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9 hours ago, JohnnyB said:

And Brian Wilson lifted Chuck's tune for "Sweet Sixteen" when writing "Surfin' USA."

CB shares writing credit with BWilson on this song. Only "lifting" involved was Chuck moving higher up the socio-economic ladder. 

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17 hours ago, RobB said:

CB shares writing credit with BWilson on this song. Only "lifting" involved was Chuck moving higher up the socio-economic ladder. 

From an LA Times article on the subject:

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It was created as an homage to one of the early rock heroes, Chuck Berry.

"I just took 'Sweet Little Sixteen' and rewrote it into something of our own," [Brian Wilson] said during an interview this week at the Capitol Records Tower in Hollywood.

He was surprised--and not a little hurt, he said--when Berry's publisher contended years later that he'd done more than paid tribute to Berry, one of the early architects of rock 'n' roll. They claimed "Surfin' U.S.A." plagiarized Berry's song.

Subsequently, writing credit and publishing royalties were signed over to Berry....

 

 

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