I Won't Let the Sun Go Down on Me
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The song was released by Jonas Ekfeldt
as Robin Cook under the name "I Won't Let the Sun Go Down" and later formed part of the album Land of Sunshine in 1997. The song charted in Sweden for 19 weeks in 1996 peaking at no. 3 and in Finland for 2 week peaking at no. 16.
for sampling "I Won't Let the Sun Go Down" and accused them for using the sample without permission in the parody "I Won't Let Susan Go Down on Me" on the album Rally 2 from the radio show Rally on the channel P3. Sveriges Radio denied the accusations, but the National Laboratory of Forensic Science in Sweden compared the songs and asserted that the former song indeed had been sampled.
The amount of Ekfeldt's compensation was not made public, but was said to be of a significant amount and a lot more than if the channel had asked for permission first.
Jonas Ekfeldt
Jonas Ekfeldt is a Swedish music producer and singer. Won acclaim in 1996 using the name Robin Cook and the breakthrough single "I Won't Let the Sun Go Down" followed by "Comanchero" and the album Land of Sunshine in 1997.Ekfeldt sang and produced "I Won't Let the Sun Go Down" and all subsequent...
as Robin Cook under the name "I Won't Let the Sun Go Down" and later formed part of the album Land of Sunshine in 1997. The song charted in Sweden for 19 weeks in 1996 peaking at no. 3 and in Finland for 2 week peaking at no. 16.
Sampled by Sveriges Radio
Ekfeldt filed a lawsuit against Sveriges RadioSveriges Radio
Sveriges Radio AB – Swedish Radio Ltd – is Sweden's national publicly funded radio broadcaster. The Swedish public-broadcasting system is in many respects modelled after the one used in the United Kingdom, and Sveriges Radio - like Sveriges Television - shares many characteristics with...
for sampling "I Won't Let the Sun Go Down" and accused them for using the sample without permission in the parody "I Won't Let Susan Go Down on Me" on the album Rally 2 from the radio show Rally on the channel P3. Sveriges Radio denied the accusations, but the National Laboratory of Forensic Science in Sweden compared the songs and asserted that the former song indeed had been sampled.
The amount of Ekfeldt's compensation was not made public, but was said to be of a significant amount and a lot more than if the channel had asked for permission first.