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2010-08-05 | Snoop Dogg switched Gurls lyrics to avoid lawsuit | Rapper Snoop Dogg was forced to change his verse on Katy Perry's "California Gurls" after the Beach Boys threatened to sue for referencing their original "California Girls" anthem.
The ageing rockers released their summer smash in 1965 and Snoop Dogg decided to pay tribute to the band in a line on Perry's pop song, about wishing all the girls could be "California Girls".
But the Beach Boys objected to the lyric, citing copyright infringement, and served Perry's label bosses with a legal notice - prompting the hip-hop star to alter his verse, according to Rolling Stone magazine.
Ironically, Beach Boy Brian Wilson recently gave the singer's track his seal of approval after learning she wrote the 2010 summer hit as a tribute to his group's fun-loving surf pop.
He told the Los Angeles Times, "I love her vocal. She sounds very clear and energetic... The melody is infectious." Source: Ananova |
2010-07-27 | No plans for Beach Boys comeback | Beach Boys star Mike Love has dismissed reports the original members of the legendary band have scheduled a reunion concert to mark the group's 50th anniversary in 2011 - insisting "there are no big plans yet".
Founding member Al Jardine recently appeared to confirm plans for a massive comeback show next year, which would see him reunite with the group's surviving original members, Love and Brian Wilson. Wilson's brothers and bandmates, Dennis and Carl Wilson, died in 1983 and 1998.
Jardine revealed a free concert would "probably" be held in San Francisco, California and admitted he would like to see the Beach Boys embark on a "100-date anniversary tour".
But Love is adamant his pal's reunion plans are not definite.
He tells Reuters, "There have been a lot of ideas floated, but nothing decided. So far it's just conversation.
"There are no big plans yet - although there's a lot of interest from a lot of people to see what would happen if we got together and did some new music and maybe did some shows. But so far nothing's firm." Source: Ananova |
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