Vuelven a demandar a IRON MAIDEN, otra vez por las letras
Según el periódico británico
The Sun, Iron Maiden han sido demandados por su ex cantante Dennis Willcock, por presuntamente robar la letra de algunas de sus primeras canciones.
Willcock afirma haber escrito la letra de las canciones "Prowler", "Charlotte The Harlot", "Phantom Of The Opera", "Iron Maiden" y "Prodigal Son", que fueron grabadas y lanzadas por Maiden en sus dos primeros álbumes.
De acuerdo con la demanda, "Prowler" "se inspiró en un amigo del Sr. Willcock y fue interpretada por el Sr. Willcock con una máscara de goma"; "Charlotte The Harlot" "fue inspirada por un colega del Sr. Willcock"; y "Phantom Of The Opera" "se basó en la novela de Gaston Le Roux". La demanda agrega que la banda tocaba una canción titulada "Iron Maiden" en el momento en que el Sr. Willcock se unió a la banda. En sustitución de la letra existente, el Sr. Willcock escribió una nueva letra para encajar un truco sobre el escenario con una espada y sangre falsa". Willcock también afirma que coescribió, con Steve Harris, la letra de una canción titulada "Prodigal Son", en o alrededor de 1978."
Willcock, estuvo en Maiden desde 1976 hasta 1978, fue reemplazado por Paul Di'Anno. Afirma que nunca supo que se usasen sus letras porque nunca escuchó los álbumes de la banda.
La demanda, que nombra como demandados a Steve Harris y Dave Murray, junto con su compañía Imagem, reclama daños por más de 2 millones de libras (2,26 millones de €).
Willcock fue el segundo cantante de Maiden. El vocalista original de la banda, Paul Day, cofundó el grupo en 1976 junto con Harris.
Un portavoz de Iron Maiden le dijo a The Sun: "Esto es escandaloso. Absolutamente ridículo".
La demanda de Willcock fue presentada por Barry McKay, quien anteriormente llevó a Harris y Murray a juicio por "Hallowed Be Thy Name"

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According to The Sun, British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN are being sued by their former singer Dennis Willcock for allegedly stealing the lyrics to some of their classic early songs.
Willcock claims to have written the words to the tracks "Prowler", "Charlotte The Harlot", "Phantom Of The Opera", "Iron Maiden" and "Prodigal Son", which were recorded and released by MAIDEN on their first two albums, 1980's self-titled effort and 1981's "Killers".
According to the lawsuit, "Prowler" "was inspired by a friend of Mr. Willcock and was performed by Mr. Willcock wearing a rubber mask"; "Charlotte The Harlot" "was inspired by a colleague of Mr. Willcock"; and "Phantom Of The Opera" "was based on the novel by Gaston Le Roux". The lawsuit adds that IRON MAIDEN performed a song called "Iron Maiden" "at the time when Mr. Willcock joined the band. In substitution for the then-existing lyrics, Mr. Willcock wrote new lyrics to fit in with a theatrical stunt involving a sword and fake blood." Willcock also claims that he co-wrote — with IRON MAIDEN bassist Steve Harris — the lyrics to a song called "Prodigal Son" "in or about 1978."
Also suing IRON MAIDEN is musician Terry Wilson-Slesser, who claims his lyrics for BECKETT's 1974 song "A Rainbow's Gold" were lifted by MAIDEN for 1982's "Hallowed Be Thy Name".
Willcock, who fronted MAIDEN from 1976 to 1978, was replaced in the band by Paul Di'Anno. He claims never knew his lyrics were used because he never listened to the band's albums.
The lawsuit, which names as defendants IRON MAIDEN members Steve Harris and Dave Murray, along with their publishing company Imagem, seeks damages in excess of £2 million (approximately $2.64 million).
Willcock was MAIDEN's second singer. The band's original vocalist, Paul Day, co-founded the group in 1976 along with Harris.
An IRON MAIDEN spokesperson told The Sun: "This is outrageous. Absolutely ridiculous."
Willcock and Wilson-Slesser's lawsuit was filed by retired rock band manager Barry McKay, who previously took Harris and Murray to court over "Hallowed Be Thy Name", claiming MAIDEN reproduced major parts of another song, "Life's Shadow", co-written nearly a decade earlier by musician Brian Quinn, under the name Brian Ingham.
"Life's Shadow" was a collaboration between Quinn and Robert Barton, who later recorded the song for the self-titled 1974 album from his band BECKETT. At the time, BECKETT was managed by Rod Smallwood, who went on to become the manager of IRON MAIDEN.
In court documents, Harris's lawyers admitted he saw BECKETT perform in 1973 and said that BECKETT's debut was one of his favorite albums when it was first released. They also acknowledged that some six lines from "Life's Shadow" were "referenced" in "Hallowed Be Thy Name".
Although McKay said that Harris and Murray were ordered to pay £900,000 in costs and damages, a spokesperson for IRON MAIDEN told BLABBERMOUTH.NET that the actual figure was £100,000. The MAIDEN representative also referred to McKay as "a serial litigant." McKay later fired back, calling Harris and Murray and their managers "bad losers."
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