copyright infringement lawsuit Ray Parker Jr and Huey Lewis

Did you know that Huey Lewis successfully sued Ray Parker Jr. over the similarities between the two songs, “I Want a New Drug and the theme song to the movie “Ghostbusters?” It’s true!

Not too long ago, I was seated in a noisy restaurant, with music playing in another room. I couldn’t hear the melody from where I was, but I clearly felt the vibrations and sounds from the driving baseline.

I immediately identified what I thought was the song “I Want a New Drug” by Huey Lewis. Before the song ended, I walked to another part of the restaurant and could hear the melody, and, to my surprise, the tune that had been playing was the Ghostbusters theme by Ray Parker Jr.

I told my wife that those two songs sound very similar. My wife laughed and said that there was a famous copyright infringement lawsuit over the two compositions. I was shocked that I’d never heard of that case and decision.

Google Overview

“The similarities weren’t a coincidence. Movie producers originally approached Huey Lewis to write the theme song, but he turned it down. During early film screenings, producers used “I Want a New Drug” as temporary background music and ultimately directed Ray Parker Jr. to write something stylistically similar to the Huey Lewis track. [1, 2, 3, 4] Wikipedia

“Because the resulting “Ghostbusters” melody and rhythm mirrored their 1983 hit so closely, Huey Lewis sued Parker for plagiarism. The two parties eventually settled out of court in 1985 for an undisclosed sum and a strict confidentiality agreement.” [1, 2] Wikipedia

Can you hear the similarities?

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