how much does glitter earn a week in royalties

£250k a year mainly fron the USA

^ Really !!!

Is that a fact, BB? I was told that Gerry Rafferty only got £80k p.a. for Bakers Street royalties so I would be really surprised if GG got that much.

Seems a lot.

Mind you, doesn't some of his music get played at sports events?

The opening song 'Hello' on the Oasis album 'Whats the story' has GG as a co-writer so  I am led to believe, Noel Gallagher went one step to far with his plaguerism of classic british music oin that track...... but it was to obvious to deny in this instance.....

yes GG co-wrote all his hits with a chap called Mike Leander so gets the royalties. His stuff is still widely played in America as the scandal was not really reported much over there. Suprised Gerry Rafferty only gets that sum for Baker Street as I know for a fact Roy Wood gets virtually the same for his Xmas song every year. GG used to do an Xmas tour every December before the crap hit the fan, probably only 12 gigs but he used to clear over 1 million every year.

Interesting and surprising, BB. A mate of mine (who goes to loads and loads of gigs) saw him one Christmas at the Rivermead, Reading and said he was the best showman and live performer he had ever seen!

Someone I know saw him at the Rivermead. Must have been around 1991

You hear about artists who have written songs but don't actually "own" them. Not sure how this actually works but presumably has an impact on the royalties

not sure how it works to be honest, I now Jacko bought the rights to the Beatles back catalogue once, Which pi55ed Macca off immensely. However, I still think as the co-songwriter, macca still got a fee for everytime the songs were played or covered or bought, so i dont see what Jacko got out of it, presumably something....

Macca earns everytime a Beatles song is played as he is paid as the performer, Jacko's estate earns everytime a Beatles song is played because they own the publishing rights. If an artist is the writer and performer they are quids in as in GG's case.

I think it was payback for recording Ebony And Ivory with Stevie Wonder instead of him. It rankled so much with Jackson that he decided to not only record Black Or White, but also to change from one to the other.

I think I am correct in saying that the biggest cut of the pie is taken by the writer, song copyrights are a good investmenthence macca owns the rights to a few artists back catalogues.

shouldn't let the decimation of ancient Amazonian hardwood forestd and the butchering of African elephants get in the way of creating a good song, imo...   Although I would have thought Macca would dissaprove

Ampleforth • March 8, 2013 4:08 PM GMT
not sure how it works to be honest, I now Jacko bought the rights to the Beatles back catalogue once, Which pi55ed Macca off immensely. However, I still think as the co-songwriter, macca still got a fee for everytime the songs were played or covered or bought, so i dont see what Jacko got out of it, presumably something....

ownership of the songs, rights to administer them for covers ete ete

macca not done too badly buying up other peoples songs though

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I remember meeting The Leader back in the early 80s when he played Newcastle Uni and I was on the Ents Committee.
His rider stipulated that we had to provide him with flowers to throw into the crowd but it had been overlooked for some reason. He refused to go until we had found him some, and with it being March and not much open late Saturday night bar the odd poky corner shop/offie, we were very much stuck for choice.
Me and my colleague had to get a bus to the Town Moor in the pitch black and with the help of a torch managed to find and pull up some daffodils. After a cringing show of petulance when we got back with less than what he clearly expected the show finally went ahead. Quite good it was too as I remember.