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“Ghostbusters” was written, performed and produced by Ray Parker Jr. specifically for the 1984 film Ghostbusters. He had only a few days to create the song after being asked to provide a theme for the movie, and the famous hook came together after he was encouraged to make the...

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Zona Guy19 hours ago

I never understood the copyright case. Not only do the two songs sound totally different, as this stated, the origin of the song "Ghostbusters" is well documented. No reasonable person would think the Huey Lewis song was copied. Justice was not served.

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Harry Patz16 hours ago

They tried to hire Huey and they could notagree to terms. That’s why Parker only hand a few days and ripped Huey off. Still a a catchy tune, if ill-gotten.

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