There has been a lot of online speculation surfacing about Keshia Chante's new single 'Set U Free', from tweets to YouTube with people saying that Keshia stole 'Set U Free' from Swedish pop singer Danny Saucedo and released it under a different name. We here at LKC want to set the record straight and tell that it is indeed, NOT TRUE. Frankly I find it quite funny that people can't simply do their research, but here is the 411 on Keshia's new single, and my arguments. Feel free to tweet me on this if you want (@luvkcfansite).
The Orign of Keshia's 2011 Single, 'Set U Free'
Originally back in 2008 an album entitled Set Your Body Free was released by Swedish pop singer/dancer Danny Saucedo. There was also a title track on this album entitled Set Your Body Free which, was on his album, but was NEVER released as a single.
Taio Cruiz's Demo Version
Taio Cruiz is one of the cheif songwriters
on this song, and granted if you want to
re-produce a song then legally you have
be granted the rights to do so.
This is the version Taio Cruiz Demo'd out.
If you listen you can hear that their is no
continuation of a chorus.
Danny Saucedo's Version (2008)
As you can tell Danny's version sounds
quite similar to the version
in which Taio Cruiz demo'd out.
However there is no ending call-out hook,
of which Keshia added to the newly
revamped version in 2011.
Keshia Chante's Version (2011)
With Keshia's Version, there is a richer sound
and as with the first two versions they were
recorded in a key comfortable with the artist.
Call Out Hook ('Cause You Got Me Goin...)
was added to the 2011 version where as in the
demo and the 2008 version it was obsolete.
Keshia has co-writing credits on this song
where as it leads me to believe that she
had a hand in pinning the ending hook.
The titled was also shortened to 'Set U Free'
instead of the elongated title of 'Set Your Body Free'
which in all logic is a smart marketing move where
consumers want everything to be quick and simple
and a title like such is short yet easy to remember.
Taio Cruiz allowed Keshia to rerecord the song, and breathe new life into it which I believe she did effortlessly because she's quite the skilled vocalist. If you listen to the demo, Danny Saucedo's and Keshia's versions you can see how they differ and why Taio Cruiz offered a song of this magnitude to Keshia. As songwriter, when you write a song in the music industry 'covers of songs' are made, and I guess you can say that Keshia 'loosely covered' this song, but in the end she made it her own. Keshia didn't steal anything because that's like saying Michael Jackson stole, "Come Together" from The Beatles, when all actuality he just got permission from the songwriter to re-record it.
Thoughts?
