Yeasayer- Sunrise

'SUNRISE' FROM THE ALBUM 'ALL HOUR CYMBALS'
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[@ermacness]

This sounds oddly like Pray For Me.... Said no one ever...

[@welicatiga]

😂

[@blackychan7335]

Big facts

[@cranberryistaken]

Had me in the first half ngl 😂

[@JamesReviews]

They mean that sound at the beggining

[@bycozzy.]

i hope kendrick wins this lawsuit too but this case is not that it’s similar but it is that pray for me sampled parts of this song without their acknowledgement. which i think can be possible to some extent

[@Joe-pz4ss]

If Yeasayer wins, the music industry is doomed. Nobody can write songs again without getting copyright issues. Come on. What a joke

[@juneguts]

that's always been the case. copyright is a system that mainly benefits the wealthy and can only stifle art

[@fregus.]

listen to 2:10 in pray for me

[@JacksonSTUFF777]

@@juneguts You're saying Yeasayer are richer than Kendrick and the Weeknd?

[@Yagot]

It sounds like it was actually a sample though

[@JoshucaVA]

Ed Sheeran was sued for using a chord progession.

[@iketheallstar2319]

The only similarity is that little thing at the start but pray for me sounds nothing like this. Plus why would you sue 3 years after the song was made unless you’re down on cash and need money. Case better close real quick

[@SuperWeedPower]

because they broke the band son xD

[@guidancegunundu2932]

It's not even theirs, it's Africa's

[@stalkin]

its been 2 years

[@nigelgold2]

@@guidancegunundu2932 Yea Pray for me is more under the lines of African tribal sounds Idk what this is but it is a bigg reach

[@charliesealvids]

IkeTheAllstar 23 tbh it’s probably their record label who is sueing

[@willc5723]

The Weeknd is being sued over starboy, the hills, a lonely night, and now this. More like these people just want their cut of money since the money dried up.

[@starboy__finesse__4166]

Did u hear after hours

[@mohamedebrahim7441]

Facts

[@alexthibodeau979]

Are you talking about Starboy the song or the comicbook? I know he is getting sued over the comicbook, but never knew about one over the song.

[@josepagan5699]

Alex Thibodeau why is he getting sued over the comic book?

[@salahalnajjar4201]

Jose Pagan The Weeknd getting sued for “ attempting to replicate WizKid” and some bullshit. Not the comic book

[@mikhailsanu7827]

This is a great song but not even close to being similar to "pray for me".

[@TimmyBlanks]

The sample comes from the first 3 seconds

[@username3623]

@@TimmyBlanks it's not a sample tho. the weeknd just sings a similar vocal line. these guys are trying to copyright a one note vocal line which is just ridiculous

[@vincentvermilya1365]

Reminds me of Tom Petty suing Sam Smith. I like Tom Petty but if you can copyright a couple notes the music world is screwed. Same with Yeasayer, great band, but I don't buy the suit.

[@Kaasgeelheid]

@@username3623 From the lawsuit document: 20. Defendants extracted Plaintiffs’ choral performance from a recording of“Sunrise,” slightly modified it, including, on information and belief, via postprocessing to alter its pitch, among other qualities, and then inserted themodified audio material into “Pray for Me.” The material copied from “Sunrise” isa material and substantial portion of “Pray for Me.” 21. Defendants processed and created an unauthorized derivative work fromPlaintiffs’ original “Sunrise” recording by transposing the material, keeping thesame number of voices in the same configuration, brightening the material, andtemporarily condensing the copied portion while generally retaining the original’s pulsing vibrato. tl;dr they're suing for using the audio and altering it with pitch shifting and frequency shaping

[@Kaasgeelheid]

@CareBear lmfao I'm not being negative, just trying to set the record straight cus theres alot of misinformation here

[@CHRISTOPHERAJAN]

Yikes they're not winning this case against Kendrick lol

[@marseelsomo1727]

Right? Lmfaoo

[@GST_10]

I mean they tried :P

[@poisongroove588]

It's very simple there is no down side to this lawsuit they win even if they lose their case, just look how many new listeners they got because of this, I'm one of them! By the way Sunrise is a great track.

[@eyob4794]

DougVale you know this how?

[@MissMaww]

Well they got people to look up the song in 2020

[@ultragoldenantchannel5648]

The Hulu series "Tell Me Lies" brought me here! It is the closing theme for one of the episodes!

[@joeygang4136]

The song is kinda dope. But this sounds nothing like pray for me.

[@fatabbot6]

It’s not that they “sound similar” it’s that KL and TW sampled the beginning Oooooooo in the intro and used it during their chorus without permission

[@sherb5490]

@@fatabbot6 the fuck they did, have you ever actually listened to it? You can't manipulate sound that much.

[@elijahgavin6706]

Sherb sure you can, doesn’t mean it happened though.

[@cocainaforall4636]

Sherb It doesn’t sound that that manipulated, Pretty similar faster and higher pitched, same pause

[@sherb5490]

@@elijahgavin6706 no, you can't take a solid "ooo" sounds and make it an "elelele" sound. That just isnt how audio works lol

[@spiroskaravalakis9358]

I am here because of the lawsuit against weeknd s and Kendrick Lamar s "pray for me .. " over the choral part ..

[@kyraarnold6858]

spiros karavalakis me too i don’t hear where it’s the same really

[@spiroskaravalakis9358]

Kyra Arnold it is not similar . It might be soundalike but not similar ..I don't see how they have a claim on this honestly .

[@jayday325]

@@spiroskaravalakis9358 those losers are desperate for cash, they're a failed band. The article I found out about the lawsuit on hilariously notes they broke up last year

[@naomi5557]

Same...

[@abateu]

I can hear it. It's possible it could have been sampled but the editing is so far away from the original that they would lose. They would have to prove their song was edited to create the soundtrack

[@cdmp777]

“As I get older I get more humble” lmao this lyric did NOT age well for them.

[@deepaksingh8829]

It ended Kendrick Abel won or more like Yeaser took back the lawsuit 😂

[@stuartgardner7987]

“But I’m starting to lose my place in the circles that I trace” songs not about being perfect, it’s about wanting to be

[@carltonbanks194]

Just because another persons creative idea was SLIGHTLY similar to yours, doesn't mean they stole it from you... A lot of songs go "lalalalalalala" Hell, ever been to the middle east? lmao...

[@SD19842]

It's actually an African thing hence it's in the movie. The Weeknd is of Ethiopian heritage so it's probably inspired by some of the African music he heard growin' up.

[@eri-mq4rq]

@@SD19842 Exactly! And "Pray For Me" was created for Black Panther, an african centered movie. Nothing is really original these days. Everything you create has been created before and, believe me, no one is supposed to know about every song in the world.

[@CryWolfFilms]

Have you been to the middle East? Lol

[@peoples2296]

They are claiming it's an actual sample. Not just similar.

[@Joe-pz4ss]

New rule: Every song that is being written from now cannot contain any words used in Sunrise.

[@ryanblock5607]

I actually like this song but can't respect the band for trying to sue the weeknd. Poor form

[@mananchawla3414]

@Anthony Aguilar then how does sampling work?

[@jdlogan48]

@Anthony Aguilar You can't own a drumbeat.

[@bycozzy.]

DitchDynamoProductions /// you can to some extent..if a very unique pattern is copied and the sounds are similar..then i think i can be copyrighted but they’d need a very good lawyer to win the case hahah

[@bycozzy.]

it actually does..a sample like that could modified by changing the formant of the pitch to brighten and make it sound higher

[@basedkun2061]

cozzy. Look up audio pareidolia.. I believe everyone who thinks there’s actually anything remotely similar in this song to pray for me is experiencing that..

[@atillakosar1430]

hej hej hej everyone, Anthony Fantano here with another news

[@samyrandome425]

@@thegrief_father wallah

[@CanadiaNole]

Succ Delucc HAHAHA

[@adinandyala]

Ikr

[@googleuser9059]

Hurting for money will make you sue someone real quick...

[@wrldonwill]

Or if you want to get whats rightfully owned to you. All in all, I don't exactly here the use.

[@GGman2019]

@@wrldonwill nothing wrong with splitting the royalist if its a sample but thee mooks want all the $ and i bet the weekend and kendrick didnt have nothing to do with the making of the beat so they going after the wrong people,they should be seeing the label and the producer for not clearing the sample which i dont hear

[@wrldonwill]

@CareBear the irony...

[@starboy__finesse__4166]

@@GGman2019 weeknd*

[@killuminatithedon4998]

ionno bro... class action maybe, but suits are expensive as shit. especially if u lose

[@deeman3527]

Not gonna win the case. How the hell do u guys claim that it's "Immediately Recognizable??" Lol sounds nothing alike

[@blob_cancel_aftercast]

it's pitched up numbskull

[@epikgaeymurs8244]

mcat its not

[@blob_cancel_aftercast]

@@epikgaeymurs8244 ok but it literally is

[@BrunoFlegma]

@@blob_cancel_aftercast yep the same

[@TheUKisThere]

@@blob_cancel_aftercast Just... wow.

[@d0ppelk0rn]

Lyrics: I'm always ready for a war again Go down that road again It's all the same I'm always ready to take a life again You know I'll ride again It's all the same (ooh, ooh, ooh) Tell me who's gon' save me from myself When this life is all I know Tell me who's gon' save me from this hell Without you, I'm all alone Who gon' pray for me? Take my pain for me? Save my soul for me? 'Cause I'm alone, you see If I'm gon' die for you If I'm gon' kill for you Then I'll spill this blood for you, hey I fight the world, I fight you, I fight myself I fight God, just tell me how many burdens left I fight pain and hurricanes, today I wept I'm tryna fight back tears, flood on my doorsteps Life a livin' hell, puddles of blood in the streets Shooters on top of the building, government aid ain't relief Earthquake, the body drop, the ground breaks The poor run with smoke lungs and Scarface Who need a hero? (hero) You need a hero, look in the mirror, there go your hero Who on the front lines at ground zero? (hero) My heart don't skip a beat, even when hard times bumps the needle Mass destruction and mass corruption The souls are sufferin' men Clutchin' on deaf ears again, rapture is comin' It's all prophecy and if I gotta be sacrificed for the greater good, then that's what it gotta be Who gon' pray for me? Take my pain for me? Save my soul for me? 'Cause I'm alone, you see If I'm gon' die for you If I'm gon' kill for you Then I'll spill this blood for you, hey Hey, hey Hey, hey Hey, hey Hey, hey Who gon' pray for me? Take my pain for me? Save my soul for me? 'Cause I'm alone, you see If I'm gon' die for you If I'm gon' kill for you Then I'll spill this blood for you, hey Just in case my faith go I live by my own law I live by my own law I live by my own Just in case my faith go I live by my own law I live by my own law I live by my own

[@disarmyouwitha]

Andi von der Rastplatztoilette bruh.. Thank you. xD

[@deazy6453]

Said no one ever

[@asddjs4995]

said no one ever

[@alanmedina1792]

Hit like if you’re here cause of the post of Kendrick and the weekend getting sued for this. I don’t hear nothing maybe the chorus but nope doesn’t sound the same.

[@smirnoff3841]

its the weeknd 😤

[@anthony_j38]

It’s the hight pitch voices as soon as this song starts. Sounds like the weekends voice to me in Pray for me.

[@anthony_j38]

@@catherinecolwell8939 i got that part

[@prospect689]

attention seeking 👍

[@alanmedina1792]

My bad my I meant to say The Weeknd 😅 @unoriginal zeggss

[@LostMishima]

Thank you Yeasayer for allowing "Entourage" to play this at the end of one of their episodes. It literally changed my life...and saved another's.

[@RSKY65]

YESSIR SAME HERE

[@dubdeuce1517]

Damn shame I just discovered this and the comments are littered with ppl on Kendrick nutsack. Great song.

[@eri-mq4rq]

the "ooh" thing really triggered them lmfao

[@welicatiga]

Your pfp picture fits perfectly with your comment. Lol

[@tinacherry7242]

It all started with a stumble And I get old and I get humble The sky cracked a million ways Making me blind And as the trees grew higher and higher And the fish began to fly I went and stole some wings And thought why can't I Get in the sunrise I want to get in the sunrise Put the world upon your shoulder I'll stay young while I watch everyone getting older You can take a million years Out of my head But I'm starting to lose my place In the circles that I trace And if I let go only then Will my face Get in the sunrise I want to get in the sunrise

[@LostMishima]

Years ago ...this song stopped me from committing a crime that would have taken lives. I will always be thankful for these lyrics.

[@mamiam455]

Spot on

[@2ndprezbeats]

Fun Facts: the sampled portion used in the latter quarter of 'Pray for Me' is heard c l e a r as DAY in the beginning of 'Sunrise'. However; BOLD move considering Yeasayer almost certainly DIDN'T clear their own sampling of Lyn Collins "Think" drums, repeated in the left speaker easily heard around 2:36 in Sunrise. It'd be funny if they won the lawsuit just to have to pay Lynn Collins & James Brown's family for their uncleared shit.

[@livechill9593]

Well what's the difference between Lalala and Oooh then?

[@dycevalomike1061]

u got perfect ears for production shit

[@Chukwu_TC]

Felister Mathias it was kinda explained in the law suit and it’s kinda the only thing remotely similar if you listen to both songs fully..

[@gf-nn4uw]

dog you just bullshitting on this point. this song doesn't have any samples in it

[@gmt-yt]

If you are referring to the "ululation" sound, no way that is sampled. The recorded sound fidelity of the ululations in Pray for Me are way higher... since we have not yet achieved the fabled "zoom, enhance" technology, it can't be sampled unless they recorded additional ululations on top (which is such a terrible decision I'm inclined to assume it was not made -- if that's what you mean? If I do misunderstand, can you please provide an audio timestamp for the sample and its usage in Pray for Me?) My assumption is these jerks think they own ululation in general and will be suing little old ladies in Afghanistan any day now. Amazing analysis about Lynn Collins, though, what a great find!

[@antoniodalexander]

I do not hear "Pray for me"... But, I do hear something called _"reaching"..._

[@WiloPolis03]

Can we please ignore the stupid lawsuit and just admire how nonetheless freakin great this opener is

[@showbiznizz]

Im here for the lawsuit too. When I first heard the sound from black panther it sounded like African ululating sounds. Abel is African and so is black panther. Kendrick loves his African roots. Are these guys in this band African? So I ask who stole from who? kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z5ezeKR7pbGMq7M

[@papayer]

I know this comment is two years old but this comment still had me dying. Abel and Kendrick are both breaking into the pop scene which is mostly white oriented. Plus you have no way to tell if one of the musicians is of African descent or lived in Africa at any point. This lawsuit was stupid and so is this post.

[@markarizmendi6050]

Great song - excellent and very unique band.

[@armadill00]

It’s sad to see this get dislike bombed. The song is quality and the stupid decision by one member to sue has ruined it completely. Yes I’m a huge Yeasayer fan and I think the case is crap.

[@WiloPolis03]

That's exactly where I'm at with this comments section lmao, I discovered Yeasayer a few months ago bc I've been listening to a couple songs of theirs for the past few years, so as someone who's just been spending quarantine listening to all 5 of their albums all in like 1 month it makes me mad to see people just glossing over their actual talent

[@JosephShensky]

These are the silliest comments I've ever seen. These are some of the best musicians on earth. And they are humble. All postmodern art is appropriation.

[@sirpeetthelittle]

only similarities i could find between the two songs are maybe the intro “aaaaaa” and that they’re in the same key. Other than that these tracks are wildly different in so many ways

[@CeoOfalluarjun]

He is doing this just to gain popularity nothing else..... Millions of people will come here to see his video👏👏.... Nice work!!

[@rasseabreeze6246]

LYRICS: I'm always ready for a war again Go down that road again It's all the same I'm always ready to take a life again You know I'll ride again It's all the same (ooh, ooh, ooh) Tell me who's gon' save me from myself When this life is all I know Tell me who's gon' save me from this hell Without you, I'm all alone Who gon' pray for me? Take my pain for me? Save my soul for me? 'Cause I'm alone, you see If I'm gon' die for you If I'm gon' kill for you Then I'll spill this blood for you, hey I fight the world, I fight you, I fight myself I fight God, just tell me how many burdens left I fight pain and hurricanes, today I wept I'm tryna fight back tears, flood on my doorsteps Life a livin' hell, puddles of blood in the streets Shooters on top of the building, government aid ain't relief Earthquake, the body drop, the ground breaks The poor run with smoke lungs and Scarface Who need a hero? (hero) You need a hero, look in the mirror, there go your hero Who on the front lines at ground zero? (hero) My heart don't skip a beat, even when hard times bumps the needle Mass destruction and mass corruption The souls are sufferin' men Clutchin' on deaf ears again, rapture is comin' It's all prophecy and if I gotta be sacrificed for the greater good, then that's what it gotta be Who gon' pray for me? Take my pain for me? Save my soul for me? 'Cause I'm alone, you see If I'm gon' die for you If I'm gon' kill for you Then I'll spill this blood for you, hey Hey, hey Hey, hey Hey, hey Hey, hey Who gon' pray for me? Take my pain for me? Save my soul for me? 'Cause I'm alone, you see If I'm gon' die for you If I'm gon' kill for you Then I'll spill this blood for you, hey Just in case my faith go I live by my own law I live by my own law I live by my own Just in case my faith go I live by my own law I live by my own law I live by my own Oh wait, wrong song

[@afrothunder518]

I was a fan of Yeasayer and Sunrise long before this whole controversy. Kendrick Lamar is dope and The Weeknd is eh. I will admit: Yeasayer didn't make a great case here. But does inundating their video with dislikes accomplish anything for anybody? It just makes you guys as fans look like a bunch of babies.

[@armadill00]

The bands split all this has done is tarnish their legacy

[@tactictoe]

You're talking about people who live vicariously through celebrities, they're the saddest specimens on the planet.

[@kaytee3552]

No it's not like pray for me. But it's great.

[@leehall2813]

I'm not supposed to like Yeasayer. I'm 62 years old, but damn.

[@leehall2813]

I don't like much of mainstream anything.

[@Argentband]

Like what you like, regardless

[@kp8011]

@@leehall2813 OK BOOMER

[@Tails7212]

Yeasayer isn't mainstream at all.

[@WiloPolis03]

@@Tails7212 They're psychedelic pop, sometimes indie pop. Some of their albums are more accessible than others (sorry for being ~6 months late lol)

[@MrZelvious]

Ya don't hear it.... y'all aint got the weeknd and Kendricks money to fight this anyway.... envy is unbecoming fam...

[@qweas0]

This lawsuit against the Weeknd and Kendrick is ridiculous. The sound that Yeasayer is suing about is called Ululation. It's commonly found in Ethiopian music and other African cultures which makes sense in "Pray For Me" since it's soundtrack music for the Black Panther film. Here's the wiki page for it: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ululation also a video with ululations from different African cultures kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z5ezeKR7pbGMq7M

[@lord5582]

coming in with the hard facts

[@jardine2392]

This sounds dope I think I'm gonna sample it 🔥🔥

[@St.CrimsonTweets]

Music plays in court:... Judge: I'm a naysayer

[@garanhollow4493]

Sunrise: WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Pray for Me: ALALALALALALALALALA Nobody: Yeasayer: PlAgIaRiSm The Music Industry: Am I A Joke To You? The song was good though

[@bagelbuddy1]

genuinely tragic to see a good song getting disliked a ton just because of a bad case the band tried to make almost 7 years later

[@20keyzfrmMiami]

About to sample this brb

[@noahchilders909]

Songs got vibes. I can dig it. While the Wknd and Kendrick may have been influenced by this song, Pray for Me is in a different octave and key. Kendrick and The Wknd’s alleged use of this copyrighted chorus holds little to no resemblance and was in no way utilized as a defining feature of their song. All music holds influence in one way or another, whether we realize it or don’t. Music is something we create to share with people. To request a cease and desist of airplay and sales of a song that went double platinum (which means people like it) because you want to make money off of their work, is shameful, selfish and a dangerous path to venture down as the industry progresses. I am all for the protection of intellectual property and music copyrighting, but this, in my opinion, is a far cry from infringement. Congratulations to Yeasayer on all the views they’ll be receiving through this PR stunt.

[@kyriesanchez4122]

Lawsuit aside, this song slaps.

[@dominikamihokova784]

Here after Tell me lies

[@JediMindG]

This album set me up for life

[@DeadlyGalaxy683]

The funniest part about this is all of the people hopping on here saying "it don't sound like Pray for Me" acting like they know what's at issue 😂

[@trevscott2309]

Okay Katie.

[@greencupofdeath]

Shut up, Katie.

[@yeasayeryeasayer9549]

So sad that this song is being downvoted because of some legal issues. This song is fucking glorious.

[@DracoVolantus]

not anymore

[@SQOUREE]

@@DracoVolantus why?

[@rorylennon4043]

I LOVED this song years ago. Then when I got Spotify I lost all my old music. Now after hearing about the lawsuit I have rediscovered this absolute banger. Still don't respect them for trying to sue, literally doesn't sound like Pray for Me in any way.

[@greencupofdeath]

This song's wack.

[@papayer]

@@greencupofdeath It isn't but go off.

[@MrV8696]

I came here because of the lawsuit but damn I like this song.

[@hollykilberger5989]

Look. I just had to take hours to remember the name of this band. I saw them with MGMT back in 08 and they blew MGMT outta the water. But, I'm lame and only downloaded their stuff onto CDs so I forgot their name! I'm so happy I found them again!!!!!! Yeasayer at Walter's on Washington in Houston was one of the coolest nights there (other than the Jonbenet's last show)

[@bushisaterrorist911]

I saw that tour in Atlanta. Was a fan of both when I saw the show and I agree that Yeasayer were the better band.

[@hollykilberger5989]

@@bushisaterrorist911 totally awesome to hear someone experienced the same stuff💜 I am still a fan of both, but that show threw me outta the water.

[@xjaninex]

This album's such a masterpiece/work of art and it's nice to see them stay away from the mainstream.

[@WiloPolis03]

Idk, I wish more people got the chance to listen to them before they called it quits

[@xjaninex]

@@WiloPolis03 They do have quite a bit of fans by now though (it’s not like it’s in the 1000s) so it’s nice to see them stay a bit obscure. If they were too mainstream it’d probably bring them down.

[@WiloPolis03]

@@xjaninex I don't think so, artists can still decide how they want to sound regardless of the size of their fanbase

[@sunkintree]

@@WiloPolis03 Not really.

[@LUCIFER-gl8ef]

I am listening to this shit for 3rd time now and still cant figure out where the fuck it is similar to pray for me??

[@phenriqss]

Well, atleast is a good song 😁

[@kayo3847]

Most people came here because they are Kdot and Abel worshippers but like few others I came here after hearing about the lawsuit and I was honestly expecting this to sound absolutely nothing like "pray for me" BUT the start of this song is almost the EXACT SAME as the start of "Pray for me". Was it an accident and will the lawsuit be thrown out ? Almost guaranteed. Is there a HUGE similarity with the sounds of the opening part of this song and the opening part of the other , absofuckinlutely.

[@ThomasWilson4]

This song is amazing,I've been heavily into this recently and boy, does it sucks to have the song get attention for the wrong reason. I hear the sample of course, but it's such a small part it does not warrant a lawsuit at all.

[@GI_Jimbo]

The funny thing is that Yeasayer samples music ALL THE TIME. The main riff in Longevity is from "White Hot Magic" by the Polyamorous Affair," just slowed down. And that's cool! I always liked Yeasayer because I thought they were accepting of the era that we're in where sampling music is the norm. It's really disappointing to see them go this route. Good on them to drop the suit but only after public embarrassment. I mean look at the dislike ratio on this video.

[@catherinecolwell8939]

Oh man, now all these comments about an incredible band that recently broke up are going to be all about this lawsuit. Not exactly how I wanted the world to know about Yeasayer 👀

[@sweetwheatsy]

That sucks. Yeah, I'm first hearing about them now and this track is a banger, but the whole thing doesn't reflect well on them hah. What's their story?

[@armadill00]

Likewise

[@tabishkuma]

I was unaware of the controversy surrounding this track. I came back to listen to it after ages and now I'm laughing my ass off looking at the dislike bar.

[@DeathTrapProductions]

Phil Collins should have sued then for stealing “In the Air Tonight”. Grasping at straws for real.

[@mrovis]

DeathTrap from who

[@tarraingthapa5394]

There's a handful of pointy mountains here in Phoenix

[@Joe-pz4ss]

Sue the whole music industry.

[@eri-mq4rq]

stoooop. they invented ooohing. respect the kings of originality ✊🏽😞

[@dvoxor8293]

i took this really seriously and i compared it side by side. THEY'RE NOT SIMILAR IN THE LEAST

[@14snowcone]

"Your honor, The Weeknd and Kendrick made their song with "sounds" and "vocals". Since we also made our song with "sounds" and "vocals", it's clear that we have been ripped off and deserve compensation."

[@loveino1269]

Pray for me isn't being sued by for similarities, but due to a potential sample that hasn't been cleared. As Fantano spotted, 0:00 in this track and 2:10 in Pray for me. It seems like a sped up and high pitched sample that never got cleared

[@BeenLittyy]

I don't hear it at all. Yet another band that's fallen off, spent all of their money, and trying to get a shine, I guess

[@KasaiKouhai]

I think I hear it, at the very start

[@willc5723]

Everybody trying to sue The Weeknd

[@noobhaterturtleog3368]

Shark’s Kouhai anime profile pic

[@KasaiKouhai]

NoobHater TurtleOg does that matter, I said I hear it, I never said they were in any way right on suing Abel.

[@dancingdanny8811]

I honestly thought that weird laugh chorus in Pray For Me was sampled from part of the beginning laugh in the song Wipe Out by The Safaris.

[@savannahscobie2547]

Everybody stream “pray for me” instead

[@gHenny.]

Savannah Scobie Thats just gonna support this shitty band if you do 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@carlmarks8170]

Fuck you

[@WiloPolis03]

Both of them are great songs regardless of the lawsuit, it's the art vs the artist And tbh I still think the members of Yeasayer seem like nice people, even if this was a really bad move on their part

[@tactictoe]

Their success isn't your success, stop being so vicarious.

[@gnebs2392]

As someone who listens to both Kendrick and Yeasayer I gotta say the first time I listened to Pray for Me I immediately recognized the "Oooooh" from this song. I'm pretty sure it's the same. I would want credit at the very least if my voice was used on a popular track.

[@WiloPolis03]

One of the former band members (Anand Wilder) said in an interview that he no longer thinks it's a sample and they closed the case

[@gnebs2392]

@@WiloPolis03 that's actually pretty surprising as it sounds exactly alike.

[@WiloPolis03]

@@gnebs2392 It sounds pretty similar, but this one is more vocalizing whereas The Weeknd & Kendrick's sounds more like ululating

[@peloquin1979]

Great album

[@HankYarbo]

We need laws protecting defendants from bullshit lawsuits like this. Downright embarrassing.

[@donathandorko]

Listening on Jan 1st 2020. Heard they just broke up. Thanks for the memories!

[@shinyt9003]

people saying there is no case don't understand sample law at all. they are not saying the songs are similar lmao. they are saying they took a portion of the song and then rerecorded it to avoid having to pay for a sample.

[@eall5630]

is this sampled on pray for me by the weeknd and kendrick?

[@giovanyaguilar4478]

This Is the best prediction ever, wtfffff

[@abelsgirl]

This is crazy 🤣

[@justinkase8669]

Best case scenario for this comment. You're about to be "comment famous!" Edit:Nah it wasn't sampled either

[@rawbroccoli5547]

Good call 👍🏿

[@marseelsomo1727]

Huh? No.

[@deepaksingh8829]

Why the fuck someone would claim that Pray for me sounds like this 😂😂

[@_junkt]

The suit against The Weeknd and Kendrick is a desperate cashgrab and bid for popularity. Y'all should be ashamed for suing them over such a small vocal part.

[@oops6876]

NGL, the beginning of this and about 2:10 of Pray For Me do sound eerily similar and like it is possible for it to be sampled from this track. Y’all can be upset about it, but don’t call it baseless. Just listen to the fuckin thing instead of Stanning your favorite artists to the grave like they’ll even notice you exist by then. I’m not saying it’s a closed case and this groups should win, but damn, y’all need to chill.

[@shamainesamakande333]

Do anything for clout seriously I don't hear it either. This is nothing like pray for me

[@888fluffy]

To everyone saying this doesn't sound like pray for me at all, you're right but that's not the point. The law suit is not for an kind of aesthetic similarity. It's because Kendrick/the weeknd sampled the song without permission. They clearly use the start of this song in pray for me. Yeasayer might be morally unreasonable in this lawsuit, true. But you can't deny they have legal grounds.

[@MrKing8050]

I don't see how Kendrick and the Weekend can lose on this one

[@brendarotman5290]

Love this song

[@wrldonwill]

Welp, the lawsuit bought attention to a cool band I've never heard of... Ok.

[@adityabhadoo5434]

It's a win for them even if they lose the case. They have already increased their views and popularity.

[@DobbyDayDay]

Entourage

[@lildubbs1]

Now not only are they going to lose a needless court case they started, but they’re gonna catch shit online

[@RB3Vids]

This guys are silly for trying to sue one of the 🐐s with no real reason.

[@tomwesley1170]

Reachin' realllllllly hard.

[@angelicacrod]

The intro sounds like Say It Right by Nelly Furtado

[@ChessanNycomotovlog]

Nelly Furtado can sue these guys then...

[@TheBlashMusic]

Yeah, it's "instantly recognizable"

[@peoples2296]

Why all the downvotes? It's a good song.

[@mrbitters]

Dat bass line

[@dustineverette18]

Umm I don't understand how tf this sounds like pray for me

[@s_all_good_man4456]

Great song! Too bad SOME Kendrick & Weekend listeners ruin it :)

[@pascb7360]

Music copy write laws are exstremely tight. Pablo Picasso is widely quoted as having said that “good artists borrow, great artists steal.”

[@nickstreet83]

BANGER

[@thatprettymuthafucka7267]

Maybe the intros are similar but even if they got sued Kung Fu Kenny has been passed the torch of west coast rap he ain't gonna be hurting. Everybody gonna support him pay for his lawyers ECT ECT...this shouldn't even have been brought up to my attention

[@kevintrail7041]

Love this song.

[@wafiali7634]

That sound that Weeknd and Kendrick “stole” could’ve been used for other songs too, it’s such a common sound. They’re not going to win the case against Kendrick and Abel though

[@stoneraleks6515]

Gambino actually rapped over this WAY back.

[@stoneraleks6515]

I believe the track shares the same name

[@Anonymously_J]

"I do not talk, I am just a rapper"

[@raphaele209]

La chanson qui m'a fait connaître ce groupe merveilleux, je suis fan

[@jedlee2194]

I hear the similarities in the chorus @ 1:18 not sure if it’s enough to win a lawsuit but I’d say it’s definitely enough for an artist to be suspicious.

[@wakeupmrye6908]

Man, I'm seeing the comments, and I Think they wouldn't give a fuck if someone use their job for make more money than them and without putting their names