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Minneapolis Musician

Anyone know what popular song gave rise to the Long Life Ballad style? I like it.
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Synth song of mine: https://www.reverbnation.com/glenngalen/song/21469847-searching-and-believing-synth-beat

PA4x harmonies, Beach Boys song: https://youtu.be/3drsnU6j8Po?t=3m25s

All songs: http://www.reverbnation.com/GlennGalen

kbrkr · Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2018 1:16 pm Post subject:

I have a similar question for ALL the new styles.
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DonM · Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2018 3:44 pm Post subject:

I've decided they aren't for Country/Western and old time Rock n Roll! Smile

Still it's good of Korg to keep supplying them.
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Minneapolis Musician · Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2018 4:11 pm Post subject:

Is there some legal reason why Korg could not just publish a list of each Style with the words "inspired by" and then list a song named for the style?

I'm kind of directing this to Paulo at Korg.

Because overall this question of what songs the style fits tends to come up again and again. And I don't know why they've never just done something like I listed above. After all you're not copying the song directly, and it is not a copyright violation to sound like something.
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Synth song of mine: https://www.reverbnation.com/glenngalen/song/21469847-searching-and-believing-synth-beat

PA4x harmonies, Beach Boys song: https://youtu.be/3drsnU6j8Po?t=3m25s

All songs: http://www.reverbnation.com/GlennGalen

miden · Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2018 8:12 pm Post subject:

haha, well I guess if the song it is based on is not easily recognisable, then it must not be a very popular song Wink

karmathanever · Platinum Member Joined: 12 Jan 2004 Posts: 10404

I can understand why Korg would not refer specifically to actual song titles and also why they cleverly change these styles such that they are not copyright issues.
We live in a stupid world where all many seem to do is want to sue to make money.

Example:- There was a major court case over the copyrights of these two songs here is Australia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Mfve0oxbPA

So there is some stupidity at it's stupidest Wink

Pete

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Fransman · Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2018 8:07 am Post subject:

Minneapolis Musician · Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2018 3:51 pm Post subject:

You cannot copyright a style. You cannot copyright a chord progression. You cannot copyright a time signature, or a percussion pattern.

You can only copyright a melody and lyrics. And Korg styles do not have melodies or specific chords.

So copyright is not really an issue. I think it may be more about the number of characters you can fit on the style name, and the song name would be too long.

But they could still publish a reference and list the songs they based the style on. No legal problem there at all.
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Synth song of mine: https://www.reverbnation.com/glenngalen/song/21469847-searching-and-believing-synth-beat

PA4x harmonies, Beach Boys song: https://youtu.be/3drsnU6j8Po?t=3m25s

All songs: http://www.reverbnation.com/GlennGalen

QuiRobinez · Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2018 8:05 pm Post subject:

Minneapolis Musician · Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2018 9:04 pm Post subject:

QuiRobinez · Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2018 9:31 pm Post subject:

robthemuso · Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2018 10:23 pm Post subject:

Thanks Qui. Well done
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miden · Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2018 10:39 pm Post subject:

kbrkr · Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2018 1:36 am Post subject:

Minneapolis Musician · Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2018 5:37 pm Post subject:

But to my original question:

What song is Long Life Ballad from? Smile

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Synth song of mine: https://www.reverbnation.com/glenngalen/song/21469847-searching-and-believing-synth-beat

PA4x harmonies, Beach Boys song: https://youtu.be/3drsnU6j8Po?t=3m25s

All songs: http://www.reverbnation.com/GlennGalen