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Here’s a weird one. Robin Thicke’s monster summer hit “Blurred Lines” owes some obvious debt to older songs. In particular, Marvin Gaye’s almighty “Got To Give It Up” stands as a predecessor — the weird little percussion accents, the falsetto, the general sense of horniness. And sure, you could probably draw a lineage between the [...]
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Robin Thicke: In Incredible Testimony, Robin Thicke Says He Lied About Co-Writing “Blurred Lines” And Was High For All Of 2013
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You know who’s having a bad year? Robin Thicke. His wife left him, the album he wrote about his wife leaving him tanked, he got destroyed in a Twitter Q&A designed to promote that album, and to top it all off, his legal battle with Marvin Gaye’s estate won’t go away. He’s still defending himself [...
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Pharrell: 'Happy' becomes UK's most downloaded track of all time
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Song has overtaken Robin Thicke's 'Blurred Lines', according to new data
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Robin Thicke: Marvin Gaye’s Children Use A Mash-Up To Convince Judge Robin Thicke Ripped Off Their Dad
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The heated legal fight between Marvin Gaye’s estate and Robin Thicke has been going on for over a year now due to the alleged similarities between “Got To Give It Up” and last year’s song of the summer “Blurred Lines.” Most recently, the Gaye children have filed summary judgement papers...
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Robin Thicke: album 'sells less than 54 copies' in Australia, according to reports
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Disastrous first week of sales for 'Paula' continues
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Robin Thicke: new album sells just 530 copies in its first week of release
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The singer's new album 'Paula' is named after his estranged wife
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