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annabanana

(52,791 posts) Tue Jul 22, 2014, 09:24 PM Jul 2014

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About that Expedia "This is the Summer" ad.. Shouldn't they be paying royalties

to Simon & Garfinkle?

Even to the whistle, it sounds an awful lot like El Condor Pasa (If I could)..

Has anyone else heard the similarity?

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About that Expedia "This is the Summer" ad.. Shouldn't they be paying royalties (Original Post) annabanana Jul 2014 OP

It is a Peruvian orchestral piece written in 1913 according to Wiki. TexasTowelie Jul 2014 #1

Ah. Thank you annabanana Jul 2014 #2

I'd still rather be a hammer than a nail. xfundy Jul 2014 #3

Not quite right paddles Jul 2014 #4

TexasTowelie

(112,141 posts)

1. It is a Peruvian orchestral piece written in 1913 according to Wiki.

Reply to annabanana (Original post)

Tue Jul 22, 2014, 09:57 PM

Jul 2014

Therefore, it is in the public domain.

annabanana

(52,791 posts)

2. Ah. Thank you

Reply to TexasTowelie (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 22, 2014, 09:59 PM

Jul 2014

Interesting

xfundy

(5,105 posts)

3. I'd still rather be a hammer than a nail.

Reply to annabanana (Original post)

Wed Jul 23, 2014, 12:59 AM

Jul 2014

Yes, I would.

paddles

(1 post)

4. Not quite right

Reply to annabanana (Original post)

Mon Jul 28, 2014, 02:58 PM

Jul 2014

It's actually the song Away frm U by Oberhofer.

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