Blogcritics Comments on Tom Petty is Not Suing The Red Hot Chili Peppers

Comment by Gladys on Tom Petty is Not Suing The Red Hot Chili Peppers

Sat, 14 Oct 2006 22:27:53 EDT

I love Dani California and Mary Jane's last dance. I think we all need to realize that musicians are influenced by each other all of the time, and the two songs may be similar, but they are not the same.

Comment by Tim on Tom Petty is Not Suing The Red Hot Chili Peppers

Sat, 30 Sep 2006 05:52:30 EDT

It doesnt matter RHCP will just write more shite about california again and again, to the same riffs that they barely chnage.

Comment by Dy5lexia on Tom Petty is Not Suing The Red Hot Chili Peppers

Fri, 22 Sep 2006 17:48:40 EDT

I'm a Chili Peppers fan but when I heard both of the songs back to back I knew something was going on. The Red Hot Chili Peppers first single was stolen from a band called Defunkt. They did it as a joke. In the music business any press is good press. I wouldnt be surprised if this was all some pubicity stunt made by Tom Petty's people and/or the RHCP's people to get more sales for both parties.

Comment by Shaney on Tom Petty is Not Suing The Red Hot Chili Peppers

Fri, 4 Aug 2006 23:33:05 EDT

You Guyz are all full of it! I absolutly love the RHCP! I just dont see why everybody is making a fuss about something that does not matter. But if this is what you do for a living.. what ever....

Comment by Callum Of Casa Del Retro on Tom Petty is Not Suing The Red Hot Chili Peppers

Fri, 28 Jul 2006 18:11:54 EDT

First of all, I have to say that yes I am a Chilis fan - I'm in a pop-funk band so they are important to me. I definately see the similarity to Petty's song, but it isn't even the same chord progression. I mean D and Dm are different chords!! Rhythmically it get's pretty similar and the vocals are delivered in a similar rhythm, but that's just cuz the beat invokes it. The Sweet Home Alabama thing is a good point - if u actually saw Frusciante talk about it before it was released he said after the mix he felt that similarity. The main point though is how many chords and riffs can we get? How many off these will be used and used again by people over the next hundred years. For a really completely original song you gotta use different time signatures, sing in a different voice and find a whole new set of notes that can be fitted together. Originality is hard. James Brown gave birth to funk by emphasis on the first beat in every barr. Bossa Nova and Salsa already had done that (though they also had one out of time rhthym to create a swing). So basically, Dani California is good (maybe not best song on album) and Mary Jane's Last Dance is good too - I bought the album today to see what the fuss was about. now check my band out if you wanna hear some cool pop-funk with brass! yes brass :-) Lots of love, Callum x

Comment by She Loves Chilis on Tom Petty is Not Suing The Red Hot Chili Peppers

Tue, 11 Jul 2006 20:30:36 EDT

Also how many different songs do music lovers listen to and hear a part of the song or lyrics that they can relate to another. This happens frequently, it doesn't mean they have plagiarised anything, it's just similar things that stimulate your mind. Why on earth would the RHCP do this anyway, they don't need to or want to, from day one they have been about there own type of music and not allowing anyone (including record companies) stipulate where there music would go creatively!!!

Comment by She Loves Chilis on Tom Petty is Not Suing The Red Hot Chili Peppers

Tue, 11 Jul 2006 20:25:38 EDT

I would like to say i don't think the Chilis ever had a worry about this pathaetic law suit. They DO NOT have to justify themselves, and finally Tom Petty realised that what he was doing was unjust and it wasn't really about the song it was about him and Rick Rubin.

Comment by DJRadiohead on Tom Petty is Not Suing The Red Hot Chili Peppers

Wed, 5 Jul 2006 13:20:20 EDT

Saleski, you mean I wrote an article without putting someone down? No (*phew*) there was a Paris Hilton blast at the end. You scared me for a moment.

Comment by Mark Saleski on Tom Petty is Not Suing The Red Hot Chili Peppers

Wed, 5 Jul 2006 12:32:30 EDT

no comments because you didn't go out of your way to slag off either of the two bands. now, it you'd said something like "...because, really, who gives a crap about the rhcp? when have they ever written a decent song?" ...then you'd be onta somethin'!

Comment by DJRadiohead on Tom Petty is Not Suing The Red Hot Chili Peppers

Wed, 5 Jul 2006 12:00:12 EDT

I thought for sure I would get all manner of comments like the article linked in this story that first mentioned the possibility of a lawsuit. I guess the Chili Pepper fans have breathed a big sigh of relief and gone back to... nevermind.

Comment by RUBBERNECK on Tom Petty is Not Suing The Red Hot Chili Peppers

Fri, 30 Jun 2006 03:07:36 EDT

DANI CALIFORNIA, IT'S NOT "MARY JANE" IT'S SO OBVIOUSLY SWEET HOME ALABAMA, (WHICH RHCP HAS DONE OFTEN) YOU PEOPLE DON'T KNOW SHIT ABOUT MUSIC. LET ME OUT HERE. HINT: IN ALABAMA SHE WAS SWINGING HAMMER THE PRICE YOU GOTTA PAY WHEN YOU PICK THE PANORAMA.

Comment by Tan The Man on Tom Petty is Not Suing The Red Hot Chili Peppers

Fri, 30 Jun 2006 02:57:54 EDT

To the first comment: "???"

Comment by Guppusmaximus on Tom Petty is Not Suing The Red Hot Chili Peppers

Thu, 29 Jun 2006 18:37:04 EDT

I think Paris Hilton should get sued for just releasing such trite upon our ears. As for the Backstreet Boys, you could replace that old dude with a Chimp and get the same musical integrity note for note(No offense to Chimps everywhere)...*Smirk*

Comment by Kathryn on Tom Petty is Not Suing The Red Hot Chili Peppers

Thu, 29 Jun 2006 17:09:16 EDT

Actually I'm quite distraught that Mr. Richardson is leaving Backstreet. Who will smack Carter upside his head when he misbehaves? Come to speak of it, maybe that's his problem!