thi year.
In other mu i , Prince,
ho re.cently rll d uit a in t
on of th bi e t ccounting
firm In Hollywood, (for mi in­
forman him a to hi income), i
now be in ued by forme r
m nager who cl im th.t he
In the inu. ic Industry with all and ny information concerning
of it gtiuer, f me and fortune: copyright Office, m ke the re­
none of the c wonderful urac- que t for hat you need then.
tions would be po ible without I you hav any que tion or
the fund ment 1 ingredient... need any additional information,
rns HIT SONG! you c nell the public Inform -'.
I you re d the I bel credit on lion lin at: (202) 479-0700.
the tape nd record, then you By now you're no doubt
will know that om arti t write • wondering what to do with th
their own ongs and sometime tape recorder .... It's simple, take
they evendo their own produc- u me to organize your ong and to
ing. give it a title, then designate
On the other hand, some ar- the various opyright law arc all
ti t rc totally dependant on- available free of charge, and can
omeone el e "penmng" the hit be obta i nc d by writing:
for th m. H vin that right ong Copyright Office, Library of
i one of the mo t import nt con- Congre WaShington D.C.
cern to an entertainer because he 20559, upon wri ting the
or he i only as good as hi /her yourself a the ole author.
la t hit. Even if he or she is an Record your song clearly on
out tanding vocalist, it re 11 y the, tape recorder, pronouncing
doe n't mean much if they don't the lyric a clear as possible,
h ve a happening on . then complete the sona from t rt
This is why there are so many to rlnl h. It may be more helpful
people wrecking their brains to you if you have n insrrumen­
trying to come up with that tal background or eve n better yet,
smash-hit. And do you know have acce s to a band whi le
what? It' happening everyday. recording.But the primary pur­
�eople find instant succe s just pose i to record the concept so
by orning up with a catchy ong. you can claim it as your property.
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When you arc fini hed, be sure
and wri tc thc ti tIc on the cassette.
date it. and put your name on it.
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IT'S REALLY NOT a' com­
plicated as people may think, and
thanks to the U.S. Government it
i now pos iblc to create a ong AS A )JREt:AUTION, he sure
and protect It from theft, and you. to break (or punch) out the tah
don't eve n ha ve to have the
knowledge of music theory writ-
ing. . .
Here's what yQU do: get a tape
recorder, a blank tape, a $20.00
money order and a copyright ap­
plication form.(Form-PA)
Copyrigh_: application form's
that arc on thc back edge 'of the
cassette to insure against ac­
cidental erasure. Be sure to
make copies for yourself.
Now that you have your song
secured, you can safely move on
without the fear of someone
stealing that awsome tune that
you dreamed up while shopping
for a new mop head a few nights
ago. ( mile)
I'm sure at this point you're
probably saying, "look William
don't leave me hanging ... what do
I do now?"
Well. that depends on you.
You might want to take your idea
to a band and self t, or pay them
to record the song professionally,
or work with you on makin& a
better demon iranon tape.
Once you've gOI a good
quality demonstration ·tape
(Demo or Demo Tape) you can
even consider approaching the
various Publishers, Producers,
Entertainers. and even the record
companies themselves.
It'" cnjircty up to you, ju. t
remember this: one of the major
reasons that �OSl people want to
get into the entertainment busi­
ness i because it's the only busi­
ness that you can ge t into and be
poor today, and wake up a mil­
lionaire tommorrow.
Mmmmm. kind of reminds me
of the lottery! Good luck on your
venture, I'll he listening.
For questions or comments
please call: (313) 368-5574.
to be _INFORMED!
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In the two years following
their hit 1988 album, "Th« Real
Chuckeeboo", the thread that
held Briti h R&.B band Loose
Ends together unraveled.
Lead singer Jane Eugene,
whose voice fronted the hit (in­
cluding "Watching You"), left the
group a did kcybo rdi t and
trumpet player Steve Nichol.
That left group founder Carl Mc­
Intosh the task of rebuilding the
group and keeping Cans in the
process. And it looks like he
pulled it off.
Loose Ends is hitting it big
again with a new album "Look
How LOft," a ita b {in.
Single Don't Be A Fool".· Loose
Ends was no overnight success:
The British band formed in 1981
and didn't hit it in the Uni ted
States until they released their
"Zagora" album in 1986. That
Lp started them on a whirlwind
ride up to the top. But underlying
all the success was a lot of ten­
sion.
Eugene and Nichol were chaf­
ing under the tie of being in a
trio and wanted out, just as the
group hit musical stardom. Carl
says they didn't part. on bad
terms. It's just that the time came
when everybody wanted some­
thing different.
HOWEVER, it left Mclntosh
in a real bind. He no longer had
the two people who had helped to
define the Loose Ends sound. He
started building' from scratch
(wi th new vocalists) and prayed
that fans would like what came
out of his new band. Well, the
worrying is now over for Mc­
Intosh, His top ten smash, "Don't
Be A Fool" proves that the new
Loose Ends is on the righJ hit­
making track.
With Loo'se Ends Climbing the
charts, a lot of people arc saying
Loose Ends sound similar to Soul
II Soul. The comparison is valid,
but it's hackwards. Fact is, Loose
Ends had claims to that driving,
"mellow groove Soul II Soul
scored with long before Jazzie B.
hit the scene in 1989 .. '
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From the PP& T (People,
Places & Things) File: Veteran
TV and film writer/director Top.
per Carew is in the editing room
putting the finishing touches on
his soon-to-be-released flick
about I ife in a South Central Lo
Angeles comedy 'Club, "Talkin'
Dirty After Dark". "topper says
the film wilt capture the unique
atmosphere o� Black comedy
clubs. Martin Lawrence, who
played the goofy, bad-breathed
OJ in "House Party" stars.
In an age when male
chauvinism i commonplace in
rap music, Father M.C. ha made
a name for him elf as �the ,
gentleman of hip hop. Hi back·
to-back hits "Treat 'Em Like Th�y
Want To Be Treated" and "/'1/ Do
For You" are musical Ie SOI1 on
respectful romance, and his oul·
ful, dance floor tyle has m de
him a hit with rap and R&B fans dissed rap
alike. Fact is, Father M.C. i cut new paper c
from a different cloth th n some puterized rot"
of his hip-hop COlleague . ' "real rubbi h".
The "B" word i n't part of Chuck D bl ted back by call-
Fatber' vocabulary, even thouab ing H rrison "third string Beatle"
it's part of real life. And now that who' talent w about equal to a
Father M.C.' hit the big time, h b ck-up singer. wen, one Radio-
wants women to know that there Scope li tener heard th t report.
are a lot more "Mr. Nice Guys" nd h d a few choice words for
out there than they m y realize. -- Chuck and tbe Scope!
However, we j t want to SlY
lhat George Harrison w sn't just
stating hi mu lc I preference
when he made lho e comments.
He belittled the arti try of rap'
when be called it "comput�rized
,musical spectrum to the other. rot". That's why Chuck D got of-
And his re pectfut. realist at- fended and th t' why we caUed
tI t\l�e out le-te I t - - I d.
Y not Ii rap, but
ought to acknowledge the artl tic
value of it.
sons".
nford reported to be in
ood condition after under otn
elective qu drupte bypa s
urgery t Lo An ele ho pi­
t t.
By The WilY: Beah Ric rd.
Madge Sinclair, Marla Oibb and
Billy Dee William ere amon
those tar i nducted into the
Baldwin Theater' Seco·nd An�
nual "Path To Success" Celebra­
tion.
INDEED, Father M.C. ex­
ploded onto the scene and ha
taken off like a rocket. His blend
of ra and R&B has helped him
win ans from one end of the
lions is something a lot 0 u
could learn from. Thi is one
"father" definitely worth looking
up toL
Feedback Line: Sometime
ago, we reported on a long dis­
tance verbal fight between Public
Enemy leader Chuck D and ex­
Beatles singer/songwritter
N.xt w •• k:
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Got a q"e,tion or II commen:
on IIny RlldioScop� story, jUlt
cIIIl tM F��dbllcle Lin« at (2].3)
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ADDIS ABABA,
Ethiopia - Ethiopia ap­
pealed last week for interna­
tional aid to deal with the
threat of starvltion among
more than 1 million
I refugee . Nearly 640,000
Somali refugee from that
nation's civil w r, 131,000
Ethiopi nNeturning from
Som liat and 400,000
Sudane e refugees have
compounded the problem.
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