Coasters Searchin' and Oak Ridge Boys Elvira

[Tom Lacombe]

These two songs sound identical to me. Did the Oak Ridge Boys get
permission, or had enough time passed that the copyright was not being
infringed, or am I just crazy. Please don't answer that that
question.
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[Scarlotti]

Pardon my French... but ELVIRA kicks the livin' shit outta SEARCHIN'!

[Robert J. Boyne]

Post by Scarlotti
Pardon my French... but ELVIRA kicks the livin' shit outta SEARCHIN'!

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[Bobby]

Post by Tom Lacombe
These two songs sound identical to me. Did the Oak Ridge Boys get
permission, or had enough time passed that the copyright was not being
infringed, or am I just crazy. Please don't answer that that
question.

Elvira was written by and originally recorded by Dallas Frazier 1966.
Elvira has never reminded me, either lyrically or melodically, of

Searchin'.
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I stand somewhere between the two of you. "Elvira" *did* remind me of
"Searchin' " when I first heard it, but it's *very* far from identical.

Elvira borrows from a lot of sources. Although there's no doubt there's lot
of r&b at work (papa-oom-mow-mow, a minor reference to searchin', etc),
I think it owes more to Ray Stevens than Lieber & Stoller. BTW, Frazier
was apparently one of the writers of Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow.

[Tom Lacombe]

On Fri, 01 Aug 2003 10:51:02 GMT, "DianeE"

Post by Bobby

Post by Tom Lacombe
These two songs sound identical to me. Did the Oak Ridge Boys get
permission, or had enough time passed that the copyright was not

being

Post by Bobby

Post by Tom Lacombe
infringed, or am I just crazy. Please don't answer that that
question.

Elvira was written by and originally recorded by Dallas Frazier 1966.
Elvira has never reminded me, either lyrically or melodically, of

Searchin'.
---------------
I stand somewhere between the two of you. "Elvira" *did* remind me of
"Searchin' " when I first heard it, but it's *very* far from identical.

Elvira borrows from a lot of sources. Although there's no doubt there's

lot

Post by Bobby
of r&b at work (papa-oom-mow-mow, a minor reference to searchin', etc),
I think it owes more to Ray Stevens than Lieber & Stoller.

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It's just the title, followed by three beats where the lead is quiet, then
the title repeated again followed by three beats, then a line of harmony.
That's all the similarity there is between the two songs, but it was enough
to register with me *as* a similarity.
DianeE

Diane, I realize now I should have said similar. As far as which song
is better, I prefer Searchin'
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[Steve Carras]

Post by Bobby

Post by Tom Lacombe
These two songs sound identical to me. Did the Oak Ridge Boys get
permission, or had enough time passed that the copyright was not being
infringed, or am I just crazy. Please don't answer that that
question.

Elvira was written by and originally recorded by Dallas Frazier 1966.
Elvira has never reminded me, either lyrically or melodically, of

Searchin'.
---------------
I stand somewhere between the two of you. "Elvira" *did* remind me of
"Searchin' " when I first heard it, but it's *very* far from identical.

Elvira borrows from a lot of sources. Although there's no doubt there's lot
of r&b at work (papa-oom-mow-mow, a minor reference to searchin', etc),
I think it owes more to Ray Stevens than Lieber & Stoller. BTW, Frazier
was apparently one of the writers of Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow.

Evlira has nice boobs! (oops talking about the song)-Dallas FGrazier
to my knowledge did NOI write Papa-oo-Mow-Mow..the Rivingtons did and
they sued for it (I rember 1981-82 L.A.times article about that)