Normani and Sam Smith are Getting Sued

[@Burningdaylighter]

UPDATE: NORMANI AND SAM SMITH WON THE LAWSUIT!!

[@neeciiw7840]

💯💃🏾

[@TVal-ob2eh]

Righttttt!!!!@

[@AKeNeN]

This should be the top comment.

[@mpazinambao2938]

I mean, the only similarities were the 4 words!

[@aliceinganjaland]

I mean they were reaching. They sounded completely different just shared some words

[@starz1779]

The words dancing with a stranger is about all in common I hear

[@963852741aful]

Same tbh

[@gloriapassos2021]

Same

[@bryn1063]

Same.

[@Loggsss]

1K like

[@steph8703]

The piano beat. It's identical. Listen again. Same lyrics wit same piano melody at the exact same time, is not a coincidence.

[@john07198]

😂😂 yea because "dancing with a stranger" is so unique a sentence, that no one else could think of it.

[@NisJol]

Sung in similar melody?

[@shinigamis_like_apples4797]

@@NisJol it’s not a similar melody. In music there’s no such thing as similar notes. It’s either note a or note b. Notes in a sequence are exact or they’re simply not a sequence. Sam smiths version has a descending cadence, the Vincent one has an up and down cadence. The only thing that’s similar is the WAY they’re sung, aka the note durations. How each word is dragged out.

[@jodavitow]

@@shinigamis_like_apples4797 which is also a consequence of musicalizing the phrase itself. If you speak the phrase, that's just kind of how it sounds naturally. I think it's a stretch to say this is a copy

[@kirstybrown1185]

@@NisJol it isn’t even close. Know the expert who said that, was hired by the band who is suing.

[@jazzip]

lol tell that to Sisco who got sued by the writer of Rickey Martin’s song. He got sued for saying living la vita loca. He earns no money from the thong song.

[@mimimelendez6594]

If u slow it down, turn it upside down, play it backwards, do a handstand while gurgling mouthwash, it’s definitely the same song.

[@motherhoodsbeauty9279]

No it’s not

[@mimimelendez6594]

@@motherhoodsbeauty9279 I’m pretty sure u didn’t follow my exact directions then 🤔 #sarcasm

[@victoriawashington565]

#ROTFL!!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@BrightRaven27]

😂😂😂

[@brittanygreen3969]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@phillipdavis9111]

the lyrical sentence. that's it.

[@bengigi7337]

Actually literally nothing as if they invented the language themselves and own loyalties on it 😂😂😂 When you fading into oblivion and you’re trying still to stay relevant and making profit with someone that screaming desperation 😂😂😂

[@jdos5643]

Just because the first one flopped Doesn’t mean they should sue the one that didn’t.

[@khadijah5488]

#freePalestine

[@mariajav5588]

I like sam Smiths song better.

[@bloxybffs]

They have completely different vibes! Everyone is trying to sue everyone

[@denisesumpter6636]

Facts

[@Cam-gb4mp]

I totally agree 💯

[@heartlessdark3095]

Desperate for money

[@haley964]

Right like oh it has the same 4 words let’s sue them, people who sue other song makers are probably obsessed with money or sum

[@bryn1063]

@@haley964 everything is turning more expensive now, they could be looking for a payday.

[@emilylololololol]

i started laughing when the other song started playing cuz what💀

[@reed9225]

LMAOOOO FR

[@Getout634]

I giggled

[@NanaNaima1]

It was lame af. It said 2017 and it was more like 96

[@charsta2072]

Yea

[@twothousandandchew]

@@NanaNaima1naurr that year mariah carey was popping off with her fantasy song and cute curls don’t disrespect that year 😭

[@DrSimpleBeauty]

“ It’s a no for me dog.” -Randy Jackson

[@rudolphmcneill515]

😂😂😂😂👍🏽👍🏽

[@booorue4876]

“Dancing with a stranger” is a very un creative line. I could’ve accidentally said it. And the way they both say it in that like pattern just makes the most sense rhythmically, it sounds the best. It’s ENTIRELY possible they were created separately.

[@MissCellanious1]

How many songs are titled that vs something like "baby baby baby"? Its an odd thing to sing about(love it ijs)imho. In reality most ppl just go fuck a stranger. Some of you make any excuses for celebs. Have you by chance casually spoken titles of songs before? Highly likely. Have you ever said that bs before? No😐😑😒🥲

[@sitoeshiet3430]

Fr!! Like, straight of the bat, I can thing of at least 3 songs that have that line😂

[@wheatbread2002]

There is a movie called Dance with a stranger from the 80s...so you are absolutely correct. Meanwhile I can't hear the similarities other than the one lyric.

[@mariloulabradordiaz1932]

Not at all

[@oreochocolate_lavacake9960]

@@sitoeshiet3430 bro exactly

[@Wizard608]

Um... "Dancing with a stranger" is literally a cliché line in pop music

[@amuthaammu8626]

Yeah even Camila Cabello's latest song has it

[@sukuna-]

It’s not just lyrics, melody and beats are similar, speed up the sams song and you’ll get it

[@emmar5684]

​@sukuna- this could apply to a whole lot of pop songs with the same bpm and some similar words. Pop music will be recycled again and again, nothing will 100% sound original and totally different. It shouldn't be a reason as to why artists should be sued over that similarity.

[@pumamanta1771]

But not the same key and melody

[@marvahinspace]

In 2023, Californian judge Wesley L Hsu dismissed the case on Wednesday, saying that “most if not all of the plaintiff’s claimed similarities” were not protectable by law, and that the phrase “dancing with a stranger” was not unique enough, pointing out “nearly 20 references” in other previous songs.

[@Bumblebree_]

Dancing with a stranger is a common lyric in the music industry 😂

[@nathannoye3759]

The Jordon Vincent song actually sounds like the beat in dua lipa and Calvin Harris's "one kiss"

[@jxnnyforever]

He should sue them then😂

[@shan7180]

Exactly

[@N3ONGNCS]

dont give bro ideas

[@Belikhonalone]

You noticed too 😊

[@iambean4724]

The only things I hear that are common are 1) the lyric “dancing with a stranger” 2) the beat. The beat used in Sam Smith and Normani’s song sounds similar to the other songs beat, just slowed/slower tempo. But having a similar beat is definitely not enough. Think of how many songs use the same beat

[@simplypaul8681]

The same lyric and similar beat isn't enough? Erm....

[@shelikestuff]

So the whole thing ? Lmao

[@shelikestuff]

Having a similar a beat is not enough? You even said the lyrics are the same.. that’s the whole song..all song is is beats and lyrics..

[@Knoxsinn]

@@shelikestuff ah yes, because an entire song is comprised of three unoriginal words. Not to mention the fact op said the beat was similar, not the same. Even if they started with the same sample, Sam and Normani has a slow sultry tone vs the upbeat dance music. Both are completely different songs and styles. This lawsuit is a stretch.

[@drinkwaternotalcohol]

@@simplypaul8681 no actually. Beats cant be copyrighted surprisingly. So going off of just 4 words…it’s not rlly doing much. I’m curious to see how this case ends tho.

[@kpopeditsandmore]

These two songs sound vaguely similar as in the chorus but other than that those two songs sound nothing alike

[@o_huskywolfdean7]

It definitely doesn’t sound anything alike, I really believe that Jordan wants money out of this.

[@kpopeditsandmore]

@@o_huskywolfdean7 I know right

[@Tiffany_C_]

Publicity

[@shad8623]

Nah, the melody is the same. If you speed up Sam's version and add a house beat, it's very similar. Honestly, Sam's song sounds like it was supposed to be a house song.

[@o_huskywolfdean7]

@@shad8623 The two song, still doesn’t sound a like.

[@LunaBug5862]

The only thing that is the same is “Dancing with a stranger”

[@maneeshatalreja]

Exactly

[@libbybanksgaming3841]

ikr the songs are different except the dancing with a stranger part

[@keyytotheworld]

I agree

[@meggy3275]

i agree

[@JayFitNurse]

Lmfaooo I busted out laughing when the song started playing 😂😂😂😂 sent me to mars

[@aidangellylopes6681]

these songs sound literally nothing alike 💀

[@kristinbelcastro7879]

They do actually lol. But dont they all??

[@kirinray6718]

@@kristinbelcastro7879 lmfao they all do and everyone wants money by any way 😂😂😂 People have no soul I swear

[@kristinbelcastro7879]

@@kirinray6718 people dont think lol

[@kay-collins]

It does though. Just slowed

[@kay-collins]

@@kirinray6718 well it would be easier to blame “people want money” for the issue but it’s a lot less of that & a lot more of “people needing money” because life is made very difficult for people who don’t have much of it... but we love capitalism here in the US! 😒

[@RolandoCheddar]

Please they sound completely different 😭

[@wlfie950]

Not really, just different instruments and vibe

[@ashleysmith7632]

@@wlfie950? What else is even left

[@Readysetgo2007]

Maybe need to slow down the song to really see the similarity.

[@xenondoro8573]

Umm, no. The melody is exactly the same.

[@RolandoCheddar]

@@xenondoro8573said no one ever

[@labonihira]

Dancing with a stranger came out some four five years ago. They only noticed now? Or did they realize they can sue them and get some cash out of it now 🤦‍♀️

[@ciaras3170]

Likely have been suing them

[@elinah5996]

Sweetie it takes time to sue.

[@Boredom_Reigns]

@@elinah5996 Yeah but why bring this up now of all times? I think that's what they're mainly talking about here

[@feofan3778]

@@Boredom_Reigns cuz homeboy needs channel content… like daily … 😆

[@jenil691]

More like 3 but doesn't seem like a copy.

[@tamararichards6655]

Some people don’t understand that the NOTES ARE THE SAME! Of course they’re gonna change it slightly. But the NOTES ARE THE SAME ON THE SAME LYRICS

[@jodavitow]

no, they're not... This isn't even up for debate. This can easily be measured and compared. They're not.

[@tamaradinkins1053]

Your right fam. People who don't know music assume so.

[@marvahinspace]

In 2023, Californian judge Wesley L Hsu dismissed the case on Wednesday, saying that “most if not all of the plaintiff’s claimed similarities” were not protectable by law, and that the phrase “dancing with a stranger” was not unique enough, pointing out “nearly 20 references” in other previous songs.

[@ThinkAboutElephantss]

The chord progression is not the same…

[@michaeltamaleactor]

Check again

[@everythingbutnothinghappening]

At this point if someone had the word “it” in their song and another person has the word “it” in their song they’re gonna be like “ iM gONnA sUe!”

[@feddora5776]

It doesn't work that way

[@mohammedmukadam5299]

💀😂

[@SaronJoy]

EXACTLY!

[@chambersjc85]

Best comment🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@tiathetaurus]

Im saying… I like one song and dislike the other but their the same in some way🤷🏽‍♀️

[@hipo5305]

"Oh, we have the same song title and their song is way more popular than the song that I made. I'm gonna sue their entire career" 💀

[@user-te9sv7ho3s]

!!!!

[@gromplin]

AND LOSE! 😭😭 These people have no shame

[@Boss_etc853]

that’s usually how it is

[@anasdomain9994]

I mean yeah I’d be very upset if someone was profiting an insane amount money off of my creation. Are you insinuating that artist shouldn’t be credited and compensated for their work because they’re not popular enough?

[@gromplin]

@@anasdomain9994 Not at all what they meant. His "We have the same song title [therefore I sue]" was meant to be how ambiguous anything can be for it to get sued. Like a song title or a lyric that's actually an idiom. Sharing a song title is hard to escape most of the time. But some people have gotten so litigious and ready for the spotlight that they sue bigger celebrities for these menial similarities.

[@TheLifeOfAlexRodriguez]

What’s going on with this pandemic of irrelevant artist trying to sue mainstream artists for clout? First Katy, then Dua, then Ed, now Sam Smith and Normani

[@Caiden11]

Well I mean dua and Taylor both had good reasons to get sued duas team took a bands song and then Taylor stole a fraze

[@joyson3498]

@@Caiden11 that's a common phrase lmao

[@_.Idk._]

And Olivia.

[@soychuyglez]

Happens all the time but now you have a KZbin channel creating content around it

[@studentNEET319]

@@Caiden11 Look at Outkast Rosa Parks,that band owes them the money,not dua

[@Ma.atMelanin]

They slow that down and put some soul on it, they made it better

[@purrrrrrrple]

Yeah but without paying for using their song ??

[@Nurse_villa]

Definitely slowed it down putting some soul on it so is Jordan from us or uk

[@user-vr3ko2lc2n]

“Do anything for clout”

[@liyah5964]

"Woo hooo" "They do anything fo clout"

[@d.s.16]

@@liyah5964 do anything for clout

[@ramo1771]

Bardi really spilled

[@koridredd]

Touche' lol

[@kylahaswkins97]

Sam Smith and Normani are winning this lawsuit for sure. Different songs

[@Burningdaylighter]

And they did

[@cbwinning]

Honestly, people need to stop with these lawsuits. I can see if it was outright plagiarism with the entire chorus lyrics, exact melodic structure, beat instrumentation and more. But So many song and lyric concepts are cyclical. So many people if they’ve ever been to a club, a partner dance class, a music festival, rave etc. before most likely have “DANCED WITH A STRANGER” before lol. These lawsuits seems so ludicrous. It’s like if people started suing for stealing dance moves. I think because millions or billions are made in the music industry and people just want to leech off of other people’s success and get paid when they really had nothing to do with creating the product from start to finish. Inspiration is inspiration, plagiarism is plagiarism. 3 words “Dancing with a stranger” isn’t a whole book or story to sue over lol.

[@justicecampbell3892]

Dancing with a stranger is 4 words, but yeah I agree.

[@monathompson8300]

@@justicecampbell3892 I was like ummm that’s 4🤣😂🤣

[@eladdrelino5595]

@@justicecampbell3892 "uhh technically, "a" isnt a word but a determiner" - a nerd somewhere 🤓

[@krisw.5025]

Why do people always try to sue the artist? They know very well. Normani and Sam did not make that song up, but they were presented with the song to sing. So sue the execs who presented the song to them to sing, not the artist.

[@ronnaldoobuuundoccc9622]

Omg taylor swift should sue them with the line "look what you made me do" 😎

[@kennethfuller9728]

No, stop it

[@ceeg88]

😂😂😂

[@ZombalayaQ]

She literally couldn't sue because that's a sample in and of itself lolol

[@itsbonkerjojo9028]

Lmao

[@brandonaldaymachuse6669]

❤

[@caroljames7381]

No way are they similar 😳 other than the words dancing with a stranger

[@o_huskywolfdean7]

It definitely doesn’t sound anything alike, I really believe that Jordan wants money out of this.

[@alexreid1173]

They have a vaguely similar melody but definitely not enough to claim copyright infringement…

[@o_huskywolfdean7]

@@alexreid1173 Plus, the song doesn’t sounds nothing alike. I guess the only thing that is the same, was name of the song but that doesn’t rule as a copyright.

[@Can_think_of_a_name]

Y'all gonna ignore the piano melody being the same?

[@thequintessential5503]

Damn everybody is trying to sue everybody. The love of money is the root of all evil

[@LK-em2ly]

No human greed is the root of all evil

[@thequintessential5503]

@@LK-em2ly that too

[@PuffOfSmoke]

When creativity is getting ripped for money then it is wrong. Just so you know in a civilized society you let the court decide who's right or wrong based on Facts.

[@TheRealMcCoyAndChipsAhoy]

@@PuffOfSmoke when people are suing for ridiculous reasons like this one ...its just greed

[@PuffOfSmoke]

@@TheRealMcCoyAndChipsAhoy if the court find it a frivolous lawsuit, it won't go anywhere. If not, I like I said, the court hearing will proceed and let them argue in court who's wrong or right.

[@jaxxokumera]

When I tell you I Physically rolled my eyes to the left and audibly tsked at that. Artists are suing artists for no reason these days.

[@jayl0v3ly]

I can hear it. The vibes are definitely different but If you speed Sam’s version up or slow down Jordan’s, the beat is pretty similar. The hook is the same and weirdly enough, both songs have a similar music video concept. The male vocalist singing alone interspersed with clips of a dancer/dancers alone doing an interpretive dance. It’s called “dancing with a stranger” but both videos have people dancing solo. It’s a weird coincidence 😅

[@Pachadaddy]

Because both songs are about feeling alone* and forced to “dance”(date) with someone new.

[@max_sch4462]

bruh, should the video to "dancing with a stranger" be a fertig unicorn or what? Also such a slow beat will always be similar. Just like there are only so many guitar chords for example. Only those 3 words are the same...

[@chaela_sayy]

the fact that they even have to do all that to find a ounce of them sounding similar 😂

[@amycakes6809]

I hear it also...it's very similar just a different tempo.. both melody, concept and chorus are also similar.

[@JessicaSilva-vw2cx]

Haha

[@JessicaN555]

"Dancing with a stranger" or version's of this line are in a ton of songs. These songs don't sound anything alike.

[@jettooo]

Examples?

[@WATCHMAKUH]

Sam Smith’s song referred to one stranger….while Jordan Vincent referred to multiple strangers. If you were to ask me, an orgy is not the same as a single date.

[@zainyyy]

💀💀

[@franktruth6322]

😂😂😂😂😂 I’m fckn screaming!

[@nganmap01]

bruhhhhhhh

[@melodieharris1186]

Actually I think they messed up by putting the s on Jordan's. He says dancing with a stranger, not dancing with a strangers. Doesn't make sense. Listen again. It's the EXACT same

[@Baby_Doll1989]

Lmao 😂 I needed this in my study break for my day.

[@khadijahjay8733]

That sounds like two whole different songs

[@saram3449]

I feel like the whole “dancing with a stranger” theme has been used a million times over

[@MissCellanious1]

Has it? Not sarcasm... I'm genuinely confused by how that can be a commonly used phrase... this would be the only necessary point.

[@saram3449]

@@MissCellanious1 in song writing and fiction it’s for sure a common phrase - the whole idea of like a fleeting possibly romantic moment with someone you don’t know comes up a lot There’s even a cyndi lauper song by the same title and theme

[@sebastiansexzombie]

And "dancing with the devil"

[@jettooo]

Give examples?

[@ashtray4979]

I’m sorry, but WHAT? I was expecting both to sound exactly alike lmao, but ended up bursting in tears and laughter from this 😭

[@yalexr9575]

Lmao they sound hella different lmao

[@cashaywroteit]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@kamr4534]

this is the first time i feel like 2 songs ACTUALLY sound alike

[@realtalk53]

Well something wrong with your ears go get them check out please

[@jamiemadison6643]

You should have played them with the same bpm because I find it a little hard to tell if they are similar or not as the current song speeds

[@TEM14411]

😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@kayladenette5872]

they are similar

[@ooohlalaandrea]

Yeah see that's what I was saying- I can tell the similarities even with the tempo change but most ppl here can't and that would be so helpful and probably change so many ppls opinions if they did that!

[@mr.ambientsounds1291]

They sound very similar. Its like a slowed down version of the original but imo sampling another song is not a crime

[@gooodmorning4526]

I think you do have to get permission to sample it otherwise you can get sued

[@kimberella2105]

I can hear it. The producer probably heard the original and tried to change it to for pop mainstream

[@aleejjj]

Like how writers use same words in a dictionary to write different stories?

[@Ok-sv9rl]

@@aleejjjliterally

[@SarahPamelaJuarez]

That normally happens alot. I've heard many songs of today sound similar to oldies.

[@SMAnthonyW]

@@aleejjj that is not the same lmao.

[@feliciasmith-hv2kj]

Facts like producers ain't been stealing from other artists for years they jus thought this one would b super easy since the artists wasn't big damn shame

[@Asiacares4000]

I thought they remixed it, not just flat out and stole it 😂😂😂 time to pay up

[@jon368100]

…the musicologist needs their PhD rescinded if they think those are similar.

[@digitalharmony26]

Based on the lead up, especially what the “expert” said I thought it was going to be something shocking here lol

[@Can_think_of_a_name]

Listen to the piano melody, it's the same in both songs

[@EssenceEtienne]

Nah I’m sorry they are very similar. Yeah it’s different “vibes” but “vibes” can’t be used in a court of law

[@xandyk2944]

Sentenced to jail for cringe vibes😔😔

[@levithebaddest2369]

People are saying they sound nothing a like but they definitely do bruh 💀 The tune isn't completely the same, but they have the same lyrics and vibes. If somebody copied their song like this, they would be singing a different tune

[@tjhill8093]

Well the judge disagreed with you

[@MellyB]

It does sound alike. Sam's and Normanis is like soothing pop and the original is like a club type unz unz type pop sound

[@thebeautifulcreative]

I love how I know what sound “unz unz” makes but have never seen it written out before 😂

[@mihlalimakwedini46]

Thank you! Someone tells the truth!

[@aliciablair2881]

​@@thebeautifulcreative😂😂

[@justfloating9787]

I agree sam's song literally sounds like lowered and slowed pop version of Vincent's song.

[@aliamacintyre483]

I agree. People are clearly just jumping on whatever the top comment is. The songs are obviously similar, just different tempos

[@monaroselianne]

Everyone can make this line (dancing with strangers) as a chorus 🥲 They have different vibe though!

[@FolkUsTv]

BWOY BYE!! They Sound NOTHING ALIKE, And If So "John Legend" Should Sue Them, Cause That Guy Sound Like JOHN LEGEND, All I Can Say Is HATERS, Cause Their Song Sound Like SHY%#^&TT

[@angelaseymour4464]

Oh yeah….. very similar songs. One makes me want to turn left, one makes me put the right blinker on. But it’s definitely the same vibe and very close to each other. I don’t have a PhD in music or anything, but I can HEAR the similarities. Much like when a high energy rock song is performed on “Unplugged”

[@phh.8393]

That's right. The older version sound a remix version of the new one. The tune, rhythm are very identical

[@TheKryptoButterfly]

Sam Smith version is lit 🔥🔥🔥 ... but he's in trouble 😂

[@mae388]

Where did that musicologist come from?? I wouldn’t be surprised if he was hired by that Vincent guy

[@ihavefinallylostmytrueself8188]

😂

[@gata_salvaje69]

WTF😂😂🤣🤣so I can no longer write the lyric "Dancing with the Stranger"? because someone already claims it's only his to use.

[@katherineduke3232]

In that case, Taylor should sue them too for the phrase "look what you made me do" lmao

[@nutterbutterpop8193]

It’s not just about the lyric, it’s about how the lyric is placed as the chorus in both songs, and that the chord progression is extremely similar. If you speed up “Sam’s” song it sounds just like the original one.

[@gata_salvaje69]

@@nutterbutterpop8193 All the More😂😂CHORD PROGRESSION IS VERY COMMON!!!!!

[@nathanielmatthews9646]

It was much less similar than I was expecting.

[@mz.valerie]

Sam Smith and Nomani song is so beautiful it doesn't sound like the other person's song

[@evangelinevang5090]

I mean….Sam has the slower vibe and the other one is a faster one. “Good artist copy, great artist steal.”

[@lollipops4256]

Dancing with a stranger has been out for almost 3 years. Wtf

[@frankntejada4612]

Yup I hear it. Same lyric/ melody with different tempo. It’s valid

[@cammiosis]

It’s definitely valid .. but they did “fixed” the song

[@Airia16]

Yeah, I'm not sure how others aren't hearing it but different elements have definitely been recycled

[@Spiceycocoa]

Exactly! Yet the comments are saying otherwise. If you know music, it is the same song just recycled and tweaked in certain areas.

[@yanzieshadrach4779]

BFFR😂

[@therealm1les]

what melody are you talking abput

[@cali3890]

The first listen and I heard d same melody. For the persons who haven’t catch on, listen to the second song “slowed down “ and you’ll hear d same melody 🎶

[@lauravalleygirl]

despite the "dancing with a stranger" words, one song has nothing to do with the other

[@Can_think_of_a_name]

The piano melody is the same

[@abdulal-shaikh648]

It sounds like a remix, they screwed! 😂😂😂

[@debussy842]

This lawsuit has no success in court.

[@kiwiprice4816]

They won😭😭😭

[@gibbiechirico5939]

I hear it but at the same time I feel they are different and shouldn't be sued

[@Spiceycocoa]

OMG! It is the same song. They just slowed down the speed to make it sound less Euro Club Dance, they changed some of the lyrics, and some of instruments. You can tell they are similar and the lawsuit is valid. When I first heard the song with Sam Smith and Normani, it sounded like something I heard before. I got the vibe it was "borrowed" somewhere. not sure how no one else hears it. thats so bizarre to me.

[@djlivvy46]

Apparently the judge didn't hear it either.

[@Thatboymojojo]

By that logic, I hope there aren’t any songs called “Love,” because all those artists have a suit on their hands

[@nutterbutterpop8193]

How many times to people need to hear that it’s not just the lyrics! Holy shit! If you speed up “Sam’s” song it sounds just like the original, because they are pretty much the same chorus. Sure you can use the same lyrics, but once the music also sounds similar it’s a problem 💀

[@marvahinspace]

In 2023, Californian judge Wesley L Hsu dismissed the case on Wednesday, saying that “most if not all of the plaintiff’s claimed similarities” were not protectable by law, and that the phrase “dancing with a stranger” was not unique enough, pointing out “nearly 20 references” in other previous songs.

[@revy_twohands]

Every artists just going to end up getting sued for every song they make damn, what the Fricks going on!!

[@lowkeyrising]

slow it down and they do sound similar

[@tayshaunmore]

Girl bye go clean your ears

[@MsVitaD]

Not similar enough to make a lawsuit and if you have to slow it down, then it’s really not a case to begin with

[@lowkeyrising]

@@tayshaunmore haha that made me laugh (not being shady, i promise)

[@AJ-ds8jd]

@@tayshaunmore and it was not meant to be a slow jam. I hear you. Lol. If they do what she said. The song would be different from the up beat.

[@Can_think_of_a_name]

@@AJ-ds8jd If you slowed it down you be able to hear the similarities into the piano melody which is the same in both songs

[@macywood4619]

They sound similar! Independent artist gets their stuff stolen all the time.

[@ava____3459]

Bro they literally don’t even sound the same except for the words “dancing with a stranger” like bro what? 🥱

[@Can_think_of_a_name]

Listen to the piano melody again

[@actuallyNo...]

They are IDENTICAL, musically.

[@jballer10000]

Hell no drop that lawsuit now.

[@DDominoGeronimo]

Jordan’s version had partial beat that was stolen from house/vogue music. That’s why you can’t point without having facts in order.

[@YayRaven]

Just simply obtain credit where credit is due before the release! Or risk a lawsuit.

[@lorcon]

Sam Smith version still sounds waayyyy better! 🔥🔥

[@megbyfield7895]

Agreed

[@Oliviacarlsonvega]

I don't think they should be sued for that! there are probably so many songs a that say dancing with a stranger and this one just happens to have a similar melody than a previous song.

[@nerissailoilo9085]

Yeah sounds very similar but, doesn’t everyone do this with music?! Mix it up or sample it but still make it their own..

[@mrsaunders9989]

They pay tho

[@j.ordan23]

they just be taking people to court for anything💀

[@StraightEdge01]

I do hear a similar melody in the one line, the second time it’s sung but that’s it. It’s not exactly the same at all and the songs are completely different. Sam’s and Normani could have easily created this independently. EDIT: having listened to it quite a few times, I can hear the same underlying melody in the instrumental of both songs. It’s just a lot faster

[@iCanbEYOURrUKIA]

Depends on which came out first 🤷🏽‍♀️ honestly labels will steal samples and change up the tempo and not even tell their artist where it came from. The other guy might have played it for other labels maybe and it got picked up down the line? Music and melodies are all like 6 degrees away from each other, hard to make something truly unique. That being said, Normani and Sam Smith was a brilliant and clearly winning combo. Their vocies compliment so well, they need to collab again!

[@leecebby7056]

I can understand the outrage. Aliens have been stealing my ideas for YEARS ! 🤷🏾‍♀️🫣

[@Duchesscarml]

😂

[@kalebr560]

Oh the rhythm and use of the words with timing are actually almost exactly the same. I expected differently based on comments 😂. I think people who never took a music class don’t understand how different the same thing can sound by switching keys or changing the tempo

[@A47-u5b]

Suing/Lawsuit slowly killing music Industry. I mean today there's no OG

[@dessipoo9915]

Now Jordan Vincent knew he was reaching 😭

[@NyxSpirit]

I can hear the similarities. The “original version” is more upbeat and fast vs Sam’s which is softer and toned down (which I prefer).

[@zedangel6054]

ok!this lawsuit is quite ridiculous. it's like coughing and someone sues for coughing because they were coughing last week.

[@torisisk5252]

Does Jordan have copyright on the words “Dancing with a stranger”?

[@labonihira]

If he wrote the words, he owns copyright to it. But it's the whole song he has copyright over, not just one line.

[@breegreenidge841]

@@labonihira so then why didn’t you just say no😭?.

[@labonihira]

@@breegreenidge841 because copyright is complex. You and I can both own copyright to a line of song or a dialogue. But whether it infringes upon someone else's right to use the word is debatable

[@breegreenidge841]

@@labonihira they specifically asked about the words “dancing with a stranger” tho… not the words OF “dancing with a stranger”. So I get what you’re saying, but the context was clear and your answer went on a broad spectrum trying to cover everything when everything could’ve been answered by a no. Get what I’m saying ?. But that’s just me ig. We can have different opinions.

[@labonihira]

@@breegreenidge841 if I said no that would suggest that it's illegal to sue someone on this basis. But it's not.

[@hilo6487]

If they wrote it or didn't get a demo, than they should be held accountable. But these songwriters need to be held at fault.

[@abileger7922]

The only thing remotely similar is the line dancing with a stranger. If just because you say something in your song, nobody could ever use that word again. We would have like 5 songs. lol

[@sadakopilled]

not the comments saying "they are nothinh alike" bro yall realize 2 songs can be eerily similar despite of being a different genre? the melody and lyrics us the same from word to word, beat to beat lmao

[@Walmartgimp]

Not the comments and the judge who dismissed the case having a different opinion than you. Oh no lmao

[@Hannah-gc4cy]

They lowkey sound the same🤣

[@karissarobinson1892]

Love this song played it on repeat soooo many times it’s perfection lol not like that other song at all! Thank gooodness!!

[@debbieroberts7896]

Totally different!

[@Bright-menace]

Dude just lost that law suit that fast soon as his song plays in court lol

[@knowyourplace6455]

Cap 🧢 they a reaching for the stars song sounds nothing alike

[@Can_think_of_a_name]

Listen to the piano Melody, they're practically the same, that along with the exact same lyrics seems like obvious copying

[@Brazyondrugs]

Dancing with a Stranger is a common ass lyric and they sound soo different like?? Y’all just be wanting clout fr

[@JoseJOnline]

“Has the same lyric” … its literally the name of the song! Lol

[@Therealtreasureg]

Only difference is its speed up and percussion is different. I've had music stolen I see what they are saying. Sue their labels you'll get more.

[@AlexAndra-iy5zu]

I hear the similarities. I’m the lyrics alone 😂 definitely not in the music

[@magicslave3066]

What are you talking about 🙄

[@AlexAndra-iy5zu]

@@magicslave3066 What you talking about Willis?

[@alexanderbradley4009]

i don't see it but i say ask some experts

[@valbankz292]

Its not Sam or Normanies fault its whoever brought the beat to the business table. Does sound similar & im guessing the record label if the original song is documented then the original group will receive a settlement....do t feel it will go further than that.

[@khadijah5488]

#freePalestine

[@NitoLast]

It's different, people just want to sue anyone these days

[@kyragahadzikwa987]

It's all for clout bcuz Sam and normani made that song in 2019, 3 years ago. If they actually cared they would have noticed straight away. It's just pettiness I honestly don't understand what these people gain out of doing this (besides the money) like Ur having the artists names out all over the internet 🤔🤔

[@kyragahadzikwa987]

For these type of scandals

[@3l3n4Wh4t]

As you said previously, money. They wouldn't only be paid for the album sales but every single time the song is being played or performed somewhere. For small artists that is a lot of money.

[@Joy.W.]

Lawsuits takes time