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Tuesday, July 03, 2001, 4:37:16 PM, you wrote:

Gac> I heard on MTV or VH1, that the Verve Pipe's only hit .... "(something) 
Gac> Symphony" used a sample .... not of a Rolling Stones record.... but of an 
Gac> orchestral version of a Stones song (one of these "Mantovani plays the 
Gac> Hits of the 60's with 50 piece string section"). The Stones were not too 
Gac> amused, and sued them, and the band only got like $500 TOTAL for having a 
Gac> #1 hit record. I guess the Stones were so poor they needed a few extra 
Gac> millions on a technicality to augment their existing millions.

hmmm, the credits on the album are: _written_ by mick jagger and keith
richards, lyrics by r. ashcroft, performed by the andrew oldham
orchestra. so everyone should have earned the money he deserves. no
advocates needed.
[$500 for a #1 hit_single_ could be right, + >$1M for the #1 hit-album
+ tour + merchandising...:-)
]

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Best regards,
 CaDu