HANSON STOLE "MMMBOP" FROM SOMEONE ELSE
Gregg Ensminger
It seems that Hanson stole the "MMMBop" thing from En Vogue, who first
used that word in their song "My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)".
After each rendition of the chorus of that song, En Vogue sang that word
as a way of leading in to the verse, then they repeated the word after
the first rhyme of each verse. Just listen, you'll find out whwat I'm
talking about. Perhaps Denzil Foster and Thomas McElroy, the
songwriting duo who penned that En Vogue hit, will sue Hanson for
copyright infringement.
Gregg
Laura
Sheesh. You are both twisted. With your logic, Gregg, everyone should sue
everyone who has ever sang a "la la la" chorus in the background. Perhaps
I should sue everyone who uses the word "Bop" since it was my very first
word. I've always thought I should have gotten it copyrighted. Damn, I
missed out. I was always so ahead of the times...
It's because of people who think like you guys do that the taxpayers get
stuck paying for needless lawsuits and stuff. Get a life!
~Laura~
...the OLD Hanson fan...
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Gregg Ensminger wrote:
You can't sue for copyright infringement for a duplicated word. I
mean, that wasn't even the title of the "En Vogue" song, it was just a
word used in the lyrics of same.
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Katie Cullinane
In article <33BCB1...@yab.comX>, Gregg Ensminger <gct...@yab.comX>
writes
>It seems that Hanson stole the "MMMBop" thing from En Vogue, who first
>used that word in their song "My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)".
>After each rendition of the chorus of that song, En Vogue sang that word
>as a way of leading in to the verse, then they repeated the word after
>the first rhyme of each verse. Just listen, you'll find out whwat I'm
>talking about. Perhaps Denzil Foster and Thomas McElroy, the
>songwriting duo who penned that En Vogue hit, will sue Hanson for
>copyright infringement.
>
>Gregg
but it was from an american game show.....weird.
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>It seems that Hanson stole the "MMMBop" thing from En Vogue
Oh, please. "Bop" is a real word with at least four or five different
definitions, and "mmm" is just a sound. Anybody can use them in any
order or combination they want. Or is jealousy over the lads' success
reaching such hysterical levels that people are already taking legal
pot-shots at them?!?!
Christine D. Kwiecinski
On 4 Jul 1997, Gregg Ensminger wrote:
> It seems that Hanson stole the "MMMBop" thing from En Vogue, who first
> used that word in their song "My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)".
> After each rendition of the chorus of that song, En Vogue sang that word
> as a way of leading in to the verse, then they repeated the word after
> the first rhyme of each verse. Just listen, you'll find out whwat I'm
> talking about. Perhaps Denzil Foster and Thomas McElroy, the
> songwriting duo who penned that En Vogue hit, will sue Hanson for
> copyright infringement.
>
> Gregg
>
So...what are you saying -- that the words "baby" and "yeah" belong to
someone? I would stop using them this instant!!!!!!
Then the Beatles should sue Steam for the use of the word "na na na
na...." and "Hey" because it was used in Hey Jude in 1968 and Steam's
"Na Na Hey Hey kiss Him Goodbye" came out in 1969.
Puh-leez..that is just a word....now if they used a whole line or a few
bars of music...then they should start worrying.
Christine
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Gregg Ensminger <gct...@yab.comX> wrote:
>It seems that Hanson stole the "MMMBop" thing from En Vogue, who first
>used that word in their song "My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)".
>After each rendition of the chorus of that song, En Vogue sang that word
>as a way of leading in to the verse, then they repeated the word after
>the first rhyme of each verse. Just listen, you'll find out whwat I'm
>talking about. Perhaps Denzil Foster and Thomas McElroy, the
>songwriting duo who penned that En Vogue hit, will sue Hanson for
>copyright infringement.
>Gregg
In their song, En Vogue draws their "Mmmmm bop bop bop" out, while
Hanson makes it a single word. En Vogue also uses it as a "filler,"
while Hanson is once again using it as a word.
I doubt that En Vogue will sue. I mean COME ON! Can you imagine if
everyone who had a phrases like "Oooh Waah Oooh" or "tell me why" or
"I will always love you" in their songs sued everyone else with the
same phrases? Total chaos! :)
If you can find an EnVogue site/article/etc. telling about their
disapproval of Mmmbop, please post about it. It would be interesting
to read.
iism
Webster diffines 'bop' as
1) to hit. as in "I boppedd you on the head"
2)a type of jazz
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>Webster diffines 'bop' as
>1) to hit. as in "I boppedd you on the head"
>2)a type of jazz
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