Even followers of Beyoncé‘s “Texas Hold ‘Em” are calling it out for its similarity to the “Franklin” cartoon theme sung by Bruce Cockburn … and whereas he will get the comparability, he tells TMZ he is making no declare on her hit.
In case you did not know … Beyoncé’s nation single was transposed with the theme for “Franklin” — a Canadian-produced youngsters’ present — shortly after it dropped on February 11.
Many TikTok customers, and even some radio DJs, insist the nation #1 tune borrows a lot from “Franklin” — a lot so, among the TikTokers are getting upwards of 5 million views on their posts.
But, Bruce would not assume Beyoncé must lasso up an apology — he tells TMZ, “I think Beyoncé’s ‘Texas Hold ‘Em’ is a good record. Unfortunately, I can’t claim to have had any part in writing it.”
He provides, “The rhythmic feel is similar to my theme song for the ‘Franklin’ TV series, but to my ears, that’s where the similarity stops. ‘Texas Hold ‘Em’ is her song, and I wish her success with it!”
Maybe Bruce is aware of higher than to cross the BeyHive?
For these unfamiliar with “Franklin” … the animated preschool sequence aired in Canada between 1997 and 2004. The present adopted the titular turtle’s aminated adventures along with his fellow woodland creatures.
Now, Bey would’ve been 16 when “Franklin” premiered — so, we extremely doubt she’s conversant in the kiddo present, nonetheless her co-writers on the monitor may be a unique story.
The three songwriters credited, along with Bey, are Elizabeth Boland, Megan Bulow and Nathan Ferraro … all of whom are usually not from Nashville or Texas.
Yup, they’re Canadian!
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Now, maintain your Texas horses … we’re not saying that proves any plagiarism — however the Canadian connection does make it barely extra possible the songwriters heard “Franklin,” and will have been impressed.
For the document, the regulation permits for some stage of inspiration, however how a lot? Nicely typically that is as much as a jury. Ed Sheeran, Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams will let you know that may be an costly gamble … sometimes ya win, typically ya lose.
