Celine Dion, legendary Vegas performer, finds her songs under fire. Daniel Merriweather, an Australian musician, is accusing Dion of stealing his music.
Celine’s newest single “Water on the Flame” was debuted in April on the U.S. talk show, Ricky. Mr. Merriweather, however, was first to sing the song back in 2009, when he performed the jam with pop superstar, Adele.
Merriweather, who wrote the song, expressed his outrage on the popular social media site, Facebook. He told his audience that:
"This song has every ounce of my heartache and pain in it and she pretends as if she wrote it herself. Don't get me wrong, I am genuinely flattered that anyone would want to cover one of my songs, but there is an age old etiquette amongst artists that one gives credit where credit is due. Thank you Celine Dion for singing my song, but if you had seen even half of what I have seen in my lifetime you wouldn't be able to get out of bed in the morning let alone sing, so just be mindful of the fact that songs are a connection to the ether, and an insight to our innermost thoughts and feelings and for some of us it may be all we will ever have."
Dion’s camp, needless to say, felt quite differently about the situation. They issued the following statement:
"[Merriweather’s statements were] grossly inaccurate, but also very hurtful…During the thousands of interviews that she's given over the years, it's often that she will not mention the names of the writers involved. It's something that may not come up a lot in the interviews. That said, when a Celine Dion album is released, we always include complete and accurate writer credits in an updated bio, and of course, inside the CD packaging. Celine's new English album will be released worldwide this (autumn). We are very excited about this new album, and we hope to have great success with it...and great success for all those who have contributed."
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