Artist: Matthew Perryman Jones - Song: Amelia

Shot in the Summer of 2009 in East Nashville. DP/Director: Wyatt Wilson ©2009 Matthew Perryman Jones Video ©2009/2010 Wilson Independent

[@jz9417]

Just to give you a heads up pretty big Reddit post is giving you credit that you deserve

[@LisaSchettner]

Same!

[@hola542]

Damn, Dear John is my favourite Taylor song but she totally ripped you off here... I hope you guys got some money under the table at least for that

[@seanbenak8316]

Dear John and the narrative that she wrote Speak Now solo make me respect TS as a songwriter. Hearing this blatant theft of a song (and not even an old song, an active artist) is just one more thing that has made me realize she's an even bigger fraud than I had realized.

[@ameliawarfield5637]

Beautiful. For everyone with the name Amelia.

[@kenna163]

How the hell did TS not get sued?

[@Alix777.]

Probably because she's TS

[@aaka333]

The whole idea that we CAN vibrate air molecules around us with out deepest feelings and others can absorb if willing to connect. Epic beautiful design. This song gave me this epiphany what he is feeling reached deep with me.

[@unicornninja98]

I really wish he was more famous, he makes absolutely beautiful music.

[@Barrellockingnut]

Amelia Matthew Perryman Jones Sad like a melody Full like a symphony Striking a chord Standing here looking blind I stumble around to find My way through your door Do you want to know why? Do you want to know why? Hungry as starving fire Killing to feed desire What do you do? We're born into vanity Bones feeling everything Are we alone? Do you want to know why? 'Cause I want to know why? X2 Say it Amelia Say it's true That life's worth all the dying we do Amelia A beautiful melody Sung by a symphony You're striking a chord

[@ecroberts67]

If this voice doesn't bring a tear to your eye, you are dead. RIP

[@diokosa7001]

came to give credit where credit is due ty for the original song

[@andromedaiscoming185]

I'm not a musician but apparently this is a very generic chord progression that's been written "a thousand times before"

[@jstuffss]

@@andromedaiscoming185 kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y3uae5J_jLqbotU this is kinda close too

[@ytmndan]

I am a musician. This is an incredibly common chord progression, and it is the only similarity between the two songs.

[@laicoh5966]

my mother's name was Amelia...i miss her so much..🙁🙁love this one🖒🖒

[@Aniszaoud]

Hope and empathie are always in the songs of those unknown groupes, whome still belive in the power of a real music, i mean they don't just look on ways how to grab a millions of likes on youtube, with showing a kind of sexy creatures , this music has just calmed my raging seas

[@yelyzavetakrokhina8215]

omg you need to sue taylor for credits

[@ecroberts67]

The video is absolutely beautiful too. Perfect for the vibe of the song. Job well done!

[@DailyDaves]

This is the most genuine and beautiful piece of emotion I've experienced in a long time. Thank you for this wonder. You've got a new huge huge fan.

[@ExodusPessoa]

What a beautiful song.

[@JenniferPaigeMusic]

Beautiful song, beautifully shot.

[@betsyh403]

Here because I saw that this was something Taylor Swift ripped off for dear John

[@Mealybug4]

awhh i love this so much

[@rogerneilson955]

Taylor swift dear john lyrics videocomment brought me here

[@allisonfrazier6551]

Ok same tho...😳

[@livingyoungyang]

Same here

[@2010FLAIR]

I THANK GOD FOR DISCOVERING YOU.. NOW, I'M MORE INSPIRED. \m/

[@etoiledesneiges77]

OMG you killed me ... Thank you so much, I've been waiting for this for à long time

[@Ayan44]

Gives me shivers....I ♥ Mtt Jones

[@RichardMikesell]

Gorgeous song.

[@lucyindaskyyy]

Here to see one of the many songs taylor swift has ripped off. This one's better.

[@ItsLizzable]

im in love...with his music.

[@jrrivera4078]

Saying her name makes miss her and think of what was and what could have been.

[@JWWILSON108]

thank you mr. hamblin.

[@babynuggethead5576]

Long handwritten note deep in your pocket

[@aerre82]

Semplicemente MERAVIGLIOSA!!

[@張釋云-g3p]

他的歌聲很好聽。

[@kpyravorsh]

never knew there was a song with my name in it. glad it's not horrible

[@ameliahartin444]

+Amelia Dawn same

[@kpyravorsh]

lol

[@miarodriguez8782]

yup same

[@sarahlee988]

I just had a daughter a few weeks ago and named her Amelia. I decided today to see if there was a song with her name too! lol. glad it's a good song too

[@jennifers2017]

I named mine Amelia too, but spelled Emilia, pronounced the same.

[@llhannah9297]

Did this dude get any royalties from Taylor Swifts Dear John?

[@seanbenak8316]

Check your dates. Speak Now dropped in in 2010. This dropped in 2009. Does he get royalties from TS? Typical Swifty...lol.

[@bruh-gn5kc]

​@@seanbenak8316 "Does he get royalties from TS?" you're saying just the same thing as the "Typical Swifty" you're replying to. OP clearly knows that this came first so is asking if the billionare lady ever paid royalties to this group when her song came out later. Remember to *read* what you're replying to before saying anything.

[@RaptorInNewMexico]

Very very good.

[@Passionhearted1]

Beautiful ♡

[@somefreshbread]

Wonderful song.

[@overwhelmingconundrum4327]

The best artist are never famous.

[@VitaVarita-c1m]

taylor ripped this off... i wish you could sue her

[@hrider60]

Our Life’s worth all the dying we do

[@ketur_Jrr]

magnifique musique

[@themightybooshx19x]

Lovely song!

[@guster623]

Man this song is beautiful...and my daughter's name. :)

[@grungeprincess23]

Damn Taylor has stolen alot of songs

[@FuckyouGrindrmods]

How did taylor swift make a thinner sounding version of this great song?

[@KZ-qx2jd]

I really like this :)

[@jrrivera4078]

👼

[@musclecars60]

A rabbit trail of artists that Taylor Swift has ripped off lead me here. 😂

[@RowanWisteria777]

Real

[@jojolynx97]

Same LOL it's actually insane 😭😭

[@thelatelightshowwithahmed9013]

Creative people suffer. Whenever I listen to him, I become sad. He must be famous. He got creativity that nobody offers. Dear John by Taylor Swift was inspired/copied from this song. and now Ruin by Shawn Mendes has used same theme. It's sad !!

[@ravisankar7663]

He gonna get what he deserves

[@kimbj33]

OTH -Peyon's baby shower

[@EggChen6DemonBag]

So Taylor Swift stole this song from you huh? Her song is called Dear John.

[@angamgolmei]

Are you from r/music ? 😏

[@Samsung-gs4cn]

@@angamgolmei I am

[@jstuffss]

@@Samsung-gs4cn hey me too!

[@joaopaulomatheus]

@@jstuffss Aren't all?

[@ellamaycastillote8538]

She didn't stole his song dude she just used similar chord progression

[@hellohello2711]

Hey it's Taylor on my secret account. I didn't steal the song. Thanks. Bye!

[@clariebearie95]

@utahfreeskier maybe she bought the music from him

[@mam1561]

this song reminds me of Amelia Pond :(

[@shreddykruger3169]

Reddit brought me here and wow

[@baeseungmincutie6600]

There's this thing called sampling pretty sure lol... Taylor didn't steal anything you can't really expect her to search up every single damn song with the same chord progression. She definitely wrote her song so the same chords are used big deal 😒😒

[@johngovea44]

pls dun heyt meh aym just a potato she even stole the wailing guitar in the back.... explain how did she not steal the entire thing if it isn’t just the chord progression?

[@emiliaarif]

me too! with a different spelling tho haha

[@utahfreeskier]

Taylor Swift COPIED this song in her song "Dear John". Matthew should sue.

[@ytmndan]

She didn't. It's just the same chord progression. That's it.

[@yalsyk]

@@ytmndan blah blah blah

[@SuYeolYam]

lol then the entire music industry should sue each other 🙄

[@belemv2202]

And he stole it from Radiohead.

[@blackelf23]

I mean, he's definitely influenced by Radiohead and his voice sounds VERY reminiscent of Yorkes but are you referring to a specific song?

[@johngovea44]

Belem V what song bitch

[@chibimoon9031]

My name is Amilla.

[@keaneviking]

sounds like marjorie fair.

[@some88]

Love that new Taylor Swift

[@krisamy09]

Where is the lyrics of this song? This is my name.

[@Liph357]

Anyone else brought here by Reddit?

[@cyalegre7262]

Came here because of rdt.oof

[@thahacksaw]

Guys. You can't rip off or steal a Chord Progression, tempo or vibe. A song is lyrics and the melody associated with them. This is a simple I - IV chord progression. It's not owned by Matthew... or Taylor. It belongs to everyone who plays music. It has been and will continue to be used to wtite an infinite number of songs. Wonder why Matthew didn't Sue Taylor? Just ask the Marvin Gaye estate, who took Ed Sheeran to court for this exact thing, and lots their pants in the process.

[@saratemp790]

The guitar chords are similar with Taylor, but the singing part is not at all.

[@alihcme]

Taylor Swift - Dear John seems copied after listening this.

[@mashedmatatoes4634]

As cited from r/Music

[@nslouka90]

This sounds like Rasputin by Boney M

[@eddie_4]

thumbs up if Reddit brought you here.

[@yuezhang]

Yep same song different lyrics.

[@ytmndan]

Different melody. Different hook. Different backing instrumentation. Different... well... everything except the simple and common chord progression played on an acoustic guitar.

[@paulgillespie8427]

Reddit brought me here. Taylor Swift stole this.

[@monkeydlucy4583]

Hetalia

[@standoughope]

Shameless plagiarism by Taylor Swift, he should sue her for all royalties of her "Dear John" song.

[@-Suhail-]

Taylor Swift stole this. Lol

[@c4n4d4]

Le Reddit army is here huehue xD !!!!! Internet amirite hhueueue came here to say this updoots to the left reddit

[@Mystery5Mel]

Wow.. This song just played on my iTunes and at first I thought it was a cover I had of Taylor Swift's Dear John.. Both really nice songs :) Being a Swiftie, I do love Dear John more though :)

[@maniac1239]

You like stolen property more? Weird

[@velocity9442]

replied to a 7 year old comment?

[@noonecares793]

@@velocity9442 r/music

[@AlyScamy]

@Utahfreeskier why should he sue??Should he do that just because YOU are not a Taylor Swift fan,maybe??-.-''

[@dylan7476]

Because she may be profiting off theft of his original work, which will likely be copyrighted

[@SuYeolYam]

@@dylan7476 lol then the entire music industry should sue each other 🙄

[@awesomus345]

Taylor unswift. Stealing everyones songs

[@utahfreeskier]

Taylor Swift COPIED this song in her song "Dear John". Matthew should sue.