Black Eyed Peas.Photo: John Rogers/Getty
TheBlack Eyed Peasmay have called for “no drama” on 2005’s Grammy-winning “My Humps” — but the music company BMG, which owns the song’s copyright, is suing a toy company for parodying the hit as “My Poops” in a commercial.
Last week,BMG Rights Management filed a lawsuit against MGA Entertainmentover a commercial for Poopsie Slime Surprise toys (a.k.a. unicorn figurines that poop glittery slime) that seemingly parodies the lyrics and melody of “My Humps.”
It’s easy to hear many similarities between “My Humps” and “My Poops.” For example, the original song features the lyrics, “Whatcha gon' do with all that junk? / All that junk inside your trunk? / I’ma get, get, get, get you drunk / Get you love drunk off my humps.”
Using the same melody, the commercial features the lyrics, “Whatcha gon' do with all that poop? / All that poop, woo, woo / I’ma poop, poop, poop, poop, oh yeah.”
BMG is asking for MGA Entertainment to “destroy all copies” of “My Poops” as well as $10 million in damages, claiming the commercial “devalued future licenses” for the Black Eyed Peas' hit song.
The fact that parody is protected under the First Amendment complicates the matter, however, andRolling Stoneclaims “the parody-ness of the offending song will likely be the most contentious argument if and when the lawsuit goes to trial.”
Lawyers for BMG did not provide comment to PEOPLE.
source: people.com
