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From the Ted Talk by Damien Riehl: Why all melodies should be free for musicians to use

Unscramble the Blue Letters


raodiaehd had a song, "And I'm a cerep. I'm a weirdo." The Hollies said, "Hey, that sounds like our song." They made them co-songwriters

Lana Del Rey ironically, had a song that sounds like "Creep." Offered to make them co-songwriters, reportedly.

Katy Perry had a song that she tifetseid and all of her co-songwriters testified, "I have never heard that previous song before in my life" and the other side didn't dispute it. They say, "We have no evidence that they actually heard the song, but we did have three-point-some million YouTube views, so they must have haerd it." A jury agreed with them and Katy prery was on the hook for 2.8 million daollrs.

Open Cloze


_________ had a song, "And I'm a _____. I'm a weirdo." The Hollies said, "Hey, that sounds like our song." They made them co-songwriters

Lana Del Rey ironically, had a song that sounds like "Creep." Offered to make them co-songwriters, reportedly.

Katy Perry had a song that she _________ and all of her co-songwriters testified, "I have never heard that previous song before in my life" and the other side didn't dispute it. They say, "We have no evidence that they actually heard the song, but we did have three-point-some million YouTube views, so they must have _____ it." A jury agreed with them and Katy _____ was on the hook for 2.8 million _______.

Solution


  1. testified
  2. dollars
  3. creep
  4. heard
  5. radiohead
  6. perry

Original Text


Radiohead had a song, "And I'm a creep. I'm a weirdo." The Hollies said, "Hey, that sounds like our song." They made them co-songwriters

Lana Del Rey ironically, had a song that sounds like "Creep." Offered to make them co-songwriters, reportedly.

Katy Perry had a song that she testified and all of her co-songwriters testified, "I have never heard that previous song before in my life" and the other side didn't dispute it. They say, "We have no evidence that they actually heard the song, but we did have three-point-some million YouTube views, so they must have heard it." A jury agreed with them and Katy Perry was on the hook for 2.8 million dollars.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


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Important Words


  1. agreed
  2. creep
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  4. dispute
  5. dollars
  6. evidence
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  8. hollies
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