Re: Have you ever had an idea, someone else made successful?
I'm a songwriter who has made some royalties on songs, but nothing to retire on. I had the title "Saved The Best For Last" in my lyric book years before the huge hit. Granted, I'm probably not the only other one who has that title in his lyric book.
But the Dave Matthew's song "The Space Between" is SO close to a full song that I wrote and had recorded two years earlier. My song is called "Between You and Me" - the theme is very similar, the music is very similar, even the image of rain is in my song. I was angry for a few months, and started thinking he had stolen it (not impossible...).
But ultimately, I decided that the Great Muse dropped that song idea into both of our heads, and he happened to make a few million from it.
I've got no sour grapes over Dave Matthews - he's a talented mofo.
-ptmusic
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