Man Claims His Beat Nicked by Pharrell

76. #6 speaks the truth. Also take into consideration that the album this song is from was shelved, that means that there was NO money made from the song or album. I think the overuse of samples/interpolations is one of the reasons why it was never released, because the neptunes have RARELY used samples in their productions since then.

Posted at 1:27AM on Jul 20th 2009 by M.I.S.C

77. It's okay, Pharrells hot so it doesn't matter. ;)

Posted at 4:03AM on Jul 18th 2009 by Katie

78. Yeah, seems like Pharell totally ripped it off. Also, here's a more recent example no one seems to have noticed but really has me steamed. Everyone is raving about how great one of Papa Roach's new songs called "Lifeline" is. I very strongly believe that the main guitar riff in that song was taken from an older song of the band, Keane. That song is called "Everybody's Changing." It is off their 2004 debut album called Hopes and Fears.

Check it out. Let me know what you think.

Posted at 3:56PM on Jul 18th 2009 by Shorthand7

79. If the blurb writer has never heard of Geggy-Tah, he should plead youth and say he's only familiar with the stylings of Hilary Duff. Otherwise, if he was of age in the 90s and didn't hear Geggy-Tah, he's a serious tool. The Geggy-Tah song was also on a Mercedes commercial in the early 2000s. The Geggy-Tah song is even on karaoke lists. The "Geggy" of Geggy-Tah, is Greg Kursten, the man behind Bird&Bee and a producer on the Lily Allen album.

Posted at 11:38PM on Jul 19th 2009 by Maddy Mud

80. wow check out the words*
Pharrell is singing to the
Geggy Tah "Whoever You Are"
melody Pharrell Hot lifted
{*esp. lines 3-8}

[& Pharrell sings}:
" All I wanna do is drink on the world
Layin' on the beach, takin' sips wit' my girl
Here they come tryin' to trouble me
I just giggle 'cause I know they don't see
Nor can they hear so they need to explain
It's piece on pieces, that's simple and plain
This is our ode to the galaxy
Niggaz in the wrong if you feel like me"

Posted at 2:21AM on Jul 19th 2009 by directquote

81. This is laying on me like semen in Rod Stewart's gut. You got to plead guilty, pherrell.

Posted at 1:56AM on Jul 20th 2009 by marko

82. it,s all crap anyway,who really cares

Posted at 8:58AM on Jul 20th 2009 by sotiredofit

83. Pharrell just fess up, don't be a punk ass. apologize, colaborate with Jordan and you'll be the man again

Posted at 5:35PM on Jul 21st 2009 by Jess

84. I've been a huge fan of Geggy Tah for years and have had the pleasure of meeting Tommy on a number of occasions. He is one of the genuinely nicest and most talented people I've ever met. I'll be a character witness in the trial if you need me, Tommy! It's pretty obvious that Pharrell ripped off "Whoever You Are." Tommy certainly isn't "coming out of the woodwork," either. Geggy Tah were pretty successful in the late 90s and were on David Byrne's boutique label Luaka Bop (surely someone at TMZ has heard of Talking Heads). As people have mentioned, Greg has been working with Lily Allen and is one half of The Bird and the Bee. Tommy has kept busy, too, and has worked with Ben Harper and Jack Johnson, among others. Believe me, he's got better things to do than just start frivolous lawsuits. I'm sure he wouldn't have bothered suing Pharrell if he didn't actually feel that he was being stolen from... and I think it's pretty clear that he was.

Posted at 5:17PM on Jul 20th 2009 by Alex

85. TMZ... "Man claims his beat nicked by Pharrell." Come on, you can do better than that! Shows how much you guys really know about music. Tommy Jordan of Geggy Tah was quite successful at that time and that video was on MTZ alllll the time!!
Imitation is the biggest form of flattery, but obviously PHarrell couldn't ask for permission. Make right by Tommy Jordan Pharrell.

Posted at 5:19PM on Jul 21st 2009 by Rena

86. This is a direct rip-off of Geggy Tah. This song was pretty much their only hit and they had (3) great albums on David Byrne's Luaka Bop label. Greg and Tommy (hence, Geggy Tah) deserve a pretty penny for this blatant rip-off without even a nod to clearance issues.

Posted at 7:48PM on Jul 28th 2009 by letsgetreal2009

87. c'mom...are you really serious???? geggy tah or whoever they are sound nothing like pharrell. to me pharrell's sounds better.

Posted at 7:55PM on Jul 23rd 2009 by Rene\\\'

88. Total rip off ! The melody line is note for note stolen ! I hope Pharrell loses his ass on this deal !

Posted at 10:19AM on Jul 24th 2009 by MartyMackAttack

89. He Probably Just Sampled The Song, It's a Very Common Thing In Hip-Hop Music.

Posted at 6:06PM on Sep 13th 2009 by SSJ Goku