A question has been raised over the origins of Lady Antebellum's 'Need You Now' by Alan Parsons.
An interesting article was brought to our attention from the website Nashville Scene. According to the piece, they received a letter from a Lisa Marie Parsons who identified themselves as the Executive Personal Assistant to Alan Parsons, stating that the singer's fans have been contacting them in large numbers complaining that Lady Antebellum's country and pop smash Need You Now is very similar to the Alan Parsons Project's Eye in the Sky.
The writer referred to a short YouTube piece posted by an fbullington that mashes up the two songs, making a very convincing case for the similarities. The YouTube poster said:
I knew there was a reason I liked that chorus! Dropped Lady Antebellum down a little and did minor tempo drop on APP. Put it on 480P quality for BETTER AUDIO. enjoy!
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This drove me nuts until I figured it out. Liked the Antebellum chorus but knew I had heard it. Came to me in the car the next day. I HAD to do this for my own sanity. I stepped down Lady Antebellum 2 steps. I think it went from E to D (sounds pretty cool in drop D), but the tempo adjustment was way slight. Alan Parsons Project was at 110 and L.A. was at 108 so I ramped back Eye in the Sky ever so slightly. This is the result.
I can't claim there's an intentional rip off, but this was A.P.P.'s biggest hit because of that chorus hook and that is the ONLY reason I liked the Antebellum song. It's a great freaking hook for both songs. The verses in the L.A. song are new country swill to me and also sound exactly like a whole bunch of other stuff that has existed prior to their release. The whole song is the hook, and it's not really theirs...
