Misplaced Artistic Credit?

DJX · Trick Member Joined: 30 Jun 2003 Location: CA

In some of the songs on DDR, the game gives no credit to the original songwriters on the music wheel. For example, Let's Groove is an Earth, Wind, and Fire song, and So Fabulous, So Fierce is Le Freak by Chic. Is there somewhere that they give credit to these artists? If so, where is it? If not, why is that considered ok?
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K-ne · Trick Member Joined: 30 Jun 2002 Location: Pittsburgh, PA

JP Extreme's credits give the songwriters for "We Will Rock You" and "We Are the Champions" (also "Irresistiblement," although the names behind that song aren't as recognizable as Queen's). I think "Maximum Overdrive" even had a special blurb on the back of the CS 7th Mix release to show its licensing status. I have no idea why other songs aren't credited that way in earlier mixes, though.
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PetriesLastWord · Trick Member Joined: 05 Mar 2004 Location: Syracuse, NY

I believe when u make a remix of a song...whihc is what these are in essense, you only have to pay the original artist, credit does not need to be given, could be wrong though

Oolong · Posted: Thu May 13, 2004 11:02 am Post subject:

covers don't need to be credited (when the same tune is used, but brand new performers). remixes on the other hand, do (when the original music is in the song, just reworked)
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RaYiTo · Trick Member Joined: 20 May 2003

mmmm I dont see any credit for Ricky Martin (la copa de la vida),
and it does not sound much like a remix.... ahh must be cus he's puertorrican

DJX · Trick Member Joined: 30 Jun 2003 Location: CA

Oolong · Posted: Thu May 13, 2004 5:03 pm Post subject:

let's groove and la copa de la vida aren't sung by earth wind fire and ricky martin respectively, are they?
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DJX · Trick Member Joined: 30 Jun 2003 Location: CA

I'm not entirely positive about La De La Vida, but I absolutely know that Let's Groove is sung by Earth, Wind and Fire. Listening to the two songs, I can hear that Let's Groove on DDR has been remixed slightly, but the voices still belong to the members of EWF. Only the background beat has been changed. Even if it had changed, I would imagine Konami would have to give credit to the original song writer somewhere

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Technick · Trick Member Joined: 18 Aug 2002 Location: Syracuse, NY

Some songs that have been done by different artists and put on DDR are:

We Will Rock You
We are the Champions
La Copa De La Vida
Oops! I Did It Again!

Only ones I can think of for now.
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K-ne · Trick Member Joined: 30 Jun 2002 Location: Pittsburgh, PA

Ordinary World, too - although I can remember that song having songwriter credits in its background, at least in the arcade (and it's credited to the personnel of Duran Duran, even though it's a cover).

That's another thing - how come the songs that have songwriter/copyright information in their arcade backgrounds have had that information removed for console releases? US releases have been slightly better about this (I can remember seeing Drifting Away, Conga Feeling, So Deep, and a few more on US MAX2's credits roll), but I'm pretty sure the Japanese releases don't mention this stuff anywhere, aside from the incomplete information in Extreme's credits.
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ColorOfSakura · Posted: Fri May 14, 2004 7:32 am Post subject:

Here are the covers/remixes of other music (American and some European) I know of in DDR.

From Extreme down to 3rd Mix...

- V (For Extreme). As everyone knows..."Allegro" from Vivaldi's "Winter"
- La Copa De La Vida. "The Cup of Life" by Ricky Martin
- We Will Rock You. The same song by Queen.
- We Are the Champions. See Above.
- Speed Over Beethoven. Uses the melodies from Fur Elise by Beethoven.
- Cartoon Heroes. Sped up version of the original song by Aqua.
- It's Raining Men. Remake of the original by The Weather Girls
- Kakumei. Remix of "Revolution" by Chopin.
- Long Train Runnin'. Remake of the original by The Doobie Bros.
- Maximum Overdrive. Shortened version of the song by 2 Unlimited.
- The Reflex. Shortened version of the song by Duran Duran.
- Sobakasu (Freckles). English version of the Kenshin OP Theme.
- Highs Off U. Shortened version of the song by 4 Reeel
- Let's Groove. Remake of the original song by Earth, Wind and Fire.
- Lovin' You. Remix of the original song. (Don't know the artist.)
- Ordinary World. Remix of the original song by Duran Duran.
- So Deep. Remix of the original song by Silvertear.
- Somewhere Over The Rainbow. Remix of the original song by Judy Garland.
- Telephone Operator. Remix of the original song by Peter Shelley.
- Twilight Zone. Shortened original song by 2 Unlimited.
- Witch Doctor. Remake of the original song by David Seville.
- Oops! I Did It Again. Remake of the original song by Britney Spears.
- Against All Odds. Remake of the original song by Phil Collins.
- Moonlight Shadow. Remake with new vocals. (Don't know the original artist.)
- Never Ending Story. Remix of original by Harry Limahl.
- No Limit. Remix of original by 2 Unlimited.
- Odoru Ponpokolin. Original melody by Real McCoy.
- Right Now. Lisence of the original song by Atomic Kitten.
- Swing It. Rehash of the original melody "Tequlia!".
- The Twist. Remake of the original song "The Twist".
- Tribal Dance. Remix of the original song by 2 Unlimited.
- Gotcha! (The Theme From Starsky and Hutch). Self Explainitory.
- Have You Never Been Mellow? Theme song to San Francisco's "Gay Days" back in 1995.
- Only You. Original Melody is from somewhere else (dunno where.)
- Saint Goes Marching (Remix). Remix of "The Saints Go Marching In."
- Shake Your Booty. License of original song by KC & the Sunshine Band.
- Stomp To My Beat. License of original song by JS16.
- Flashdance! (What A Feeling). Remake of the original song from the movie Flashdance.
- Vol 4. Remix of a song played on the old Skee Ball machines.
- Tubthumping. License of original song by Chumbawumba.

...That's all that I can remember right now.
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Oolong · Posted: Fri May 14, 2004 8:01 am Post subject:

vol 4 is a remix of a song that i believe is called 'hot buttered popcorn'

Aku Soku Zan · Posted: Fri May 14, 2004 4:11 pm Post subject:

I don't think they ever gave credit to TM Revolution for Hot Limit. Maybe because the original was in Japanese? I always wondered though why they don't always give credit to the original artists but I'm no legal expert so I was just content to wondering.
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