Marvin Gaye's Son Says Pharrell Williams, Robin Thicke Were Disrespectful, Giving 'Happy' a Closer Listen
Marvin Gaye's son still considers his family's feud with Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke to be personal, insisting the superstars blatantly "disrespected" the entire family during their public dispute over the illegal use of his father's music.
Marvin Gaye III tells TMZ.com he felt both singers got what they deserved in being ordered to pay a $7.4 million judgment to the family for their use of Gaye's 1977 cult hit "Got to Give It Up" in their widely popular hit "Blurred Lines," which was No. 1 on the Billboard charts for more than three months.
And there could be even more dissension brewing between the respective camps. The website adds Gaye's daughter, Nona, and ex-wife, Janis, are both now claiming they detect and hear almost just as blatant similarities in Gaye's classic "Ain't That Peculiar" and Williams' smash hit "Happy."
During the battle over "Blurred Lines," reps for Williams repeatedly claimed the song was "created from his heart, mind and soul and the song was not taken from anyone or anywhere else."
During those same proceedings, the jury ruled that fellow song contributor T.I. was not responsible for any copyright infringement violations. The Gaye family initially filed suit against Williams and Thicke in 2013.
At one point, Thicke's estranged wife, Paula Patton, was rumored to be on the list of witnesses to be called connected to the "Blurred Lines" suit. Patton was expected to testify about the 2011 song "Love After War," for which she appeared in the video and members of the Gaye family charged was eerily similar to Gaye's "After the Dance" hit.
A Motown and R&B legend, Marvin died at 42 in 1984. Over his career, he is credited with other such smash hits as "Let's Get it On," "Sexual Healing," "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" and "What's Going On?"
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