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The song George Harrison wrote about his copyright trial

The song George Harrison wrote about his copyright trial

The song George Harrison wrote about his copyright trial
November 19
11:25 2021

The accompanying music video to George Harrison’s 1976 single, ‘This Song’, opens with a shot of the exterior wall of a New York courtroom decorated with a classical emblem, beneath which the word ‘justice has been carved in bold, imposing letters. As the vibrato of a jazz organ strikes up and the band begins to play, we see Harrison being marched along a long corridor, hands cuffed behind his back by a faceless police officer. But what might on the surface seem like an overly theatrical setting for a comparatively unmemorable pop song is, in fact, a pretty accurate representation of the legal battle that spawned this notorious number.

‘This Song’ was written in 1976 after George Harrison had spent an entire week in a courtroom. Why? I hear you ask. Drugs? Inciting a mass protest? Stealing a pair of harem trousers? Nope, nope, and nope. In fact, Harrison spent the week attempting to convince a judge that his 1970 hit single ‘My Sweet Lord‘ did not infringe on the copyright of the Chiffon’s ‘He’s So Fine’, which was released seven years earlier.

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Martin Nethercutt

Martin Nethercutt

Martin A Nethercutt is a writer, singer, producer and loves music. Creative Director at McCartney Studios Editor-in-Chief at McCartney Times Creator-in-Chief at Geist Musik President (title) at McCartney Multimedia, Inc. Went to Albert-Schweitzer-Schule Kassel Lives in Playa del Rey From Kassel, Germany Married to Ruth McCartney

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