SPOILERS: John Illsley will publish a book about Dire Straits

[PensaGhost]

It is you who is twisting it, but congrats, you really bored me with this to death, so, whatever you want.

bored to death after just 3 messages says it all

What says it all is that you have very clear and strong prejudice against Alan, and you showed it everytime you can, so it doesn't make sense that I try to make clear why you are wrong, because whatever I say, you are gonna read it through the glass of your prejudice, so, why bother?

That, says it all.

I have a strong prejudice against anyone who has ZERO evidence, very simple, in this case Alan Clark

[PensaGhost]

It’s not even the same melody…

I think it is. It's the same line as the ones in verses in Police' song

for example at 0:40

https://youtu.be/EuuX_t3c_2A?t=40

I know they SAY it’s the same melody, and it has the same number of syllables.

But listen to the two of them, sing in your head, play on a guitar or a piano.

Similar, but not the same…

oh my god

it's NOT the same melody of the song

it's the same melody of those few notes 'I want my MTV', 6 notes, exactly the same melody with how the police song is sung, nothing to do with the music behind what's sung

[quizzaciously]

I may be in a minority here, it seems, but I think it's 100% the same melody on Sting's song and "I want my MTV". And yes, sharing credits was a pretty interesting decision... I think Mark just loved the idea so much he'd put money and his ego (probably?) on the table if only the song will be released. That was probably the ultimate seal of approval for this idea.

[PensaGhost]

I may be in a minority here, it seems, but I think it's 100% the same melody on Sting's song and "I want my MTV". And yes, sharing credits was a pretty interesting decision... I think Mark just loved the idea so much he'd put money and his ego (probably?) on the table if only the song will be released. That was probably the ultimate seal of approval for this idea.

yes, the other guys haven't understood it's just the same melody of the voice

[dustyvalentino]

The melody that is sung to don’t stand so close to me is not the same melody that is sung to I want my MTV.

[dustyvalentino]

Alan should sue for co authorship, like Bobby Valentino did to The Bluebells.

MK stopped hiring Bobby after that, but Alan doesn’t have anything to lose.

[jbaent]

Alan should sue for co authorship, like Bobby Valentino did to The Bluebells.

MK stopped hiring Bobby after that, but Alan doesn’t have anything to lose.

And nothing to win either. However, why he should sue him anyway? When he mentions his contributions, he never say he wrote or cowrote the song, just that he contributed. He had to clarify that in Facebook for example in Facebook as many people were insulting him about saying he wrote TR, and he made clear that he didn't, just contributed.

It's amazing how much some people are under everything he says to start throwing stones.

[jbaent]

The melody that is sung to don’t stand so close to me is not the same melody that is sung to I want my MTV.

We don't understand.

[Banjo99uk]

The melody that is sung to don’t stand so close to me is not the same melody that is sung to I want my MTV.

We don't understand.

It’s not exactly the same melody just very close to it.

[hunter]

The melody when they sing "I want my MTV" is the same as the verse of Don't Stand So Close to Me, not the chorus, where they actually sing the words "Don't stand so close to me".

[PensaGhost]

The melody when they sing "I want my MTV" is the same as the verse of Don't Stand So Close to Me, not the chorus, where they actually sing the words "Don't stand so close to me".

Exactly

[PensaGhost]

The melody that is sung to don’t stand so close to me is not the same melody that is sung to I want my MTV.

We don't understand.

MK himself told you in the interview he copied it but ... nothing, it's not a big enough clue

[dustyvalentino]

The melody when they sing "I want my MTV" is the same as the verse of Don't Stand So Close to Me, not the chorus, where they actually sing the words "Don't stand so close to me".

Exactly

Yeah, I said that.

[jbaent]

The melody when they sing "I want my MTV" is the same as the verse of Don't Stand So Close to Me, not the chorus, where they actually sing the words "Don't stand so close to me".

Exactly

Yeah, I said that.

I know both songs from many years ago and never saw the resemblance. I still don't. Should I believe MK when he said that? It's a question of faith. If he says so...

[jbaent]

Anyone has finished the book and wants to comment anything?

I'm looking forward to read what you all think about Hal's departure, for example, or Pick's, or Jack's, or Terry 's...