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"Love Is A Wonderful Thing" The Most EXPENSIVE Songwriting THEFT in History: Michael Bolton’s $5 MIllion Mistake
« on: December 15, 2025, 04:28:53 am »
The curious tale of how Michael Bolton was successfully sued for $5Million by The Isley Brothers for plagiarising one of their more obscure tunes, "Love Is A Wonderful Thing".



I can't say that I knew either tune before watching the video but the chorus lines do sound virtually identical to me ...
 
Here is the Michael Bolton song ...


And here is the Isley Brothers song of the same name ...


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Re: "Love Is A Wonderful Thing" The Most EXPENSIVE Songwriting THEFT in History: Michael Bolton’s $5 MIllion Mistake
« Reply #1 on: December 15, 2025, 04:56:24 am »
Great piece that I knew nothing about - I always detested Michae Bolton to me he was just a white guy trying to be black - same goes for Michael McDonald those Motown albums were a disgrace.
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