Daughtry told ’Feels Like Tonight’ feels like very familiar - VIDEO
Uh-oh. Just keeping it real, you didn’t really bring anything of your own to “Feels Like Tonight.” In fact, it sounded like like you just took The Asphalts’ “Tonight.” Okay, it didn’t go down like that, but The Asphalts have brought allegations of plagiarism against Daughtry. They even put together a snazzy video that samples both Daughtry’s “Feels Like Tonight” and their own “Tonight” so you can judge for yourself.
Unfortunately for Daughtry, Chris apparently climbed in bed with a guy by the name of Dr. Luke who wrote “Feels Like Tonight.” This, even though Luke has already settled in a similar case brought against him and Avril Lavigne for her single “Girlfriend,” which bore a striking resemblance to a band called the Rubinoos’ “I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend.” You know how sometimes you get a tune stuck in your head and you can’t get it out? Apparently Dr. Luke has that problem a lot. Only he writes it down and makes “new” songs out of it.
After watching the below video, I don’t know if I’m convinced 100% that plagiarism is what’s going on here. Sure both songs use the phrase “It Feels Like Tonight” in the chorus and they are sung similarly, but there are not note-for-note identical. In fact, the ups and downs across the four words are different in both pieces. That said, the emphasis is almost the same and the tune utilized is very similar. Other than that, though, the two pieces sound very similar. But isn’t coincidence possible? How many different ways can you sing “It Feels Like Tonight” in a chorus?
I’m not looking to defend or denounce Daughtry or Dr. Luke here. I’m no expert in music … or the law … or marine biology … or even TV … what the hell am I doing with my life?
But I did manage to get a hold of Dr. Luke’s notebook where he writes down various song ideas as they come to him. I see a lot of great potential hits here. Now I’m not going to post all his lyrics here because that would be stealing, which is wrong. But I will give you some samples:
- Don’t Pause the Music - this one has a great refrain of “Please don’t pause the music” throughout, very catchy
- Escalator to Heaven - This one threw me for a loop as who would build an escalator? I don’t know, I just wasn’t buying the story. It’s a lot easier to just build a stairway, you know? He did have a note here that he wasn’t sure if he could get away with this one; probably because escalators are so hard to build
- I’d Do Anything for Love - I really liked this one, and I like how there was a bit of a twist in the chorus because you think he’d do anything for love, but apparently not. In fact, he says “he won’t do that!” Very clever of Dr. Luke to not put that phrase in the title. Innovative, really
- Green Eggs and Jam - I have to admit I didn’t think I would like this, but in the end when the narrator realizes he does like green eggs and jam … very moving! I see this on Jessica Simpson’s next album
I don’t want to bore you with too many more, but clearly the man is a genius. If he gets into too much trouble in the music industry, he should bring his talents to network television. The FOX network especially would love to use a man of his talent in coming up with new and “original” programming.
Kathy Ireland Biography
Kathy Ireland was born March 8th, 1963, in Santa Barbara, California. Her adolescence foreshadowed her future busy career as a wife, mother, businesswoman, humanitarian, actress, and model.
A shy teenager, Kathy kept busy with a slew of after-school jobs, including a newspaper courier (she was named Courier of the Year three years in a row), a waitress, a hostess, and a department store saleswoman. Her good nature was evident early on in her career, with her work at a convalescent home.
At the age of 17, Kathy was discovered by an Elite Modeling scout (the beginning of practically every model’s career). By the time she had finished high school, with original hopes of working in education, marine biology, or journalism, she was jet-setting to Europe for photo shoots.
Her modeling career reached its peak after she snagged the highly coveted 1984 cover of Sports Illustrated’s Swimsuit Edition, which only marked the beginning of her relationship with the popular “swimsuit” magazine.
Kathy could be seen on the cover of Sports Illustrated three more times, and has since appeared in the magazine a record-setting thirteen times, including the magazine’s 25th Anniversary Special. Her incredible physique graced the covers of many more magazines throughout her career, including Glamour, Cosmopolitan, Mademoiselle, Shape, Seventeen, and Harper’s Bazaar.
If men couldn’t get enough of Kathy after all her magazine appearances, they could get a daily dose of Kathy in her own annual Swimsuit Calendar (which is one of the highest selling calendars in the world).
In the midst of her illustrious modeling career, Kathy was appearing on the silver screen, the boob tube and on stage. Among her list of film credits reads Mr. Destiny, Necessary Roughness, Robert Altman’s The Player (as herself), Loaded Weapon 1, Amore!, and Backfire!
As for television roles, she appeared in Danger Island, Perry Mason: The Case of the Wicked Wives, Melrose Place, Miami Hustle, and Suddenly Susan. She also starred in the play Three Tall Women
And her career doesn’t end with modeling and acting either. Kathy is the designer of her own line of clothing, the “Kathy Ireland Brand”, promoting style and quality at reasonable prices. Her line has expanded into a women’s swimwear collection, exercise apparel, maternity line, home collections, and even watches, shoes, and handbags.
In her goal to promote fitness, health and well-being, Kathy became a certified fitness instructor in 1994, and has since released her best-selling fitness videos, which include: Kathy Ireland’s Total Fitness, Kathy Ireland’s Body Specifics, and Great Buns in 12 Minutes. Partly fulfilling her journalistic interests, Kathy is a contributing editor to Fitness Magazine.
Kathy has practically had the career of several women combined, with the long list of non-profit organizations she is involved with. She is the Entertainment Industry Foundation’s Ambassador for the National Women’s Cancer Research Alliance, the Honorary Chairperson for the March of Dimes WalkAmerica program, and the National Chairperson of Family Services and Parenting for Athletes and Entertainers for Kids.
She is also active in the Special Olympics, Feed the Children, Casa Julia de Burgos in Puerto Rico (for battered women and children), the Santa Barbara Rescue Mission, Project Inform in San Francisco (disseminates HIV/AIDS treatment information nationwide), among many other charities and important causes.