The sardonic “High Life” is about a family of litigious freeloaders. Paisley poked fun at the lawsuit in a song on his 2014 album, Moonshine in the Trunk. She also notes “broader dissimilarities in context, structure, mood, melody, and harmony,” along with the fact that Bowen’s song is more about heartbreak while Paisley’s is about reigniting a relationship’s spark. Her ruling reasoned that the repetition of the phrase “remind me” during the Paisley-Underwood song was coincidental, and that the melody shifts weren’t similar enough to cry foul. On Thursday, August 26th, the same judge in her initial filing ruled in favor of Paisley, Underwood, Lovelace and DuBois, along with Paisley’s producer Frank Rogers, Sony Music, EMI Music and Paisley’s own label, Sea Gayle Music - all defendants in the case. Remind me Yeah remind me All those things that you used to do That made me fall in love with you Remind me Oh baby remind me Yeah you'd wake up in my old T-shirt All those mornings I was late for work Remind me Oh baby remind me yeah Oh baby remind me Baby remind me Yeah you'd wake up in my old T-shirt Remind me yeah Oh Baby remind me Do you. Finell famously testified on behalf of Marvin Gaye’s family in the copyright infringement case against Pharrell and Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines.” After months of legal battles in that case, Gaye’s family was awarded more than $7 million.īowen, who was seeking $10 million, wasn’t so lucky. As printed by the Hollywood Reporter, Judge Aleta Trauger listed four valid arguments: “The phrase ‘Remind me’ is often followed by the partner phrase ‘Baby, remind me,’ which essentially echoes the hook the hooks are repeated in close proximity and with similar intonation - higher the second time than the first the hooks rise in pitch from ‘re-‘ to ‘-mind’ and descend in pitch from ‘re-‘ to ‘-mind,’ and the syllable ‘re-‘ crosses two tones and the syllable ‘-me’ crosses at least three tones.”īowen enlisted musicologist Judith Finell to help her case. Three years later, Paisley and Underwood released their own “Remind Me” duet, topping the charts and selling more than two million copies of the song.īowen received the first victory in 2013 when a judge agreed she had a strong enough case to go to trial. She claims that she was told during that workshop that the song would work well as a duet. She performed her own “Remind Me” during a 2008 songwriters workshop helmed by a panel of established writers that included Lovelace. Bowen is asking for $10 million.Three years after being accused of stealing their duet “Remind Me,” Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood have been ruled not guilty by a federal judge.Īmy Bowen, a songwriter known professionally as Lizza Connor, insisted Paisley and his co-writers on the tune, Chris DuBois and Kelley Lovelace, lifted several elements of “Remind Me” off her song of the same name.
In addition to Paisley, Underwood and the songwriters, the other defendants in the case are producer Frank Rogers, Sea Gayle Music, EMI April Music and Sony Music Entertainment. Radar Online claims she basically gave up her rights to sue at that time, and DuBois wants her to pay for damages. He claims that she signed a consent agreement that - in so many words - makes it difficult or impossible for her to sue for trademark infringement. “Defendants (Paisley and Underwood) deny any wrongful conduct, omissions, infringement or any other activities alleged by Plaintiff in this District or elsewhere or that they are liable to the Plaintiff for any claims,” this most recent filing reads.Īnother interesting wrinkle that became public this week is DuBois’ countersuit against Bowen. Bowen - who performs as Lizza Connor - copyrighted the song in 2008. A judge denied dismissal because she felt the way Paisley and Underwood use the words “remind me” is similar to how Bowen used them.
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