The Purple Pop Pixie Strikes Again
Prince and Radiohead are Fighting
At the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 26th, Prince performed a cover of Radiohead's "Creep." Videos popped up all over the place, that was until the Prince demanded every copy be removed claiming copyright infringement. The only flaw in Prince's plan is that he doesn't own the song or the video. Billboard says:
After word spread that Prince covered Radiohead's "Creep" at Coachella, the tens of thousands who couldn't be there ran to YouTube for a peek. Everyone was quickly denied _ even Radiohead. All videos of Prince's unique rendition of Radiohead's early hit were quickly taken down, leaving only a message that his label, NPG Records, had removed the clips, claiming a copyright violation. But the posted videos were shot by fans and, obviously, the song isn't Prince's. In a recent interview, Thom Yorke said he heard about Prince's performance from a text message and thought it was "hilarious." Yorke laughed when his bandmate, guitarist Ed O'Brien, said the blocking had prevented him from seeing Prince's version of their song. "Really? He's blocked it?" asked Yorke, who figured it was their song to block or not. "Surely we should block it. Hang on a moment." Yorke added: "Well, tell him to unblock it. It's our ... song."
(, Sat 31 May 2008, 9:15, Reply)
Technicaly its not even Radiohead's song
They had to split the publishing rights with whoever wrote 'Sometimes, all I need is the air that i breathe' because Radiohead admitted they stole the verse.
still, Prince is such a cock.
(, Sat 31 May 2008, 14:29, Reply)
