WOW Marvin Gaye’s Family Focusing on Pharrell’s ‘Happy’ Now? , The Gaye family just won BIG in court over the popular 2013 song “Blurred Lines.” Now, CBS reports that they’re picking another sonic battle, targeting another of Pharell Williams major hits, “Happy.”The family is claiming that it sounds similar to Marvin Gayes “Ain’t That Peculiar”, But she goes on to said “I’m not going to lie. I do think they sound alike,” said Nona Gaye, the 40-year-old daughter of the late singer. Though she thinks the songs favor sonically, she went on to explain that the family was not thinking about taking any legal action. “We’re not in that space,” she said.”We’re just in the moment today and we’re satisfied,” Janis Gaye said, before adding, “I heard mash-ups — but I didn’t really need to hear them… I know ‘Ain’t That Peculiar’ and I’ve heard ‘Happy’. Yeah you would say that after Robin Thicke And Pharell Williams have to give it up — millions of dollars, that is. The two artists, who collaborated on the 2013 hit “Blurred Lines,” have been ordered to pay Marvin Gaye’s family $7.3 million after a jury ruled that their track ripped off Gaye’s 1977 song “Got to Give It Up.” The verdict comes after a yearlong trial, during which Thicke even went so far as to claim he was high and drunk on Vicodin while producing the jam.“Right now, I feel free,” Marvin Gaye’s daughter, Nona Gaye, said after the verdict, Variety reported on Tuesday, March 10. “Free from…Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke’s chains and what they tried to keep on us and the lies that were told.” Thicke and Williams both testified in court. While Thicke tried to say he was so high he barely remembers recording the massively huge track, Williams said that the two songs share “feel — not infringement.” During the trial, Thicke’s lawyers argued that the song was meant to “evoke an era.” “In reality, the Gaye defendants are claiming ownership of an entire genre, as opposed to a specific work,” they argued. The Gaye estate, in turn, argued that Thicke had a “Marvin Gaye fixation” and that “Got to Give It Up” wasn’t the only song he’s ripped off. The iconic singer’s kids claimed he also used “After the Dance” and “I Want You” for his 2011 album Love After War. According to Rolling Stones, when the trial kicked off, the Gaye estate’s lawyers warned the jury: “[Thicke and Williams] will smile at you and they will be charming. Keep one thing in mind: They are professional performers.” So lets see what would happen if they blow that 7.3 million would they try to go back and sue Pharell or no? Listen to the song below and Tell us what you think…
https://youtu.be/1RVlo0lPkcM
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