For a group where many claim "there is no doer", its funny to see so much emphasis on who wrote what.
Perhaps it was the need of the readers and the karma of the writers -- or vice versa. And then it happened. --- In [email protected], Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Feb 17, 2006, at 2:17 PM, shempmcgurk wrote: > > > Precisely. > > > > If both parties agree, no harm no foul. > > > > It reminds me of a story I heard Paul Anka, the singer and > > songwriter, tell on the Howard Stern Show several months ago. > > > > Anka is known as the writer of the "Tonight Show with Johnny Cason" > > theme song. But Howard knew that, as a requirement to get that > > song -- and the lucrative royalties that went with it -- as the > > official theme that Anka had to agree to give Carson co-writer > > credit. So, officially, both Carson and Anka are the co-writers and > > have shared through the years a 50/50 split on the royalties > > although everyone knows -- wink, wink, nudge, nudge -- that Carson > > didn't write a note that it was all done by Anka. > > > > So Stern said to Anka: wasn't that Carson a prick for doing that to > > you? And Anka's response was 'no, he wasn't. That's the way things > > were done in those days and if I didn't want to have it as the theme > > of the show I was perfectly free to decline the offer." > > Remember "Lennon & McCartney"? Do you really think John Lennon had > anything to do with "Yesterday" or "Martha My Dear" or Paul with > "Instant Karma"? The list is long. > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
