![]() In the past 23 years, “Ice Ice Baby” has managed to capture the attention of nearly every individual in the country. The bass line of “Under Pressure” has undoubtedly been sampled in the song. The song belongs to the hip-hop genre in contrast to the “rock” song “Under Pressure” and was written by Vanilla Ice and DJ Earthquake. ![]() “Ice Ice Baby” was released in the year 1989 in the debut album of Vanilla Ice named “Hook”. 31 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs Of The 80's. The song enjoyed its share of popularity, reaching the position of No. The song “Under Pressure” was recorded by Queen and David Bowie in the year 1981 and featured in Queen's album named “Hot Space” a year later. Focus has also been placed on comparing and contrasting the lyrical theme of both the songs to emphasize how a similar tune has addressed two very different thought-pools. This does not however apply to the songs analyzed in this case because they were instrumental versions. It is worth mentioning here that under the copyright law of the U.S., it is permitted to use an exact tune as the original one provided the derivative work is a parody. He claimed that he had sampled with Queen's tune and added an extra note to create a newer version. Vanilla's argument in favour of his song highlights the difference between the two songs. The conflict surrounding the issue of copyright infringement has also been addresses. This essay aims to present a comparison of two of the most renowned songs, namely: “Ice Ice Baby” and “Under Pressure”. The realm of music is besieged with a plethora of copyright infringement cases. ![]() Comparison of “Ice Ice Baby” & “Under Pressure” ![]()
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