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Fergie -- That Voodoo You Don't Do So Well

Posted Sep 18th 2009 10:43AM by TMZ Staff

Fergie's voodoo skills have landed her in court.

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Fergie, Will.i.am and others have been sued by Grounded Music, which claims Fergie's "Voodoo Doll" song is a rip-off of "Waterfall," a song recorded by the group Groundation.

Grounded Music, which holds the copyright to "Waterfall," alleges in the federal lawsuit that the 2006 Fergie song, "is substantially and strikingly similar" to "Waterfall," which was recorded in 2000.

The suit seeks unspecified damages.

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Tags: each one teach one, EachOneTeachOne, fergie, groundation, grounded music, GroundedMusic, lawsuit, song, voodoo doll, VoodooDoll, will.i.am

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1. Who cares

Posted at 10:49AM on Sep 18th 2009 by Why buy her music

2. wow willIam a biter or copier?


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Posted at 10:57AM on Sep 18th 2009 by oleboy

3. No way not even close. Fergie doesn't sound anything like that guy! LOL

Posted at 11:16AM on Sep 18th 2009 by Mike

4. They are similar, but not really the same sound at all. I think he's reaching on this one.

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Posted at 11:19AM on Sep 18th 2009 by Jodi

5. That's not the Groundation song that the horn line came from! It's called Waterfall, and the horn line is IDENTICAL.

Check it out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twP9wIXcoIA

Posted at 11:19AM on Sep 18th 2009 by gcc

6. That's not even the same song. The song being contested is 'Waterfall', and here is the link to the song. If you listen, you'll see that it is the exact same horn line.

Posted at 11:23AM on Sep 18th 2009 by a friend of the band

7. Its a reggae song- they ALL sound the same.

Posted at 11:27AM on Sep 18th 2009 by Vivalaelivs

8. 5. No way not even close. Fergie doesn't sound anything like that guy! LOL

Posted at 11:16AM on Sep 18th 2009 by Mike



Mike, it isn't the SINGING that is being contested. It is the horn line that is being ripped off. =]

Posted at 11:26AM on Sep 18th 2009 by a friend of the band

9. SMH!!! Well a lot of people need to get in line to sue each other... Most of the songs playing today have come from the sprit of another song of the past. If you were doing as good as BEP you wouldn’t be suing you would be trying to do a collaboration…. Sucks doesn’t it.

Posted at 11:28AM on Sep 18th 2009 by LOveLee

10. the groundation song that tmz posted is not similar at all but the horn line in waterfall is completely identical. Same key even. There both in A flat and the melody are the same key notes off that chord. Complete rip off.

Posted at 11:43AM on Sep 18th 2009 by jaxtell296

11. Yikes! Sound similar? Not even close!

Posted at 11:45AM on Sep 18th 2009 by mrez golucky

12. The song displayed on TMZ is not the song that is in question. The song in question is 'Waterfall' by Groundation. The horn line is exactly the same in both songs.

Here is the youtube link to the song 'Waterfall'


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twP9wIXcoIA

Posted at 11:46AM on Sep 18th 2009 by a friend of the band

13. they re a rip off... it sounds like every reggae band in history... they are worse than sublime at ripping people off

Posted at 12:04PM on Sep 18th 2009 by jimmy

14. There's nothing unique about either song... so drop it!

Posted at 11:51AM on Sep 18th 2009 by duh

15. they both suck, so who really cares. Reggae music all sounds the same and horrible.

Posted at 12:24PM on Sep 18th 2009 by Hugh Gentry

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