Jim Jidhed cover of Perry's "Lost Angels"

[whirlwind]

Anyone know who wrote this track?
A comment under the Perry-sung version of 'Lost Angels' over on YouTube, (since deleted), claimed Perry wanted writing credit for this track for doing nothing but lending his vox to it.
As a result, it was never officially released.
Not to diminish the man, but the rumor of Perry demanding writing credit for doing nothing except singing is not new.
Can anyone shed some light?

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I, for one, feel that an exceptional vocalist, this being Perry, who can make a song a hit BECAUSE of his vocals, has a right to call the song his, along with the composer. Sinatra contributed to the writing of only seven of the many, many songs that he made famous with his vocals. " for doing nothing except singing," has got to be the understatement of all things Perry.

I dont care how good a singer someone is, if they didnt write the track, then they didnt write the track.

Show me where Perry demanded writing credits for something he didn't write and I will agree with you but I refuse to accept hearsay.

Well I agree with you. But I'm just arguing against your point.

I can't believe that Perry would demand writing credit for a song that he didn't write. I would have to have the question asked of him or even H.H.

Maybe Cyndy or Lora would know the truth of this but I would tend to believe that it has more to do with his demanding vocal credits than the composing. The man is just not that shallow, imo.

Your right about arguing against my point and I guess that my point was the statement about "doing nothing but singing the song" that made me elaborate.

[The_Noble_Cause]

I, for one, feel that an exceptional vocalist, this being Perry, who can make a song a hit BECAUSE of his vocals, has a right to call the song his, along with the composer.

Following that logic, Mariah Carey’s name should be retroactively added to every printing of Escape.
After all, her cover of ‘Open Arms’ scored fairly well on the charts.
You’re eagerness to admit to being an accessory to intellectual theft, doesn’t make it any less WRONG.
Way to fire a signal flair of stupid to the rest of the law-abiding universe.

Sinatra contributed to the writing of only seven of the many, many songs that he made famous with his vocals.

Did Ol' Blue Eyes attempt to steal writing credit for those songs?
If not, your comparison has about as much to do with anything as the pH level of Tyne Daly’s yeasty barnacled twat.

" for doing nothing except singing," has got to be the understatement of all things Perry.

And how, exactly, would you have me and others, describe Perry’s role, especially as it concerns ‘Lost Angels’?
As a point of fact, is not Perry a singer, the same way Neal is a guitarist?
Besides, since when was "singing" considered a dirty word?
You make it sound like Perry gave hand jobs to lepers or, err, something.

To better crystallize the celebworshipping assduncery of your argument, let’s play an impromptu game of mad libs, shall we?

Steve Perry is best known as the __________ from 1978-1987 and 1995-1998.

a) South African anti-apartheid freedom fighter
b) Door-to-door Fuller butt plug salesman
c) Lead singer of the rock band Journey
d) Pioneer of the death-defying Olympic swimming technique, the Triple Lindy

I, for one, feel that an exceptional vocalist, this being Perry, who can make a song a hit BECAUSE of his vocals, has a right to call the song his, along with the composer.

I dont care how good a singer someone is, if they didnt write the track, then they didnt write the track.

Show me where Perry demanded writing credits for something he didn't write and I will agree with you but I refuse to accept hearsay.

Anyone else care to point out the Texas-sized contradiction here?

In other words, WW, you managed to stop huffing your cherished 1982 concert sweat towel long enough to spot something slightly disparaging about your hooknosed idol.
True to your lobotomized starfucker nature, you quickly sprang to action – regardless of whether your prejudice was borne out by "petty" inconveniences like facts, truth, and reality.
All this, in spite of the fact that I half-apologetically prefaced my question by saying “not to demean [Perry] but...”
It is precisely your breed of Tiger Beat collage clipping, shoebox diorama making (complete with lifelike human excrement figurines) Annie Wilkes psychofan that has forced SP to shun public life.
And, unfortunately, will probably keep him trapped in his Hollywood Hills mansion playing calico cat grabass for the foreseeable future.

[Deb]

Classic TNC.

[Rhiannon]

Way to fire a signal flair of stupid to the rest of the law-abiding universe.

You make it sound like Perry gave hand jobs to lepers or, err, something.

True to your lobotomized starfucker nature

playing calico cat grabass for the foreseeable future.

[Gideon]

That was hilarious.