This sounds oddly like Pray For Me.... Said no one ever...

@welicatiga

4 жыл бұрын

😂

@blackychan7335

4 жыл бұрын

Big facts

@cranberryistaken

4 жыл бұрын

Had me in the first half ngl 😂

@JamesReviews

4 жыл бұрын

They mean that sound at the beggining

@bycozzy.

4 жыл бұрын

i hope kendrick wins this lawsuit too but this case is not that it’s similar but it is that pray for me sampled parts of this song without their acknowledgement. which i think can be possible to some extent

If Yeasayer wins, the music industry is doomed. Nobody can write songs again without getting copyright issues. Come on. What a joke

@juneguts

4 жыл бұрын

that's always been the case. copyright is a system that mainly benefits the wealthy and can only stifle art

@fregus.

4 жыл бұрын

listen to 2:10 in pray for me

@JacksonSTUFF777

4 жыл бұрын

@@juneguts You're saying Yeasayer are richer than Kendrick and the Weeknd?

@Yagot

4 жыл бұрын

It sounds like it was actually a sample though

@JoshucaVA

4 жыл бұрын

Ed Sheeran was sued for using a chord progession.

Yikes they're not winning this case against Kendrick lol

@marseelsomo1727

4 жыл бұрын

Right? Lmfaoo

@GST_10

4 жыл бұрын

I mean they tried :P

@poisongroove588

4 жыл бұрын

It's very simple there is no down side to this lawsuit they win even if they lose their case, just look how many new listeners they got because of this, I'm one of them! By the way Sunrise is a great track.

@eyob4794

4 жыл бұрын

DougVale you know this how?

@MissMaww

4 жыл бұрын

Well they got people to look up the song in 2020

The only similarity is that little thing at the start but pray for me sounds nothing like this. Plus why would you sue 3 years after the song was made unless you’re down on cash and need money. Case better close real quick

@SuperWeedPower

4 жыл бұрын

because they broke the band son xD

@guidancegunundu2932

4 жыл бұрын

It's not even theirs, it's Africa's

@stalkin

4 жыл бұрын

its been 2 years

@nigelgold2

4 жыл бұрын

@@guidancegunundu2932 Yea Pray for me is more under the lines of African tribal sounds Idk what this is but it is a bigg reach

@charliesealvids

4 жыл бұрын

IkeTheAllstar 23 tbh it’s probably their record label who is sueing

The Weeknd is being sued over starboy, the hills, a lonely night, and now this. More like these people just want their cut of money since the money dried up.

@starboy__finesse__4166

4 жыл бұрын

Did u hear after hours

@mohamedebrahim7441

4 жыл бұрын

Facts

@alexthibodeau979

4 жыл бұрын

Are you talking about Starboy the song or the comicbook? I know he is getting sued over the comicbook, but never knew about one over the song.

@josepagan5699

4 жыл бұрын

Alex Thibodeau why is he getting sued over the comic book?

@salahalnajjar4201

4 жыл бұрын

Jose Pagan The Weeknd getting sued for “ attempting to replicate WizKid” and some bullshit. Not the comic book

The Hulu series "Tell Me Lies" brought me here! It is the closing theme for one of the episodes!

This is a great song but not even close to being similar to "pray for me".

@TimmyBlanks

4 жыл бұрын

The sample comes from the first 3 seconds

@username3623

4 жыл бұрын

@@TimmyBlanks it's not a sample tho. the weeknd just sings a similar vocal line. these guys are trying to copyright a one note vocal line which is just ridiculous

@vincentvermilya1365

4 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of Tom Petty suing Sam Smith. I like Tom Petty but if you can copyright a couple notes the music world is screwed. Same with Yeasayer, great band, but I don't buy the suit.

@Kaasgeelheid

4 жыл бұрын

@@username3623 From the lawsuit document: 20. Defendants extracted Plaintiffs’ choral performance from a recording of“Sunrise,” slightly modified it, including, on information and belief, via postprocessing to alter its pitch, among other qualities, and then inserted themodified audio material into “Pray for Me.” The material copied from “Sunrise” isa material and substantial portion of “Pray for Me.” 21. Defendants processed and created an unauthorized derivative work fromPlaintiffs’ original “Sunrise” recording by transposing the material, keeping thesame number of voices in the same configuration, brightening the material, andtemporarily condensing the copied portion while generally retaining the original’s pulsing vibrato. tl;dr they're suing for using the audio and altering it with pitch shifting and frequency shaping

@Kaasgeelheid

4 жыл бұрын

@CareBear lmfao I'm not being negative, just trying to set the record straight cus theres alot of misinformation here

I actually like this song but can't respect the band for trying to sue the weeknd. Poor form

@mananchawla3414

4 жыл бұрын

@Anthony Aguilar then how does sampling work?

@jdlogan48

4 жыл бұрын

@Anthony Aguilar You can't own a drumbeat.

@bycozzy.

4 жыл бұрын

DitchDynamoProductions /// you can to some extent..if a very unique pattern is copied and the sounds are similar..then i think i can be copyrighted but they’d need a very good lawyer to win the case hahah

@bycozzy.

4 жыл бұрын

it actually does..a sample like that could modified by changing the formant of the pitch to brighten and make it sound higher

@basedkun2061

4 жыл бұрын

cozzy. Look up audio pareidolia.. I believe everyone who thinks there’s actually anything remotely similar in this song to pray for me is experiencing that..

“As I get older I get more humble” lmao this lyric did NOT age well for them.

@deepaksingh8829

4 жыл бұрын

It ended Kendrick Abel won or more like Yeaser took back the lawsuit 😂

@stuartgardner7987

3 жыл бұрын

“But I’m starting to lose my place in the circles that I trace” songs not about being perfect, it’s about wanting to be

The song is kinda dope. But this sounds nothing like pray for me.

@fatabbot6

4 жыл бұрын

It’s not that they “sound similar” it’s that KL and TW sampled the beginning Oooooooo in the intro and used it during their chorus without permission

@sherb5490

4 жыл бұрын

@@fatabbot6 the fuck they did, have you ever actually listened to it? You can't manipulate sound that much.

@elijahgavin6706

4 жыл бұрын

Sherb sure you can, doesn’t mean it happened though.

@cocainaforall4636

4 жыл бұрын

Sherb It doesn’t sound that that manipulated, Pretty similar faster and higher pitched, same pause

@sherb5490

4 жыл бұрын

@@elijahgavin6706 no, you can't take a solid "ooo" sounds and make it an "elelele" sound. That just isnt how audio works lol

I am here because of the lawsuit against weeknd s and Kendrick Lamar s "pray for me .. " over the choral part ..

@kyraarnold6858

4 жыл бұрын

spiros karavalakis me too i don’t hear where it’s the same really

@spiroskaravalakis9358

4 жыл бұрын

Kyra Arnold it is not similar . It might be soundalike but not similar ..I don't see how they have a claim on this honestly .

@jayday325

4 жыл бұрын

@@spiroskaravalakis9358 those losers are desperate for cash, they're a failed band. The article I found out about the lawsuit on hilariously notes they broke up last year

@naomi5557

4 жыл бұрын

Same...

@abateu

4 жыл бұрын

I can hear it. It's possible it could have been sampled but the editing is so far away from the original that they would lose. They would have to prove their song was edited to create the soundtrack

hej hej hej everyone, Anthony Fantano here with another news

@samyrandome425

4 жыл бұрын

@@thegrief_father wallah

@CanadiaNole

4 жыл бұрын

Succ Delucc HAHAHA

@adinandyala

3 жыл бұрын

Ikr

Not gonna win the case. How the hell do u guys claim that it's "Immediately Recognizable??" Lol sounds nothing alike

@blob_cancel_aftercast

4 жыл бұрын

it's pitched up numbskull

@epikgaeymurs8244

4 жыл бұрын

mcat its not

@blob_cancel_aftercast

4 жыл бұрын

@@epikgaeymurs8244 ok but it literally is

@BrunoFlegma

4 жыл бұрын

@@blob_cancel_aftercast yep the same

@TheUKisThere

4 жыл бұрын

@@blob_cancel_aftercast Just... wow.

the "ooh" thing really triggered them lmfao

@welicatiga

4 жыл бұрын

Your pfp picture fits perfectly with your comment. Lol

Just because another persons creative idea was SLIGHTLY similar to yours, doesn't mean they stole it from you... A lot of songs go "lalalalalalala" Hell, ever been to the middle east? lmao...

@SD19842

4 жыл бұрын

It's actually an African thing hence it's in the movie. The Weeknd is of Ethiopian heritage so it's probably inspired by some of the African music he heard growin' up.

@eri-mq4rq

4 жыл бұрын

@@SD19842 Exactly! And "Pray For Me" was created for Black Panther, an african centered movie. Nothing is really original these days. Everything you create has been created before and, believe me, no one is supposed to know about every song in the world.

@CryWolfFilms

4 жыл бұрын

Have you been to the middle East? Lol

@peoples2296

4 жыл бұрын

They are claiming it's an actual sample. Not just similar.

@Joe-pz4ss

4 жыл бұрын

New rule: Every song that is being written from now cannot contain any words used in Sunrise.

Hurting for money will make you sue someone real quick...

@wrldonwill

4 жыл бұрын

Or if you want to get whats rightfully owned to you. All in all, I don't exactly here the use.

@GGman2019

4 жыл бұрын

@@wrldonwill nothing wrong with splitting the royalist if its a sample but thee mooks want all the $ and i bet the weekend and kendrick didnt have nothing to do with the making of the beat so they going after the wrong people,they should be seeing the label and the producer for not clearing the sample which i dont hear

@wrldonwill

4 жыл бұрын

@CareBear the irony...

@starboy__finesse__4166

4 жыл бұрын

@@GGman2019 weeknd*

@killuminatithedon4998

4 жыл бұрын

ionno bro... class action maybe, but suits are expensive as shit. especially if u lose

Hit like if you’re here cause of the post of Kendrick and the weekend getting sued for this. I don’t hear nothing maybe the chorus but nope doesn’t sound the same.

@smirnoff3841

4 жыл бұрын

its the weeknd 😤

@anthony_j38

4 жыл бұрын

It’s the hight pitch voices as soon as this song starts. Sounds like the weekends voice to me in Pray for me.

@anthony_j38

4 жыл бұрын

@@catherinecolwell8939 i got that part

@prospect689

4 жыл бұрын

attention seeking 👍

@alanmedina1792

4 жыл бұрын

My bad my I meant to say The Weeknd 😅 @unoriginal zeggss

Thank you Yeasayer for allowing "Entourage" to play this at the end of one of their episodes. It literally changed my life...and saved another's.

@RSKY65

Жыл бұрын

YESSIR SAME HERE

It all started with a stumble And I get old and I get humble The sky cracked a million ways Making me blind And as the trees grew higher and higher And the fish began to fly I went and stole some wings And thought why can't I Get in the sunrise I want to get in the sunrise Put the world upon your shoulder I'll stay young while I watch everyone getting older You can take a million years Out of my head But I'm starting to lose my place In the circles that I trace And if I let go only then Will my face Get in the sunrise I want to get in the sunrise

@LostMishima

Жыл бұрын

Years ago ...this song stopped me from committing a crime that would have taken lives. I will always be thankful for these lyrics.

@mamiam455

Жыл бұрын

Spot on

Great song - excellent and very unique band.

Can we please ignore the stupid lawsuit and just admire how nonetheless freakin great this opener is

Damn shame I just discovered this and the comments are littered with ppl on Kendrick nutsack. Great song.

He is doing this just to gain popularity nothing else..... Millions of people will come here to see his video👏👏.... Nice work!!

Fun Facts: the sampled portion used in the latter quarter of 'Pray for Me' is heard c l e a r as DAY in the beginning of 'Sunrise'. However; BOLD move considering Yeasayer almost certainly DIDN'T clear their own sampling of Lyn Collins "Think" drums, repeated in the left speaker easily heard around 2:36 in Sunrise. It'd be funny if they won the lawsuit just to have to pay Lynn Collins & James Brown's family for their uncleared shit.

@livechill9593

4 жыл бұрын

Well what's the difference between Lalala and Oooh then?

@dycevalomike1061

4 жыл бұрын

u got perfect ears for production shit

@chukwu_9

4 жыл бұрын

Felister Mathias it was kinda explained in the law suit and it’s kinda the only thing remotely similar if you listen to both songs fully..

@gf-nn4uw

4 жыл бұрын

dog you just bullshitting on this point. this song doesn't have any samples in it

@gmt-yt

4 жыл бұрын

If you are referring to the "ululation" sound, no way that is sampled. The recorded sound fidelity of the ululations in Pray for Me are way higher... since we have not yet achieved the fabled "zoom, enhance" technology, it can't be sampled unless they recorded additional ululations on top (which is such a terrible decision I'm inclined to assume it was not made -- if that's what you mean? If I do misunderstand, can you please provide an audio timestamp for the sample and its usage in Pray for Me?) My assumption is these jerks think they own ululation in general and will be suing little old ladies in Afghanistan any day now. Amazing analysis about Lynn Collins, though, what a great find!

I do not hear "Pray for me"... But, I do hear something called _"reaching"..._

only similarities i could find between the two songs are maybe the intro “aaaaaa” and that they’re in the same key. Other than that these tracks are wildly different in so many ways

Im here for the lawsuit too. When I first heard the sound from black panther it sounded like African ululating sounds. Abel is African and so is black panther. Kendrick loves his African roots. Are these guys in this band African? So I ask who stole from who? kzread.info/dash/bejne/Y5qEqdN-oK-_pbQ.html

@papayer

Жыл бұрын

I know this comment is two years old but this comment still had me dying. Abel and Kendrick are both breaking into the pop scene which is mostly white oriented. Plus you have no way to tell if one of the musicians is of African descent or lived in Africa at any point. This lawsuit was stupid and so is this post.

Here after Tell me lies

No it's not like pray for me. But it's great.

Lawsuit aside, this song slaps.

These are the silliest comments I've ever seen. These are some of the best musicians on earth. And they are humble. All postmodern art is appropriation.

It’s sad to see this get dislike bombed. The song is quality and the stupid decision by one member to sue has ruined it completely. Yes I’m a huge Yeasayer fan and I think the case is crap.

@WiloPolis03

3 жыл бұрын

That's exactly where I'm at with this comments section lmao, I discovered Yeasayer a few months ago bc I've been listening to a couple songs of theirs for the past few years, so as someone who's just been spending quarantine listening to all 5 of their albums all in like 1 month it makes me mad to see people just glossing over their actual talent

About to sample this brb

Lyrics: I'm always ready for a war again Go down that road again It's all the same I'm always ready to take a life again You know I'll ride again It's all the same (ooh, ooh, ooh) Tell me who's gon' save me from myself When this life is all I know Tell me who's gon' save me from this hell Without you, I'm all alone Who gon' pray for me? Take my pain for me? Save my soul for me? 'Cause I'm alone, you see If I'm gon' die for you If I'm gon' kill for you Then I'll spill this blood for you, hey I fight the world, I fight you, I fight myself I fight God, just tell me how many burdens left I fight pain and hurricanes, today I wept I'm tryna fight back tears, flood on my doorsteps Life a livin' hell, puddles of blood in the streets Shooters on top of the building, government aid ain't relief Earthquake, the body drop, the ground breaks The poor run with smoke lungs and Scarface Who need a hero? (hero) You need a hero, look in the mirror, there go your hero Who on the front lines at ground zero? (hero) My heart don't skip a beat, even when hard times bumps the needle Mass destruction and mass corruption The souls are sufferin' men Clutchin' on deaf ears again, rapture is comin' It's all prophecy and if I gotta be sacrificed for the greater good, then that's what it gotta be Who gon' pray for me? Take my pain for me? Save my soul for me? 'Cause I'm alone, you see If I'm gon' die for you If I'm gon' kill for you Then I'll spill this blood for you, hey Hey, hey Hey, hey Hey, hey Hey, hey Who gon' pray for me? Take my pain for me? Save my soul for me? 'Cause I'm alone, you see If I'm gon' die for you If I'm gon' kill for you Then I'll spill this blood for you, hey Just in case my faith go I live by my own law I live by my own law I live by my own Just in case my faith go I live by my own law I live by my own law I live by my own

@disarmyouwitha

4 жыл бұрын

Andi von der Rastplatztoilette bruh.. Thank you. xD

@deazy6453

4 жыл бұрын

Said no one ever

@asddjs4995

4 жыл бұрын

said no one ever

I'm not supposed to like Yeasayer. I'm 62 years old, but damn.

@leehall2813

8 жыл бұрын

I don't like much of mainstream anything.

@Argentband

6 жыл бұрын

Like what you like, regardless

@kp8011

4 жыл бұрын

@@leehall2813 OK BOOMER

@Tails7212

4 жыл бұрын

Yeasayer isn't mainstream at all.

@WiloPolis03

3 жыл бұрын

@@Tails7212 They're psychedelic pop, sometimes indie pop. Some of their albums are more accessible than others (sorry for being ~6 months late lol)

This album set me up for life

Ya don't hear it.... y'all aint got the weeknd and Kendricks money to fight this anyway.... envy is unbecoming fam...

Great album

I was a fan of Yeasayer and Sunrise long before this whole controversy. Kendrick Lamar is dope and The Weeknd is eh. I will admit: Yeasayer didn't make a great case here. But does inundating their video with dislikes accomplish anything for anybody? It just makes you guys as fans look like a bunch of babies.

@armadill00

3 жыл бұрын

The bands split all this has done is tarnish their legacy

@tactictoe

2 ай бұрын

You're talking about people who live vicariously through celebrities, they're the saddest specimens on the planet.

is this sampled on pray for me by the weeknd and kendrick?

@giovanyaguilar4478

4 жыл бұрын

This Is the best prediction ever, wtfffff

@abelsgirl

4 жыл бұрын

This is crazy 🤣

@justinkase8669

4 жыл бұрын

Best case scenario for this comment. You're about to be "comment famous!" Edit:Nah it wasn't sampled either

@rawbroccoli5547

4 жыл бұрын

Good call 👍🏿

@marseelsomo1727

4 жыл бұрын

Huh? No.

LYRICS: I'm always ready for a war again Go down that road again It's all the same I'm always ready to take a life again You know I'll ride again It's all the same (ooh, ooh, ooh) Tell me who's gon' save me from myself When this life is all I know Tell me who's gon' save me from this hell Without you, I'm all alone Who gon' pray for me? Take my pain for me? Save my soul for me? 'Cause I'm alone, you see If I'm gon' die for you If I'm gon' kill for you Then I'll spill this blood for you, hey I fight the world, I fight you, I fight myself I fight God, just tell me how many burdens left I fight pain and hurricanes, today I wept I'm tryna fight back tears, flood on my doorsteps Life a livin' hell, puddles of blood in the streets Shooters on top of the building, government aid ain't relief Earthquake, the body drop, the ground breaks The poor run with smoke lungs and Scarface Who need a hero? (hero) You need a hero, look in the mirror, there go your hero Who on the front lines at ground zero? (hero) My heart don't skip a beat, even when hard times bumps the needle Mass destruction and mass corruption The souls are sufferin' men Clutchin' on deaf ears again, rapture is comin' It's all prophecy and if I gotta be sacrificed for the greater good, then that's what it gotta be Who gon' pray for me? Take my pain for me? Save my soul for me? 'Cause I'm alone, you see If I'm gon' die for you If I'm gon' kill for you Then I'll spill this blood for you, hey Hey, hey Hey, hey Hey, hey Hey, hey Who gon' pray for me? Take my pain for me? Save my soul for me? 'Cause I'm alone, you see If I'm gon' die for you If I'm gon' kill for you Then I'll spill this blood for you, hey Just in case my faith go I live by my own law I live by my own law I live by my own Just in case my faith go I live by my own law I live by my own law I live by my own Oh wait, wrong song

This album's such a masterpiece/work of art and it's nice to see them stay away from the mainstream.

@WiloPolis03

Жыл бұрын

Idk, I wish more people got the chance to listen to them before they called it quits

@xjaninex

Жыл бұрын

@@WiloPolis03 They do have quite a bit of fans by now though (it’s not like it’s in the 1000s) so it’s nice to see them stay a bit obscure. If they were too mainstream it’d probably bring them down.

@WiloPolis03

Жыл бұрын

@@xjaninex I don't think so, artists can still decide how they want to sound regardless of the size of their fanbase

@sunkintree

2 ай бұрын

@@WiloPolis03 Not really.

There's a handful of pointy mountains here in Phoenix

This sounds dope I think I'm gonna sample it 🔥🔥

I came here because of the lawsuit but damn I like this song.

Sue the whole music industry.

@eri-mq4rq

4 жыл бұрын

stoooop. they invented ooohing. respect the kings of originality ✊🏽😞

genuinely tragic to see a good song getting disliked a ton just because of a bad case the band tried to make almost 7 years later

Love this

BANGER

Dat bass line

The funniest part about this is all of the people hopping on here saying "it don't sound like Pray for Me" acting like they know what's at issue 😂

@trevscott2309

4 жыл бұрын

Okay Katie.

@greencupofdeath

4 жыл бұрын

Shut up, Katie.

What is that sound effect that gets spammed in the background starting at 2:20 called? You can hear it more at around 2:35

Everybody stream “pray for me” instead

@gHenny.

4 жыл бұрын

Savannah Scobie Thats just gonna support this shitty band if you do 🤦🏻‍♂️

@carlmarks8170

4 жыл бұрын

Fuck you

@WiloPolis03

3 жыл бұрын

Both of them are great songs regardless of the lawsuit, it's the art vs the artist And tbh I still think the members of Yeasayer seem like nice people, even if this was a really bad move on their part

@tactictoe

2 ай бұрын

Their success isn't your success, stop being so vicarious.

So sad that this song is being downvoted because of some legal issues. This song is fucking glorious.

@DracoVolantus

2 жыл бұрын

not anymore

@SQOUREE

Жыл бұрын

@@DracoVolantus why?

Great song

I am listening to this shit for 3rd time now and still cant figure out where the fuck it is similar to pray for me??

Well, atleast is a good song 😁

Love this song.

Music plays in court:... Judge: I'm a naysayer

Esta es la song q dice q es igual a pray for me? Jaajakkajdjaka

@JuanAngelValverdeS

4 жыл бұрын

También vine por eso kaidwidjwksk, desde que minuto empieza el coro que supuestamente se copia de Pray For Me?

@mateoyurivilca6641

4 жыл бұрын

@@JuanAngelValverdeS creo q es el principio, cuando the weeknd dice "alalalalalalalalalala" xd

@mateoyurivilca6641

4 жыл бұрын

@@JuanAngelValverdeS sino q aqui no dicen lalala sino solo suben la nota

@theboymartin11

4 жыл бұрын

Como va a a ser un sample de pary for me. No se parece en nada😂

@mateoyurivilca6641

4 жыл бұрын

@@theboymartin11 si, tienes razón xd

Entourage

I LOVED this song years ago. Then when I got Spotify I lost all my old music. Now after hearing about the lawsuit I have rediscovered this absolute banger. Still don't respect them for trying to sue, literally doesn't sound like Pray for Me in any way.

@greencupofdeath

4 жыл бұрын

This song's wack.

@papayer

2 жыл бұрын

@@greencupofdeath It isn't but go off.

I was unaware of the controversy surrounding this track. I came back to listen to it after ages and now I'm laughing my ass off looking at the dislike bar.

I mean the background choirs at 1:36 on "Pray For Me" could be the intro from this song, sampled and pitch-modulated to play those chords. Or it could be any other choir, or any Kontakt library really

Look. I just had to take hours to remember the name of this band. I saw them with MGMT back in 08 and they blew MGMT outta the water. But, I'm lame and only downloaded their stuff onto CDs so I forgot their name! I'm so happy I found them again!!!!!! Yeasayer at Walter's on Washington in Houston was one of the coolest nights there (other than the Jonbenet's last show)

@bushisaterrorist911

Жыл бұрын

I saw that tour in Atlanta. Was a fan of both when I saw the show and I agree that Yeasayer were the better band.

@hollykilberger5989

Жыл бұрын

@@bushisaterrorist911 totally awesome to hear someone experienced the same stuff💜 I am still a fan of both, but that show threw me outta the water.

I don't see how Kendrick and the Weekend can lose on this one

Reachin' realllllllly hard.

I honestly thought that weird laugh chorus in Pray For Me was sampled from part of the beginning laugh in the song Wipe Out by The Safaris.

Phil Collins should have sued then for stealing “In the Air Tonight”. Grasping at straws for real.

@mrovis

4 жыл бұрын

DeathTrap from who

"Your honor, The Weeknd and Kendrick made their song with "sounds" and "vocals". Since we also made our song with "sounds" and "vocals", it's clear that we have been ripped off and deserve compensation."

This lawsuit against the Weeknd and Kendrick is ridiculous. The sound that Yeasayer is suing about is called Ululation. It's commonly found in Ethiopian music and other African cultures which makes sense in "Pray For Me" since it's soundtrack music for the Black Panther film. Here's the wiki page for it: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ululation also a video with ululations from different African cultures kzread.info/dash/bejne/Y5qEqdN-oK-_pbQ.html

@lord5582

4 жыл бұрын

coming in with the hard facts

Umm I don't understand how tf this sounds like pray for me

Songs got vibes. I can dig it. While the Wknd and Kendrick may have been influenced by this song, Pray for Me is in a different octave and key. Kendrick and The Wknd’s alleged use of this copyrighted chorus holds little to no resemblance and was in no way utilized as a defining feature of their song. All music holds influence in one way or another, whether we realize it or don’t. Music is something we create to share with people. To request a cease and desist of airplay and sales of a song that went double platinum (which means people like it) because you want to make money off of their work, is shameful, selfish and a dangerous path to venture down as the industry progresses. I am all for the protection of intellectual property and music copyrighting, but this, in my opinion, is a far cry from infringement. Congratulations to Yeasayer on all the views they’ll be receiving through this PR stunt.

Oh man, now all these comments about an incredible band that recently broke up are going to be all about this lawsuit. Not exactly how I wanted the world to know about Yeasayer 👀

@sweetwheatsy

4 жыл бұрын

That sucks. Yeah, I'm first hearing about them now and this track is a banger, but the whole thing doesn't reflect well on them hah. What's their story?

@armadill00

3 жыл бұрын

Likewise

which part is similar between this and Pray For Me? someone please tell me, can't find it (edit) I've found it out, but in this song it says "oooooooooooooh," while in Pray For Me it says "aaaaaaaaaaaah" lol

i love this song, i did hear in a skateboarding adidas video, since there i fall in deep

Sunrise: WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Pray for Me: ALALALALALALALALALA Nobody: Yeasayer: PlAgIaRiSm The Music Industry: Am I A Joke To You? The song was good though

I don't hear it at all. Yet another band that's fallen off, spent all of their money, and trying to get a shine, I guess

@daniman0114

4 жыл бұрын

I think I hear it, at the very start

@willc5723

4 жыл бұрын

Everybody trying to sue The Weeknd

@noobhaterturtleog3368

4 жыл бұрын

Shark’s Kouhai anime profile pic

@daniman0114

4 жыл бұрын

NoobHater TurtleOg does that matter, I said I hear it, I never said they were in any way right on suing Abel.

No copy is there why is there even a case?

La chanson qui m'a fait connaître ce groupe merveilleux, je suis fan

Do anything for clout seriously I don't hear it either. This is nothing like pray for me

Who's here after DesiNerds Video?

Why all the downvotes? It's a good song.

As someone who listens to both Kendrick and Yeasayer I gotta say the first time I listened to Pray for Me I immediately recognized the "Oooooh" from this song. I'm pretty sure it's the same. I would want credit at the very least if my voice was used on a popular track.

@WiloPolis03

Жыл бұрын

One of the former band members (Anand Wilder) said in an interview that he no longer thinks it's a sample and they closed the case

@gnebs2392

Жыл бұрын

@@WiloPolis03 that's actually pretty surprising as it sounds exactly alike.

@WiloPolis03

Жыл бұрын

@@gnebs2392 It sounds pretty similar, but this one is more vocalizing whereas The Weeknd & Kendrick's sounds more like ululating

This song is amazing,I've been heavily into this recently and boy, does it sucks to have the song get attention for the wrong reason. I hear the sample of course, but it's such a small part it does not warrant a lawsuit at all.

Welp, the lawsuit bought attention to a cool band I've never heard of... Ok.

i took this really seriously and i compared it side by side. THEY'RE NOT SIMILAR IN THE LEAST

oh im bout to sample this!!

The intro sounds like Say It Right by Nelly Furtado

@ChessanNycomotovlog

4 жыл бұрын

Nelly Furtado can sue these guys then...

@TheBlashMusic

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it's "instantly recognizable"

Listening on Jan 1st 2020. Heard they just broke up. Thanks for the memories!

Can someone please time stamp where the lawsuit takes place cuz I’m not hearing it 😂🤦🏽‍♂️

Most people came here because they are Kdot and Abel worshippers but like few others I came here after hearing about the lawsuit and I was honestly expecting this to sound absolutely nothing like "pray for me" BUT the start of this song is almost the EXACT SAME as the start of "Pray for me". Was it an accident and will the lawsuit be thrown out ? Almost guaranteed. Is there a HUGE similarity with the sounds of the opening part of this song and the opening part of the other , absofuckinlutely.

But I'm starting to lose my place In the circles that I trace, And if I let go only then will my face my my my my my mymymy my

This guys are silly for trying to sue one of the 🐐s with no real reason.

It's a win for them even if they lose the case. They have already increased their views and popularity.

Best song ever!!!

TELL ME LIES brought me here...

@vesperrose666

Жыл бұрын

Same

These guys probably went broke and now want 💰 , sounds nothing like the weekend song

@WiloPolis03

3 жыл бұрын

I doubt it, they quit in December 2019, still a bad look for them though

Music copy write laws are exstremely tight. Pablo Picasso is widely quoted as having said that “good artists borrow, great artists steal.”

Pray for me isn't being sued by for similarities, but due to a potential sample that hasn't been cleared. As Fantano spotted, 0:00 in this track and 2:10 in Pray for me. It seems like a sped up and high pitched sample that never got cleared