![]() Unfortunately, finding the proper rightsholder is only the first challenge. Giving credit where it’s due – both are strong songs in their own right. To be clear, simply giving people credit does not mean you have permission to use their music however, in order to get permission you may need to promise to give credit where its due: to the writers and publishers of the original work. In the case of Tyler Shaw’s, Love You Still (abcdefu romantic version), he needed permission from Universal Music.Ĭheck out the credits on the song on Tyler’s song – they list the same writers as Gayle’s version, plus Tyler. Whether its an interpolation or a derivative work – one composition is based on the other – and permission is needed. ![]() A search on SOCAN’s Public Repertoire yields different search results in this case, … but that’s for another blog. From a search of the composition, you can see the list of writers, and Universal Music representing each of three writers, either directly or indirectly. ![]() One place to find out who the owners of a composition are, is the ASCAP Repertory. Like with most songs, they are not just written by one person, and to find out who the writers and publishers are of that composition. As such, in order to produce his version, Tyler’s team needed permission from the people and/or companies that represent Gayle’s composition. Despite not being a cover, Tyler’s version (no, not Taylor’s version) is based on Gayle’s composition. Why is this? Tyler’s version is something more than a cover – it changes important elements of the song, most notably, the lyrics, and creates a derivative of the original song. Tyler’s version is definitely based on Gayle’s version – Tyler doesn’t deny that – but Tyler’s version is not considered to be a “cover” of Gayle’s song. (don’t worry, she’s not mad at her ex’s dog) The OriginalĪnd your mom and your sister and your job The song inspired talented Canadian artist Tyler Shaw, to offer his own take on the pop hit: the romantic, Love You Still (abcdefu romantic version). The biggest song in the world, at the moment this is being written, is Gayle’s, abcdefu – a very catchy song about an ex-boyfriend.
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