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Re: EJ's "tribute" to Princess Di

From: lvermeer@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca (Leslie Vermeer)
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 1997 09:53:03 -0600
Subject: Re: EJ's "tribute" to Princess Di
To: love-hounds@gryphon.com
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>EJ did not write the lyrics to the original nor do the rewrite.
>
>The credit/blame belongs to Bernie Taupin.
>
>Also, I don't live in Belgium, but I think that, even there, a person has
>the RIGHT to change the lyrics to a song he wrote.

Well, I don't know...didn't John Fogerty get dragged through court for
plagiarizing his own music? ;)

Leslie