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John Lennon's 1971 response to an article in the NY Times of "ripping off" certain black musicians who the band covered

 
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John Lennon's 1971 response to an article in the NY Times of "ripping off" certain black musicians who the band covered
Aaron DeOliveira points us to this wonderful bit of historical trivia, involving John Lennon's 1971 response to an article in the NY Times that accused the Beatles of "ripping off" certain black musicians who the band covered. However,John Lennon saw it quite differently:


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Re: John Lennon's 1971 response to an article in the NY Times of "ripping off" certain black musicians who the band covered
It wasn't a rip off.
 it was a love in, 

John Lennon 
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Re: John Lennon's 1971 response to an article in the NY Times of "ripping off" certain black musicians who the band covered
Good luck with that reasoning in court, lol. They are fortunate those artists didn't have the means to pursue legal action. Then again, considering the time period, they may have gotten robbed in court too. That sounded like pure arrogance to me, but that just my opinion.
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Re: John Lennon's 1971 response to an article in the NY Times of "ripping off" certain black musicians who the band covered
he Beatles were a great cover band.tounge





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