AM in the A.M. – Gilbert O’ Sullivan “Alone Again”
Melancholy personified or in this case musicfied. Casey Kasem’s AT40 ranked this song as the fifth most popular song of the 1970′s. Released in 1972 it spent several weeks at #1 on The Billboard Chart and was and is a staple of the “Soft” or “Light” Rock branding.
“Alone Again” was the centerpiece of the landmark copyright case Grand Upright Music, Ltd. v. Warner Bros. Records Inc. which focused on the unauthorized use of a sample from “Alone Again (Naturally)” by rapper Biz Markie. The decision in the case effectively ended the “Golden Era” and “Wild, Wild, West” of sampling as well as the negative effect on the recording career of Biz Markie.
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Ivan Orr is a musician/social critic whose creative output runs the gamut from provocative to entertaining. A graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University’s Department of Music, Ivan holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Music(Jazz Studies Emphasis) with a minor in African American Studies. During the 1990’s and early 2000’s Ivan was involved with The Music Resource Center in Charlottesville, VA.