Marvin Gaye's family is not letting up with their claims that Robin Thicke copied Gaye's music for his song "Blurred Lines."
Back in August, Thicke filed a preemptive lawsuit denying that he and collaborators T.I. and Pharrell Williams copied the late soul singer's "Got To Give It Up" single. This was Thicke's attempt to seek his own legal protection.
In October, two of Gaye's children, Frankie and Nona Gaye, filed a countersuit against Thicke and now Gaye's adopted son, Marvin Gaye III, is following suit.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, he has filed his own countersuit against Thicke. Gaye III says that Thicke committed copyright infringement.
And according to his counterclaim, "Blurred Lines" isn't the only song that Thicke stole from Gaye.
Gaye III's counterclaim says:
"Thicke's "Blurred Lines" (copied from Gaye's "Got To Give It Up"), Thicke's "Love After War" (copied from Gaye's "After The Dance"), Thicke's "Make U Love Me" (copied from Gaye's "I Want You"), and Thicke's "Million Dolla Baby" (copied from Gaye's "Trouble Man") all serve as examples of songs so similar to Gaye's songs as to leave no doubt but that they were each wholly dependent for their very creations upon Thicke's brazen copying."
However, Gaye III decided to focus his counterclaim on "Blurred Lines" and "Love After War."
Earlier this year during interviews with Billboard and GQ, Thicke noted the 1977 single "Got To Give It Up" as his "favorite of all time," and admitted to wanting to make "something with that groove."
He later recanted his statement and denied that the song inspired him.
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