Sometimes I think the music world has run out of ideas. For example, Mary J. Blige’s latest song “No More Drama” is a blatant rip off of “The Young and the Restless” soap opera theme. Puff Daddy/P. Diddy is notorious for ripping off songs like Sting’s “Every Breath You Take” and Led Zepplin’s “Kashmir.” Doesn’t anyone have any unique ideas anymore? I would certainly hope this rip off artists are paying the original composers sufficient royalties for making money off their songs. I don’t think I mind a short sample such as EMF’s sampling of Andrew Dice Clay in “Unbelievable” or the short sample of the Jackson 5’s “ABC” on the song “OPP.” Such small samples can actually enhance the songs. But when the entire song is the same tune as the original, just different lyrics, it provides no new enhancements to the original song.
Speaking of music, I stopped by the Lebanon Outlet mall. I didn’t find anything I wanted…..except at a music store. Ironically the only thing that I’d wanted to buy, I can’t buy. It’s a bunch of Better Than Ezra promotional posters. The music store clerk said that he’d call me about the posters once they were going to take it down, but I’m not going to hold my breath waiting for his call.