawsuit!

King Features Syndicate v. Miller Brewing Company

;D

 

[therealjm12]

Brutus Vs. Bluto

 

[RadioJunkieMike]

It sounds remarkably similar, but I've read on other boards that the "Popeye" song was originally based on an old Iruish drinking song, so that's probably Miller's defense.

 

[1069_KIFR]

It may be made from spinach!!!

 

[1069_KIFR]

With a little splash of Olive Oil.

 

[Frank Ferreri]

I yam what I'm yam

 

[FreddyE1977]

Tasted my first one last night.

If you told me this was made from yams and spinach I'd believe you.

 

[KeithE4]

I'd gladly pay you Tuesday for a Miller 64 today. ;D

 

[LKellerIII]

All very funny, but the fact is, there are only so many musical notes, and combinations of musical notes possible. This kind of thing happens a lot. If you ever noticed, most top 40 radio station jingles had only about a half dozen different variations.

The only time a musician ever gets in trouble are in cases like George Harrison's, where he (probably unconsciously) copied multiple bars of "He's So Fine" for his 70s hit "My Sweet Lord."

I'm no musician, but I can tell that the Popeye theme and Miller 64 do not have all the same notes in the same order. No lawsuit there.

 

[ixnay]

The only time a musician ever gets in trouble are in cases like George Harrison's, where he (probably unconsciously) copied multiple bars of "He's So Fine" for his 70s hit "My Sweet Lord."

Sorry to bump this up (not) but I just remembered this thread.

Harrison was not the only Beatle to be sued for musical plagiarism. John Lennon was sued by Morris Levy, who owned Chuck Berry's "You Can't Catch Me", because Lennon allegedly copied part of it in "Come Together". Lennon eventually won the suit. Read more about it (and the HSF/MSL case) in You Never Give Me Your Money by Peter Doggett.

ixnay

 

[rnigma1]

Miklos Rozsa sued Walter Schumann over the "Dragnet" theme, claiming that Schumann swiped it from his score to the film "The Killers." Schumann happened to be working at Universal at the time Rozsa was scoring "The Killers" there, but he maintained that any plagiarism was unintentional. The suit was settled and the Dragnet theme had to be co-credited to Rozsa.

 

[Dighton Rockhead]

Just my little old opinion, but...

When all is said and done, I think the Miller 64 ad campaign has GOT to be one of the more annoying in recent memory.

We now return you to your regular thread programming.

 

[Studio20]

The only time a musician ever gets in trouble are in cases like George Harrison's, where he (probably unconsciously) copied multiple bars of "He's So Fine" for his 70s hit "My Sweet Lord."

Sorry to bump this up (not) but I just remembered this thread.

Harrison was not the only Beatle to be sued for musical plagiarism. John Lennon was sued by Morris Levy, who owned Chuck Berry's "You Can't Catch Me", because Lennon allegedly copied part of it in "Come Together". Lennon eventually won the suit. Read more about it (and the HSF/MSL case) in You Never Give Me Your Money by Peter Doggett.

ixnay

I'm told Harrison eventually got the last laugh by acquiring the publishing company that owned "He's So Fine". Now that's paying yourself!