The Verve Bitter Sweet Symphony SAMPLE SOURCE FOR Bittersweet Symphony

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQfe66-Erl0&feature=channel_page

Allen Klein

Klein died in New York City on July 4, 2009 of Alzheimer's disease.[3][6]

Late in his career, Klein agreed to license a sample of a Rolling Stones song to the British group the Verve for their hit single "Bittersweet Symphony." But after the song was released, ABKCO successfully argued in court that the Verve had used too much of the sample and won 100 percent of the song's royalties.

Check out WIKIPEDIA on this one
here is the sample source for The Verve Bitter Sweet Symphony

this video is kinda screwed up

"Bitter Sweet Symphony" is a song by English alternative rock band The Verve, and is the lead track on their third album Urban Hymns (1997). It was released on 16 June 1997 as the first single from the album, reaching number two on the UK Singles Chart. The single was released in the United States in early 1998, reaching number twelve on the Billboard Hot 100. The song also became famous for the legal controversy surrounding its use of an orchestral sample as its hook.

Later in 1998, a remixed version of "Bitter Sweet Symphony" appeared in the UK music charts called "Treat Infamy" by Rest Assured. CDs were pressed and do exist. However, due to copyright restrictions this version is no longer available commercially. This version is credited as having been written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards with additional material by Laurence Nelson, Alastair Johnson & Nick Carter.

Rolling Stone ranked "Bitter Sweet Symphony" as the 382nd best song of all time.[1] In May 2007, NME magazine placed "Bitter Sweet Symphony" at number 18 in its list of the "50 Greatest Indie Anthems Ever".[2] In September 2007, Q published a list of "Top 10 Tracks" as selected via a poll of 50 songwriters; "Bitter Sweet Symphony" is included.[3]

NEW INFORMATION JUST PUT UP 9-3-2009
Allen Klein (December 18, 1931 July 4, 2009)
READ WIKIPEDIA ON HIM BECAUSE THEY JUST CHANGED THE CONTENT. all the money goes to this guy because he was able to own the rights to all the 60 s stones stuff and the stones dont!!! also the old WIKIPEDIA entry stated "they used too much of the sample" so everybody read WIKIPEDIA on
because it has now changed
oh wait a minute
On their song "Bittersweet Symphony," the British rock group The Verve sampled an orchestration from The Rolling Stones' "The Last Time," the rights to which are owned by Klein's ABKCO Industries. Before the release of the album, The Verve negotiated a licensing agreement with Klein, who administered The Stones' catalogue, to use the sample (or at least the compositional rights to the sample). In 1997, The Verve's album Urban Hymns peaked at No. 23 on the Billboard charts. A bitter legal battle ensued, resulting in The Verve turning over 100% of the royalties to ABKCO. Klein argued that The Verve had violated the previous licensing agreement by using too much of the sample in their song. Capitalizing off the success of the song, Klein licensed The Verve's "Bittersweet Symphony" to Nike, who proceeded to run a multi-million dollar television campaign using The Verve's song over shots of its sneakers. Klein also allowed the song to be used in advertisements for Vauxhall automobiles. (Additionally, though the song was authored by The Rolling Stones, the Andrew Loog Oldham Orchestra performed the sampled recording, and also filed suit upon the success of the song. When "Bittersweet Symphony" was nominated for a Grammy Award, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones were named as the nominees, rather than The Verve.


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Klein died in New York City on July 4, 2009 of Alzheimer's disease.[3][6]

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[Aleboy916]

This all the evil and unfortunate cleverness of one Allen Klein...Mick and Keith had nothing to do with this being litigated, though they could have come to Ashcroft's defense, being they've been screwed over by Klein just as much...Keith's on record saying basically, 'they can keep the money if its a better song'(paraphrasing) They went through the same thing with that tune "Anybody seen my baby" from Bridges to Babylon..Whats worse..Ashcroft/Jagger/Richard­s or Jagger/Richards/K.D. Lang??!!

[TEMPmichaelhansen]

@Aleboy916

a lot of people dont get it

unless they read all the books

[eoinroe47]

I never bought another stones record/tape/cd after that happened.

[TEMPmichaelhansen]

@eoinroe47

I just bought a rolling stones vinyl bootleg

WHAT HAPPENED HERE WAS ABCKO'S FAULT!!! NOT MICK AND KEITH!!!

[lsdforyouandmee]

The real crime here is that the Verve had already worked out a deal that would allow them to sample the song and after the song exploded in popularity, the rolling stones and their representatives rung back and wanted everything and they got it, even full credits to the songwriting righs. Ashcroft said it best: "It's the best song they've [The Rolling Stones] "written" in 20 years".

[TEMPmichaelhansen]

@lsdforyouandmee

well the stones dont own the rights but blame allen klien

[aardvarkmcgillicuddy]

@aljuk Hi, just have a question. How do you mean produced it? Do you mean the Verve version or the Oldham version? Thanks.

[spikeisking007]

Allen Klein is now DEAD...he paid the price...Ashcroft is till here.

[anibalnikov47]

i would like to hear tis on HQ.

[MichaelHansenFUN]

@aljuk well what is the real story? I got mine from the library (verve,that is) I have had the record of ALO orchestra since jr high. I am now 38. i compared the 2 and the sound slightly different. ...but this is what these companies can do: the original print of the film WAYNED WORLD has the notes for "Stairway to heaven" the dvd has not. On the first season of the osbournes, ozzy soings "burning down the house" on dvd it is changed to "burning it all down"

[aljuk]

@PhleetwoodMac - the Verve sampled it. Rest Assured re-played it with students from the Royal College of Music in London.

[aljuk]

"However, due to copyright restrictions this version is no longer available commercially." - not true. I know, I produced it.

The Stones didn't write the string line and don't own it, it's by Andrew Loog Oldham and comes from an intro to an adaptation. Klein screwed him, just like he screwed the Verve and Rest Assured for publishing income. As an intro of an adaptation, it's not covered by the original publishing deal, but neither of the labels involved had the balls to take Klein on.

[MrJeffw45]

@eoinroe47 im sure the stones noticed... :)

[MichaelHansenFUN]

@TheAtheistHindu well they own the rights to all there 60's stuff...its a long short story.

[MichaelHansenFUN]

@plymouthmartini read there history-they lost ther rights to there 60's stuff...

[plymouthmartini]

will never think of the stones as anything other than corporate tools after this