"Elton John Kicks Copyright Suit Over 'Nikita' Lyrics". "Guy Hobbs (Plaintiff) versus Sir Elton Hercules John, Bernard John Taupin, & Big Pig Music (Defendants)" (PDF).
Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Nikita" Nik Kershaw – electric guitar, backing vocals.Elton John – Yamaha GS1 piano, synthesizer, lead vocals, backing vocals." Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" (live) – 3:26.Or "Restless" – 4:26 or "I'm Still Standing" – 3:03 or "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" – 6:12 On 31 October 2012, a US federal judge granted John and Taupin's motion to dismiss, finding that the song did not infringe Hobbs' copyright because the only similar elements were generic images and themes that are not protected under copyright law. Despite repeated attempts by Hobbs to contact John over the issue, he never heard from him and so commenced legal action in 2012. In 2001, Hobbs came across the lyric book to "Nikita" and noticed similarities with his song. The song was copyrighted in 1983, and sent to Big Pig Music (John's publisher) for a possible publishing deal, but Hobbs never heard back from the publisher. Hobbs wrote a song in 1982 entitled "Natasha", about a Russian waitress on a cruise ship, who was never allowed to leave it.
Allegation of plagiarism Įlton John, Bernie Taupin and Big Pig Music were accused of plagiarism by South African photographer and songwriter Guy Hobbs. John continued to perform the song in mid-2000s, however the song was only played on his solo concerts ever since.
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John played "Nikita" during the album's tour in 1985 to 1986 and again in the 1988–1989 Reg Strikes Back Tour plus the 1998 leg of The Big Picture Tour. Īnya Major plays the role of Nikita Andreas Wisniewski plays a male border guard. The video also features a red Bentley Continental Convertible, which was owned by John from 1985 to 2000. Scenes showed the two together in various happy situations, including wearing the colours of Watford FC, of whom John is a supporter and former chairman. John accepted the proposed script written by Russell which was a male–female love interpretation of the song, depicting his attempted romance of a blonde female East German border guard with short hair. The video for the song was directed by Ken Russell. The song employs a verse-chorus-verse format, with the second chorus being shorter than the first, plus a instrumental bridge mechanically-themed breakdown halfway through the second chorus. The song is composed in the key of G major in 4/4 time. In interviews, John has said that he was aware that Nikita was a male name in Russian. Though the name Nikita can refer to women in other languages, it is a male name in Russian.
In the song, John describes his crush on a person called Nikita, a border guard whom he cannot meet because he is not allowed into the country.
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