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Marvin Gaye was murdered after a physical fight with his own father on April 1st, 1984 with a revolver.

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Can you hear any similarities in the songs?

Blurred Lines: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKiB4eqq5Dg

Got to Give it Up:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fp7Q1OAzITM

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Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams, who sang the song "Blurred Lines" Vs. Marvin Gaye's family.

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The pair recently, in 2016, filed for an appeal. While this is still in the works, more than 200 artists seem to agree that an appeal is in order. The brief argues, "All music shares inspiration from prior musical works, especially within a particular musical genre."

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Initially, a judge ordered Thicke and Williams to pay the Gaye family more than $7 million in damages, which was later reduced to a little over $5 million.  The final outcome had Thicke ordered to pay an additional $1,768,191.88 and Williams ordered to pay an additional $357,630.96.

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The Gaye family sued Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams for copyright infringement in 2013 after the hit song Blurred Lines was released

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In 2013, Robin Thicke released the song "Blurred Lines". The song was a hit and was number 1 on the Billboard charts. However, music in the song had a similar sound and feel to the Marvin Gaye song "Got to Give it Up" released back in 1977. This led to controversy when the Gaye family accused Thicke of plagiarizing.

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http://www.thewrap.com/robin-thicke-pharrell-williams-appeal-blurred-lines-copyright-infringement-lawsuit/

http://www.theverge.com/2016/8/31/12725910/blurred-lines-pharrell-robin-thicke-case-appeal-marvin-gaye

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blurred_Lines

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Got_to_Give_It_Up

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/37185954/robin-thicke-and-pharrell-williams-appeal-against-blurred-lines-copyright-ruling

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/pharrell-robin-thicke-ti-appeal-blurred-lines-verdict-w436116

https://www.google.com/search?q=how+did+marvin+gaye+died&oq=how+did+marvin+ga&aqs=chrome.2.69i57j0l2j5.4135j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#safe=strict&q=how+did+marvin+gaye+die

Pictures: Google image search keyword- "Marvin Gaye" and "Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams"