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>Now I remember the name :  "Bittersweet Symphony"
>
>The thing that strikes me, is why not just play the same part on a synth
>- its a common string pad sound - why use a sample and lose millions.

Devil's Advocate:
Well it would not have sounded quite the same for a start, Anyhow,
how do you know that it's not the 'phrase' (ie musical progression)
that wasn't the problem. Yes, using a performed sample of it does make
it more obvious, but I reckon that the process would legally have been as
much of a problem if the sound was a string pad,  but admittedlly perhaps
easier to get away with...

There would be no basis for the Stones to sue otherwise, if the
earlier information is correct and they didn't  actually perform on the
recording  (ie. if it is Mantovanni or whoever performed on the
recording from which the sample was made).

S.