Linda Perry: Lady Gaga Doesn’t Deserve A Songwriting Credit For “Til It Happens To You”
UPDATE #2: Following Diane Warren’s response, Linda Perry has deleted her tweets questioning Gaga’s role in writing the song and offered some apology tweets in exchange:
My sincere apologies. I made a mistake to comment. I wasn't in the room when the #TIHTY was being written.
— LINDA PERRY (@RealLindaPerry) January 18, 2016
More importantly, I wish the focus to remain on the great importance of the song and the message of the film.
— LINDA PERRY (@RealLindaPerry) January 18, 2016
UPDATE: Diane Warren appears to have responded to Linda Perry’s statements on Lady Gaga’s involvement in The Hunting Ground‘s “Til It Happens to You”: “The song is the result of a special collaboration between myself and Lady Gaga.” See Diane’s tweets, then the original post below.
Til It Happens To You was written for The Hunting Ground, an incredibly powerful documentary about sexual assault on college campuses
— Diane Warren (@Diane_Warren) January 18, 2016
The song is the result of a special collaboration between myself and Lady Gaga. As Lady Gaga and I have consistly said. Til it Happens
— Diane Warren (@Diane_Warren) January 18, 2016
To you was inspired by the countless survivors of abuse who need our support and love so they know they’re not alone.
— Diane Warren (@Diane_Warren) January 18, 2016
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Does Lady Gaga deserve credit for writing “Til It Happens to You?”
This is the question that Linda Perry posed to Twitter last night (January 17), less than a week after Gaga and Diane Warren received an Oscar nomination for their theme for The Hunting Ground. “I love Gaga so much respect and love this song that has nothing to do with anything,” Linda says. “Why did Gaga get credit?”
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Linda also claims that only the song’s final line had been changed since Lady Gaga recorded the track, from “Til you got a hole ripped in your soul” to “Til you’re at the end, the end of your rope” — that, and another artist was originally going to sing the song. She also theorizes why Mother Monster and Diane Warren would do such a thing — read below.
Normally I wouldn’t respond to all this but I don’t know Im feeling spunky. There was another artist that originally was gonna sing #TIHTY
— LINDA PERRY (@RealLindaPerry) January 18, 2016
I have Diane’s original demo with her singing. The only line that has been changed “Till you’re at the end, the end of your rope”
— LINDA PERRY (@RealLindaPerry) January 18, 2016
Originally was “TIL YOU GOT A HOLE RIPPED IN YOUR SOUL”. So I guess technically one line was changed so sure Gaga possibly “rewrote” a line
— LINDA PERRY (@RealLindaPerry) January 18, 2016
But chances are Diane still took part in rewriting that line which means Gaga contributed a few words. Is that writing? Not in my book.
— LINDA PERRY (@RealLindaPerry) January 18, 2016
I love Gaga so much respect and love this song that has nothing to do with anything. Why did Gaga get credit? Maybe because …
— LINDA PERRY (@RealLindaPerry) January 18, 2016
Diane wanted to ensure her support in promoting the song. Gaga is a very smart business women she knew a song written by Diane Warren
— LINDA PERRY (@RealLindaPerry) January 18, 2016
Would be up for an Oscar. And you know it’s hard getting music out there and heard. Especially a song from a documentary , so Diane knew
— LINDA PERRY (@RealLindaPerry) January 18, 2016
If she gave Gaga writing credit it would ensure the support this song needed and deserved. And Gaga knows her power. I’m not putting anyone
— LINDA PERRY (@RealLindaPerry) January 18, 2016
Or anything down. I’m stating the truth . I credit Diane for writing this song, it is her experience her pain her words. That’s it kids.
— LINDA PERRY (@RealLindaPerry) January 18, 2016
Listen, one of you Gaga kids got upset when I said Diane wrote a great song. You can’t win on Twitter. I’m stating why I didn’t include.
— LINDA PERRY (@RealLindaPerry) January 18, 2016
There’s no bitterness, I’ve stated Gaga killed this song so powerful so blown away by her performance.
— LINDA PERRY (@RealLindaPerry) January 18, 2016
Don’t turn things negative. I’m stating my truth that’s it if you don’t like it, it’s ok just don’t spend anytime here.
— LINDA PERRY (@RealLindaPerry) January 18, 2016
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