Gretchen Wilson + John Rich = Black Crowes

Country diva turning out to be a real horse’s ass…

By Fred Mills

When we posted our July 30 news item about the Black Crowes suing Gretchen Wilson for copyright infringement (they say her song “Work Hard Play Harder” is musically similar to their own “Jealous Again”), we did it between yawns — who gives a shit about some silly country music diva, anyhow? Here’s hoping she gets a good ol’ Georgia ass-whuppin’ from the Crowes’ well-paid legal team just the same.

Never ones to pass up a free juicy news item to post to the BLURT site however, this just got slipped over the transom from the Crowes’ label, Megaforce:

Here's an interesting tidbit about The Black Crowes claim of copyright
infringement against Gretchen Wilson.

One of the co-writers of the Wilson song is Country Star John Rich (of Big &
Rich), who announced today he has penned a quasi "Presidential" song for John
McCain. John Rich and John McCain will appear together today in Florida.

"Work Hard, Play Harder" songwriters: John Rich, Vicky McGehee and Gretchen Wilson.

Well, that’s kind of a yawn too, followed by a “DUH.” Isn’t it required that before you get your Big Country Star credentials from Music Row, Inc., that you have to register as a fucking Republican anyway? (Big shout-out to Doonesbury, incidentally.)

So both Wilson and Rich are putzes — big whoop. Anyhow, you can check out the two songs and decide for yourself if the Crowes are likely to prevail with their legal complaint. (Hint: you won’t have to think about it too much. Jeezus…)

 At the top is the Crowes song, followed by Wilson’s: