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TIL 100% of royalties from the Verve's 'Bittersweet Symphony' go to the Rolling Stones due to the string arrangement being taken from an orchestral version of 'The Last Time', even though it
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TIL English rock band "The Verve" were required to relinquish 100% of their royalties from their hit "Bittersweet Symphony" for using a sample of Andrew Oldham Orchestra's recording of "The Last Time,"
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