I guess we will always disagree on this one, which is fair enough, but I'll make one more comment:
No-one's disputing the fact that Ray wrote all the words, and in turn the rhyming pattern.
What I am asking is does Ray DESERVE a 'co-writing' credit (and royalties) for creating 'Future', when all he has 'contributed', unknowingly, is a few non-specific words from 15 years previous, and bearing in mind that 95%(?) of 'Future's' lyrics are Jim's?
I am suggesting that Ray DID deserve a 'mention' in Pandora's Box notes; either 'lyrical inspiration' or 'additional lyrics by' (much like Don Black's credit in DOTV), but because his contribution was relatively minor, that is all.
I'm all for giving any lyricist (& composer) credit if deserved & appropriate, I just ''feel'' in this case, the contribution is just too small & non-specific, and that 'Future' is a sole Steinman creation, 'inspired in part' by something he was involved in years previously.
> You can "feel" however you want. It doesn't change the
> fact that Ray wrote the lyrics Jim re-wrote qand created
> the rhyme scheme and Ray Copyrighted it. So many people
> on here feel it is all right to just do whatever you want
> without regard to who created what. Jim created and
> Trademarked Bat but Meat stole it and a lot of Loafers
> felt that was fine because Meat helped sing the album.
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