Last Friday, the 10th, the Rolling Stones Living In A Ghost Town ". Argentine composer Sergio Garcia Fernandez claims that the 2020 single resembles in parts his songs "So Sorry" from 2006 and "Seed of God" from 2007.
In the lawsuit filed in a New Orleans court, United States, the artist, also known as Angelslang , alleges that the British group "improperly appropriated many of the recognizable and protected elements such as vocal melodies, chord progressions, drum beat patterns, harmonica parts, the electric parts of the bass line, the tempos and other note signatures of 'So Sorry' and the harmonic and chord progression and melody of 'Seed of God'" (via Billboard ).
A further excerpt from the appeal reveals that the English had access to Sergio's tracks through a demo CD given by the Argentinian to a close relative of Mick Jagger . "The immediate relative confirmed receipt to the author by email and expressed that the author's musical works and style were a sound that the Rolling Stones would be interested in using" (via Igor Miranda ).
To date, the Rolling Stones have not commented on the accusation.
This is not the first time the group has faced a copyright lawsuit. In 1997, " Anybody Seen My Baby " was inspired by kdlang Constant Craving ," and they had to give proper credit to the singer.
“Living In A Ghost Town” was recorded during social isolation during the coronavirus pandemic and marked the band's return after eight years without releasing new material.
Compare “Living In A Ghost Town” and “So Sorry” below:
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