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Performance: Holocaust (Bastien)

JeffKennedy

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JeffKennedy @ 2014-04-30 16:31:01 UTC

Holocaust


Similarities between this song and Mrs. Lennon by Yoko Ono are so striking, I believe that Holocaust should be listed as an adaptation.


I'm new here though, so, I have no idea how to go about doing that. I'm a contributor at Discogs, and I assume that changes like this get discussed by more experienced users before the change is made. Have a listen to both songs and let me know what you think.

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Limbabwe

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Limbabwe @ 2014-05-01 23:31:01 UTC

Hi Jeff !


I've moved the topic to the "Discussion" board of our forum.


Below I added both YouTube videos to make a thorough comparison easier.


Looking forward to the feedback!


Cheers !



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tsk

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tsk @ 2014-05-25 21:53:30 UTC

Chilton has apparently admitted that "Holocaust" is the same song as "Mrs. Lennon". See, http://gloriousnoise.com/2008/yoko_ono_vs_alex_chilton , but its there for anyone to hear in any event. Chilton apparently wasn't sued for copyright infringement so he was lucky. I think that "Holocaust" should be shown as an adaptation of Yoko Ono's "Mrs. Lennon".

JeffKennedy

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JeffKennedy @ 2014-05-26 00:29:29 UTC

Thanks. Yes, seeing an answer to such a direct question, plus hearing the similarities in the piano parts seems to be pretty compelling. Do we need anything more than that, or is something more required? How do we get it changed on the site?


Jeff

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tsk

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tsk @ 2014-05-26 01:01:02 UTC

Thank you. I want to wait a little bit for two reasons. First, I want to see if any other editor is opposed to making "Holocaust" an adaptation of "Mrs. Lennon". Second, I don't personally know a good way to change "Holocaust" from an original work to an adaptation, and I'm hoping one of the other editors does. Otherwise, I will need to create "Mrs. Lennon" as a work and then create "Holocaust" as an adaptation, delete all of the current performances of "Holocaust" and re-enter them as performances of the adaptation, ultimately deleting the current original "Holocaust". I will do this in the not too distant future, subject to objections from other editors or instruction on a better way to accomplish what you and I believe should be done from another editor.

Mathieu

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Mathieu @ 2014-05-26 07:00:03 UTC

Tim, on the work page choose 'edit adaptations' and add Mrs. Lennon as original.

tsk

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tsk @ 2014-05-26 12:00:31 UTC

Thanks. I knew there had to be an easier way to do it.

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tsk @ 2014-05-31 12:23:07 UTC

Hi Jeff:


I have made "Holocaust" an adaptation of "Mrs. Lennon". Thanks for bringing this information to our attention.