Alicia Keys may be a girl on fire, but now it seems that she is also a girl getting sued.
Keys
is facing a copyright infringement suit from songwriter Earl Shuman.
THR reports that Shuman is suing Keys over her latest hit single, "Girl
on Fire."
According to THR, Shuman alleges that Keys borrowed
from a song he wrote in 1962, that was recorded as Eddie Holman's 1969
song "Hey There Lonely Girl" -- take a listen above.
The
similarities between "Hey There Lonely Girl" and "Girl on Fire," were
originally publicized by Showbiz411's Roger Friedman. Friedman writes,
"In the middle of the song, Alicia sings a couplet or so from Eddie
Holman’s 1970 classic 'Hey There Lonely Girl.' The song was written by
Leon Carr and Earl Shuman, who are both gone to rock and rock and roll
heaven."
Shuman commented on the post soon after, writing, "Hi
Roger, I am the co-writer of 'Hey There Lonely Girl' and I appreciate
your recognizing an important part of 'Lonely Girl' in Alicia Keys' new
recording. Thanks for your expertise. By the way, though my dear friend
Leon Carr is in Rock and Roll Heaven, I’m still here on the ground,
writing songs. Earl Shuman."
He reportedly held such high esteem for Friedman's piece that he included it in his case against Keys.
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