{"id":117495,"date":"2024-04-12T12:01:21","date_gmt":"2024-04-12T12:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/magic\/2024\/04\/12\/huey-lewis-apologizes-to-kenny-loggins-for-possibly-ripping-him-off\/"},"modified":"2024-04-12T12:01:21","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T12:01:21","slug":"huey-lewis-apologizes-to-kenny-loggins-for-possibly-ripping-him-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/magic\/2024\/04\/12\/huey-lewis-apologizes-to-kenny-loggins-for-possibly-ripping-him-off\/","title":{"rendered":"Huey Lewis apologizes to Kenny Loggins for possibly ripping him off"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/syndication.abcaudio.com\/files\/2024-04-11\/M_HueyLewisandKennyLoggins_041124.jpg\" alt><figcaption>Credit: &#8216;Huey\u2019s \u201880s Radio with Huey Lewis&#8217; on Apple Music Hits. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Huey Lewis<\/strong> and <strong>Kenny Loggins<\/strong>\u00a0both sang on &#8220;We Are the World,&#8221; and on the April 14 episode of <a href=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/us\/curator\/hueys-80s-radio\/1496848818\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Huey\u2019s \u201880s Radio with Huey Lewis<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0<\/em>on\u00a0<span class=\"markerozb7l7h\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac data-ogab data-ogsc data-ogsb>Apple\u00a0<\/span>Music Hits, they reminisce about their experience \u2014 and also debate whether Huey ripped Kenny off.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_xmsoplaintext\">Speaking about the &#8220;We Are the World&#8221; Netflix documentary\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/81720500\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Greatest Night in Pop<\/em><\/a><em>,<\/em> Huey tells Kenny that while watching it, he learned that Kenny was the one who suggested to <strong>Michael Jackson<\/strong> that Huey <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/9AjkUyX0rVw?t=167\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sing the line in the song<\/a> that had been earmarked for no-show\u00a0<strong>Prince<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_xmsoplaintext\">&#8220;I never knew it until then,&#8221; Huey tells Kenny of the line &#8220;But if you just believe\/ there&#8217;s no way we can fall.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_xmsoplaintext\">Kenny replies, &#8220;Yeah, Michael came up to me and said, &#8216;Well, Prince isn&#8217;t going to be here. Who should sing the solo line?&#8217; I said, &#8216;The best singer in here is Huey Lewis.'&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_xmsoplaintext\">High praise indeed, considering the other singers in the room included <strong>Stevie Wonder<\/strong>,<strong> Steve Perry<\/strong>,<strong> Daryl Hall<\/strong>,<strong>\u00a0Dionne Warwick<\/strong>\u00a0and<strong> Billy Joel<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_xmsoplaintext\">Huey and Kenny also discuss Kenny&#8217;s 1980 hit &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VS52sEUqxMo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">This Is It<\/a>,&#8221; with Huey saying he suspects he ripped Kenny off when he was writing his\u00a0hit &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AaTQAaJWW54\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">If This Is It<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_xmsoplaintext\">&#8220;I got the melody, but I&#8217;m trying to write the lyric, and God, I couldn&#8217;t come up with it. It was just so difficult,&#8221; Huey recalls. &#8220;And I was on the bus &#8230; and I, probably&#8230; mindful of your song, I don&#8217;t know &#8230; &#8216;This Is It&#8217; just work[ed] for me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_xmsoplaintext\">Kenny points out that the phrase &#8220;this is it&#8221; is sung the same way in both songs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_xmsoplaintext\">&#8220;That&#8217;s right. That&#8217;s right. That&#8217;s right,&#8221; says Huey. &#8220;So I apologize for that.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_xmsoplaintext\">Kenny then jokes, &#8220;You&#8217;ll be hearing from my lawyers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2024, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Credit: &#8216;Huey\u2019s \u201880s Radio with Huey Lewis&#8217; on Apple Music Hits. 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