This Song

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“This Song” is an upbeat criticism of the copyright infringement case that emerged surrounding George Harrison’s 1971 hit “My Sweet Lord.” Harrison was sued by Bright Tunes… Read More

Nov. 15, 19761 viewer11.1K views

This Song Lyrics

[Verse 1]
This song has nothing tricky about it
This song ain't black or white and as far as I know
Don't infringe on anyone's copyright, so

[Chorus]
This song, we'll let be, this song is in E
This song is for you and

[Verse 2]
This tune has nothing bright about it
This tune ain't bad or good and come ever what may
My expert tells me it's okay

[Chorus]
As this song came to me unknowingly
This song could be, you could be
("Could be 'Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch' – No, sounds more like 'Rescue Me'!")

[Saxophone Solo]

[Verse 3]
This riff ain't trying to win gold medals
This riff ain't hip or square, well done or rare
May end up one more weight to bear

[Chorus]
But this song could well be
A reason to see that
Without you, there's no point to this song

[Guitar Solo]

[Chorus]
But this song could well be
A reason to see that
Without you, there's no point to this song

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“This Song” is an upbeat criticism of the copyright infringement case that emerged surrounding George Harrison’s 1971 hit “My Sweet Lord.” Harrison was sued by Bright Tunes, who claimed that “My Sweet Lord” plagiarized Ronnie Mack’s “He’s So Fine,” recorded by the Chiffons in 1963. Harrison was found guilty of “subconsciously” plagiarizing the song in 1976 (although other technicalities of the case stretched out until 1998).

“This Song” was composed shortly thereafter, and throughout the song, the words “this song” could be interpreted as referring to the song itself or to “My Sweet Lord.”